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In a few ways I remember a few of the details quite vividly. In many others, the book as an entirety already is fading from my mind. The latter is to blame mostly. That cannot be helped. But I'd like to articulate what earned this book four stars.
The first thing is that the writer kept things interesting while making his hero near invincible. The logistics of living in the modern world and what being a Druid in a secular (or not so secular, considering the shop our hero owns) society make for an absorbing perusal. Usually I don't think action translates well to literature. The author...knows this. In the climax most of the battle is implied. I had fun reading the names and powers of the Irish gods. I know that Thor will appear at some point in the future books and I'm anticipating that. The cover art is well done. I would never imagine a Druid so young an so suburban. Granuaile could have been irritating but doesn't come across as a brat. All these nice cajoles and nifty touches is the result of the author being as careful as his hero is paranoid. I feel that the writer knows what works from reading about past and lesser fantasy books.
There are some characters that are memorable, and all of them are clear cut. One of them, the Irish widow, is superfluous. I think the author realized he was making Atticus too unlikable. The clumsiness in the manipulation for our sympathy is resounding. I think that character could be dispensed with without losing anything. I did find Atticus a bit callous but then not so much. Atticus only once showed a mellow side, and that was regarding the death of the detective. At other times, he is tempted, trapped, hounded indeed. The few days narrated in the book is very hectic for our endangered hero and the result is brisk storytelling. I could say more(I never even mentioned the witches, vampire, werewolves and ghouls), but here ends my review.
The first thing is that the writer kept things interesting while making his hero near invincible. The logistics of living in the modern world and what being a Druid in a secular (or not so secular, considering the shop our hero owns) society make for an absorbing perusal. Usually I don't think action translates well to literature. The author...knows this. In the climax most of the battle is implied. I had fun reading the names and powers of the Irish gods. I know that Thor will appear at some point in the future books and I'm anticipating that. The cover art is well done. I would never imagine a Druid so young an so suburban. Granuaile could have been irritating but doesn't come across as a brat. All these nice cajoles and nifty touches is the result of the author being as careful as his hero is paranoid. I feel that the writer knows what works from reading about past and lesser fantasy books.
There are some characters that are memorable, and all of them are clear cut. One of them, the Irish widow, is superfluous. I think the author realized he was making Atticus too unlikable. The clumsiness in the manipulation for our sympathy is resounding. I think that character could be dispensed with without losing anything. I did find Atticus a bit callous but then not so much. Atticus only once showed a mellow side, and that was regarding the death of the detective. At other times, he is tempted, trapped, hounded indeed. The few days narrated in the book is very hectic for our endangered hero and the result is brisk storytelling. I could say more(I never even mentioned the witches, vampire, werewolves and ghouls), but here ends my review.