Staked
Ratings64
Average rating4.1
I am a huge Iron Druid can and this book was a great addition. I enjoyed seeing the individual development of each character and their goals. There were a couple (1 big) sad moments, but the epilogue was cute enough to balance everything.
Hearne does it again! And one of the things I adore about this book is that Granuaile really comes into her own even more, pursuing her own goals and even pushing him to look more towards the long game as a Druid. This book definitely meets the Bechdel test in every sense. Deities are a little less present, which is fine by me. I rather like the mortals.
A fantastic addition to the series, and I am finally feeling the new POV chapters for Granuaile and Owen. I'm still sad I don't get more Atticus, and am more sad to realize that there is only one more book in this series.
So much going on in this book!! Granuaille needs to get rid of the mark that Loki put on her, and finally do some damage to her step dad. Atticus needs to rid the world of Theophilus. Owen wants to start training new Druids. While none of those things are easy to begin with, you know there will be other Gods and supernaturals interfering along the way. I have heard some people say they didn't like the fact the everyone was working separately for the most part in this book, but even though I love the dynamic of them together, I don't think it took away from the book. It was still 5 star for me!!
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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The Timmie's on York Street sported a garish green-and-yellow-striped awning, a fire hydrant out front in case of donut grease fire, and a convenient signpost pointing the way to public parking. “What kind of ungodly breakfast meat do you want from here?” I asked Oberon as I tied him up to the sign.
my hound replied, a pedantic note creeping into his voice.“What?”“Bacon it is. Now be nice to people who look scared of you while I'm in side. Do not pee on the hydrant, and no barking.”
Hounded
Staked
Three Slices
Three Slices
Three Slices
I know that when ye think o' love you're supposed to think o' kissy faces and scented soap and hummin' happy songs together, but there's another vital part to it that people rarely admit to themselves: We want somebody to rescue us from other people. From talking to them, I mean, or from the burden of giving a damn about what they say. We don't want to be polite and stifle our farts, now, do we? We want to let ‘em rip and we want to be with someone who won't care if we do, who will love us regardless and fart right back besides.
Another great book in the Iron Druid Chronicles. I will freely admit that the plot and construction of the novel did not seem up to the very high standards Kevin Hearne has set with his previous installments, but the characters are so strong and interesting that it was easy to get swept into the story all the same.