elusivek's review against another edition
3.0
erm... it's actually a 2.5 stars... but I decided I would round it up.
It started off very well... then it just got old... and then plain weird.
Also, definitely not a book for the kiddies. The gore was minimal, it's the naughty-naughties.
So...
Immortal demigod gets bored with life, while human multi-spell-casting witch is on a quest and commits a crime in demigod's jurisdiction. After a lot of hoo-ha, demigod follows human witch to hell to accomplish her quest.
It got old when the topic of betrayal came up like, a kazilion times. Artemis (the witch) was something like a Mary Sue... she was able to cut through oh so many magical realms or wards or whatever... erected by gods. ha... and then suddenly she's all so helpless that she has to rely on Mac (demigod) for everything else. And when in hell, again she has to choose. *sigh* I'm not sighing for her, I'm sighing for myself. The idea got old.
As for Mac, I dunno. His raving fans (apparently he's a rock star of sorts) torment him in the beginning of the book, but by the end they're totally gone. A bit of consistency here please?
Anyway, aside from the recurring ideas and strange inconsistency, the book was an enjoyable read.
It started off very well... then it just got old... and then plain weird.
Also, definitely not a book for the kiddies. The gore was minimal, it's the naughty-naughties.
So...
Immortal demigod gets bored with life, while human multi-spell-casting witch is on a quest and commits a crime in demigod's jurisdiction. After a lot of hoo-ha, demigod follows human witch to hell to accomplish her quest.
It got old when the topic of betrayal came up like, a kazilion times. Artemis (the witch) was something like a Mary Sue... she was able to cut through oh so many magical realms or wards or whatever... erected by gods. ha... and then suddenly she's all so helpless that she has to rely on Mac (demigod) for everything else. And when in hell, again she has to choose. *sigh* I'm not sighing for her, I'm sighing for myself. The idea got old.
As for Mac, I dunno. His raving fans (apparently he's a rock star of sorts) torment him in the beginning of the book, but by the end they're totally gone. A bit of consistency here please?
Anyway, aside from the recurring ideas and strange inconsistency, the book was an enjoyable read.
littlemainelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed Mac's story. It had me chuckling and his antics and reading quickly through the scary parts!
This entire series has been wonderful and I'm so glad my friend Holly loaned it to me! :-)
~Hope
This entire series has been wonderful and I'm so glad my friend Holly loaned it to me! :-)
~Hope
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