innowen's review
4.0
Disclaimer: I received a eARC from netgalley in exchange for this review.
I love the Geekomancy series. Smartly written, filled with tons of pop culture (and geek!) references, each story is just a delight to read. And when I got to read this story I squealed. I knew we'd be in for a treat. And I was right, this "side quest" was fun.
I've seen other reviewers give this story weird and mixed reviews; saying that they didn't get this story or how it fits into the series. The key to understanding this narrative is in the description. "side quest." Like a small interlude of a D&D campaign, Attack the Geek, gives us a rip roaring good trip through the world of Ray Reyes. The world in this tale broadens to include many of the other supporting characters. They all come together to snark, fight, and work together to defeat the quest's "big bad." And Ree, Eastwood, Grognard, and Drake survive and manage to take it down.
However, like all side quests, this story does have it's twists and turns, and I wonder how the revelations in this book will play out in the greater series for Ree and her stalwart companions.
Bottom Line: Geeks rejoice. Crossing geek references and urban fantasy magic, Attack the Geek is a heck of a good story. Read it and smile along with the references for this side quest isn't just a short story!
I love the Geekomancy series. Smartly written, filled with tons of pop culture (and geek!) references, each story is just a delight to read. And when I got to read this story I squealed. I knew we'd be in for a treat. And I was right, this "side quest" was fun.
I've seen other reviewers give this story weird and mixed reviews; saying that they didn't get this story or how it fits into the series. The key to understanding this narrative is in the description. "side quest." Like a small interlude of a D&D campaign, Attack the Geek, gives us a rip roaring good trip through the world of Ray Reyes. The world in this tale broadens to include many of the other supporting characters. They all come together to snark, fight, and work together to defeat the quest's "big bad." And Ree, Eastwood, Grognard, and Drake survive and manage to take it down.
However, like all side quests, this story does have it's twists and turns, and I wonder how the revelations in this book will play out in the greater series for Ree and her stalwart companions.
Bottom Line: Geeks rejoice. Crossing geek references and urban fantasy magic, Attack the Geek is a heck of a good story. Read it and smile along with the references for this side quest isn't just a short story!
nancyotoole's review
3.0
Attack the Geek is a "side quest" novella in the Ree Reyes series that takes place after Celebromancy. I don't think you have to have read Geekomancy, or Celebromancy to understand this novella, but I think having read the novels, and already being emotionally involved in the characters helped me enjoy it more. Attack the Geek provides the geeky, action packed fun you'd expect from a Ree Reyes story, and it also does a good job at touching on existing character relations and hinting about future developments for the series. It's one weakness is that it can feels too focused on action. Don't get me wrong, most of it is enjoyable, but it eventually gets to the point where it feel like just more of the same. Once again, I chose to listen to the audiobook and Mary Robinette Kowal does a very good job with the reading.
If you've enjoyed Celebromancy and Geekomancy, I would recommend picking up Attack the Geek as well.
If you've enjoyed Celebromancy and Geekomancy, I would recommend picking up Attack the Geek as well.
davidhs90025's review
4.0
Solves a lot of the problems that I had with the last outing in the series. That may be due to page count though. It's under one hundred fifty pages, so the author couldn't really waste much time before getting to the meat of the story. On some levels it feels like it's ignoring the second book in the series. I think it mentions a few minor things that happened, but it skips over the bigger plot elements. So it feels much more like the first book in the series, which I think is a good thing. And while I would say it's self-contained, I feel like the ending is being used to set up more plot points for the next full installment in the series.
jen1110's review
4.0
These books are written by one of our people. So good. So very, very good.
ETA: The Audible version is adorable. SMOOCH HIM ALREADY!
ETA: The Audible version is adorable. SMOOCH HIM ALREADY!
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