buckylausberg's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
love to Oberon
midwichtriffid's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Cursing, Murder, Violence, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
maximus_56's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
immobilization's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lynseyisreading's review against another edition
4.0
Great once again. I love this series. It makes such a nice change for me to have a male protagonist and Atticus is such a likeable guy.
There are a couple of shocks to be found in this latest instalment, the author isn't afraid to pull the rug out from under his readers it seems. There was a great section that also really stood out for me in this one. It was still written first person from Atticus' point of view as in the other books, but this time there were four or five chapters in a row of different characters telling tales of Thor around a camp-fire. When the first person told their tale and it took an entire chapter I thought, "Huh, that was...unusual", and was surprised when it became apparent that we were going to get the same length of tale from each member of the group, but after that, I found myself getting lost in the stories and appreciated the way the different speakers put their individual tales across. Thor, the big butthead that he is, didn't come off well in any of them as you can well imagine by this point.
This series encompasses tonnes of mythology. I love all that, although I don't know if my enjoyment is helped by the fact that I already have a passing knowledge of the events of Ragnarök from other books I've read (see, reading urban fantasy makes you a smarty-pants), so I was able to keep up with all the different gods and deities and such, but had I not, I might have gotten a bit bogged down with information overload. It would be hard for me to say for sure.
There's a bit of a mystery towards the end of the book. I wouldn't call it a cliffhanger, exactly, but I am very curious about a couple of the character's fates in the next book(s).
I have to do that "waiting" thing now for book four: Tricked, out in May 2012...I hate waiting, but I have loved these first three novels in the Iron Druid Chronicles immensely so you can bet I will be reading all the rest as soon as they come out.
I love the cover as always. He's such a perfect representation of Atticus to me.
There are a couple of shocks to be found in this latest instalment, the author isn't afraid to pull the rug out from under his readers it seems. There was a great section that also really stood out for me in this one. It was still written first person from Atticus' point of view as in the other books, but this time there were four or five chapters in a row of different characters telling tales of Thor around a camp-fire. When the first person told their tale and it took an entire chapter I thought, "Huh, that was...unusual", and was surprised when it became apparent that we were going to get the same length of tale from each member of the group, but after that, I found myself getting lost in the stories and appreciated the way the different speakers put their individual tales across. Thor, the big butthead that he is, didn't come off well in any of them as you can well imagine by this point.
This series encompasses tonnes of mythology. I love all that, although I don't know if my enjoyment is helped by the fact that I already have a passing knowledge of the events of Ragnarök from other books I've read (see, reading urban fantasy makes you a smarty-pants), so I was able to keep up with all the different gods and deities and such, but had I not, I might have gotten a bit bogged down with information overload. It would be hard for me to say for sure.
There's a bit of a mystery towards the end of the book. I wouldn't call it a cliffhanger, exactly, but I am very curious about a couple of the character's fates in the next book(s).
I have to do that "waiting" thing now for book four: Tricked, out in May 2012...I hate waiting, but I have loved these first three novels in the Iron Druid Chronicles immensely so you can bet I will be reading all the rest as soon as they come out.
I love the cover as always. He's such a perfect representation of Atticus to me.
lanica's review against another edition
3.0
I love this series and enjoyed this book; although, it wasn't quite as good as the previous two books. I didn't like the overall plot - "Let's all go kill Thor." - but the characters and writing made up for it, somewhat. It seemed like an action taken in order to build the series, a bridge into whatever comes next...and I very much look forward to whatever comes next!
aemac27's review against another edition
The stereotypical male perspective and jokes finally got me down. Could use some updated language.
bluesilverwind's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing read
Easily better than the last two. Dynamic characters. References including all cultures. Amazing. You must read it. Definitely too of my lists.
Easily better than the last two. Dynamic characters. References including all cultures. Amazing. You must read it. Definitely too of my lists.