amyiw's review
5.0
Not sure whether I will read the other stories but the Iron Druid/Oberon story is a quick mystery with Oberon making friends with the locals for his favorite druid.
I probably will read the Delilah Devon but not the Chuck Wendig. Not that his stories aren't good but he is a little too dark for me.
I probably will read the Delilah Devon but not the Chuck Wendig. Not that his stories aren't good but he is a little too dark for me.
molokov's review
3.0
Another collection of short stories by Hearne, Dawson and Wendig - their previous one was about cheese, this one is about honey and bees. I mostly got this for the Iron Druid story (by Hearne), which is yet another of Oberon's Meaty Mysteries - and this was a great tale set in Tasmania, mostly because it's Oberon the Irish Wolfhound as the narrator. The other two stories were fine, although not really my sort of thing and I expect I may have enjoyed them more if I was more familiar with the series they came from - that being said, the stories didn't really entice me to find out more about those series either.
katly3877's review
2.0
This is a book of 3 short stories....I only like one. Just could not get into each of them.
vulpine_rose's review
3.0
The only story I really enjoyed was the second one by Lila Bowen. The others were light entertainment at best for me, personally.
xanderemrys's review
5.0
I only read The Buzz Kill bc I love Oberon's Meaty Mysteries. (Atticus is cool too, I guess) First rate Druid short story, and those good hounds deserve sausages covered in gravy!
papi's review
3.0
I enjoyed the Hearne novella, another of his stories from the point of view of the Druid's dog. The other two stories, thought, were just weird. Not my style at all, and very different in tone and writing style from The Buzz Kill. Seemingly the only thing the three stories had in common was that bees played a prominent role, but IMHO that's really not enough to tie together three novellas into a single volume. However, YMMV.
sascham's review
4.0
I really enjoyed the Meaty Mystery (Oberon is such a good hound!), and the journey of Rhett to kill himself a prophet (trans MC!) is brilliant. I stoppped after that tho, Wren's story starts right off with an assault on a minor and I noped out of there (not enough mental strength for that rn, maybe I'll revisit that story at a later date).
The illustrations are gorgeous in all three novellas, so all in all a good book!
The illustrations are gorgeous in all three novellas, so all in all a good book!
tsaniuk13's review
3.0
I'm typically not a short story/novella person but there was a "Read an Anthology prompt" for the Pop Sugar challenge this year so read one I did. (Incidentally, it came up as a prompt on another group too so - SCORE!)
Story 1 was from the Iron Druid Chronicles world by Kevin Hearne and is an Oberon Meaty Mystery and as soon as I started to read it, I realized how much I missed Atticus, Oberon, Granuaile and all the others.
Buzz Kill takes place after the events of Scourged so I was caught up with the story and I really enjoyed it.
Grist of Bees by Lila Bowen (Delilah S Dawson) is a Shadow novella and while I enjoyed it's weird ness, I had NO IDEA the premise of the series.
Chuck Wendig's contribution was a novella from his Miriam Black series which for those that haven't read it, I highly recommend. It's based not on Miriam's character but on Wren whom you meet in the series. Miriam's series really makes you think about right and wrong.
Also, there are bees in all the stories.
Story 1 was from the Iron Druid Chronicles world by Kevin Hearne and is an Oberon Meaty Mystery and as soon as I started to read it, I realized how much I missed Atticus, Oberon, Granuaile and all the others.
Buzz Kill takes place after the events of Scourged so I was caught up with the story and I really enjoyed it.
Grist of Bees by Lila Bowen (Delilah S Dawson) is a Shadow novella and while I enjoyed it's weird ness, I had NO IDEA the premise of the series.
Chuck Wendig's contribution was a novella from his Miriam Black series which for those that haven't read it, I highly recommend. It's based not on Miriam's character but on Wren whom you meet in the series. Miriam's series really makes you think about right and wrong.
Also, there are bees in all the stories.
leok's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m going to be honest, I only picked up this book to read the next installment of Oberon’s Meaty Mysteries.
Story wise, it was just the right length and I enjoyed ever second of it. The pacing is definitely slower than the last Mysteries, but then again Atticus is a bit more chilled in this book, seeing that he is not longer on the run for his life. So, Oberon, Starbuck, and Atticus were able to take their time tracking down the killer in the story. I thoroughly enjoyed the odd way Oberon looks at the world and his constant affection towards Atticus.
I found myself chuckling on server occasions to the back and forth between the two. I admitting broke out into a fully belly chuckle when I read the advice Oberon gave to Atticus on how he should be “vague” about how he lost his arm. I honestly wasn’t expecting it and the whole delivery of it under the circumstances of the story caught me off guard and I could help by laugh out loud. Well done Mr. Hearne; and please continue writing more of these meaty mysteries as you see fit and providing us snippets on how Atticus is getting along. Atticus can stay in the background, but the shenanigans his dogs get into are always a welcomed distraction.
Story wise, it was just the right length and I enjoyed ever second of it. The pacing is definitely slower than the last Mysteries, but then again Atticus is a bit more chilled in this book, seeing that he is not longer on the run for his life. So, Oberon, Starbuck, and Atticus were able to take their time tracking down the killer in the story. I thoroughly enjoyed the odd way Oberon looks at the world and his constant affection towards Atticus.
I found myself chuckling on server occasions to the back and forth between the two. I admitting broke out into a fully belly chuckle when I read the advice Oberon gave to Atticus on how he should be “vague” about how he lost his arm. I honestly wasn’t expecting it and the whole delivery of it under the circumstances of the story caught me off guard and I could help by laugh out loud. Well done Mr. Hearne; and please continue writing more of these meaty mysteries as you see fit and providing us snippets on how Atticus is getting along. Atticus can stay in the background, but the shenanigans his dogs get into are always a welcomed distraction.
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