This is so cheesy that it's awesomely adorable!
Head over to Marissa Meyer's blog to download a wallpaper size pic for you desktop if you desire. :D
Yay Thorne! And Cress!
An early Valentine's Day to all.
Another entertaining & action packed instalment in the Iron Druid series. The gang are all back & we follow Atticus, Granuaile & Owen as they deal with vengeful Gods, hairy dark elves & the relentless threat of vampires. As for Oberon, he wrestles with the possibility poutine may be more delicious than sausages.
Atticus decides it's time to end the 2000 year war between druids & vamps for good. He needs an army & sets about recruiting various critters to his cause. But nothing comes for free & he has to return favours to secure the alliances he needs.
In Owen's opinion, the world needs more of their kind & establishes a druid boot camp. But first he must discover how an old foe escapes prison & take care of some smelly (and immodest) bog trolls who are stalking him.
Granuaile is done living in fear of Loki & gets help from a Polish coven to escape his clutches. She's also done with her asshat* step father & plots to finally get revenge for her miserable childhood.
The 3 main characters spend most of the book apart & chapters alternate between them as they narrate their adventures. There are plenty of battles, gore, beard fights & laughs before they join forces for the inevitable showdown.
If you enjoy urban fantasy, mythology & giggling, these books are as close to a sure thing as you'll find. As a Canadian, I particularly enjoyed the author's hilarious take on our culture when Atticus spends time in "Trah-no".
Beneath the humour there is a slightly more serious tone. Several key figures don't survive as a result of others' actions & Atticus struggles with guilt & grief over the loss of a friend.
Some long running plot lines are tied up but it's clear Atticus & Granuaile still have challenges ahead before they find their HEA. And Oberon...well, his world is about to be rocked. Can't wait for book #9.
* Had to comment on this. In order to post my review on Amazon, I had to remove the epithet "asshat". But I still think it best describes the character so please forgive my potty mouth.
REVIEWS BY READERS:
“A brilliant novel with an increasing rhythm that culminates in an encouraging end and leaves you eager to know the continuity of each character and the common outcome. I look forward to reading the next part of the saga!”
- MARIA RIVERO“New Era. An interesting and easy to read book. Well documented, it has you ‘hooked’ from page one and you can’t put it down until you finish it. It took me two days to read it and it left me wanting more… I hope impatiently that there is a second part. I recommend it to anyone who, like me, look for good entertainment in a book.”
- M JESUS SANTANDER
“You get hooked on this book straight away connecting with the protagonist, putting yourself in her shoes; the author of this book manages to get you into the character without excessive descriptions, with only a few lines she is able to connect us to the protagonist and her surroundings, something I value in this type of novels. In spite of living through our protagonist in a dystopian society, our author manages to get us hooked on the protagonist’s personal experiences and makes us value them.”
“Entertaining, easy to read and well put together.”.
- BORJA GONZALEZ
Got to meet Marissa Meyer yesterday! Great pleasure, she was such a generous, funny and lovely person! I got to tag along to the librarians-only brunch with Marissa (shhhh, thanks to my sister, who is a librarian in the Alachua County Library District) and Marissa gave an awesome presentation before the annual Battle of the Books (Cinder was one of the battle books) as well as taking the time out to sign books and hand out swag! Awesome experience, awesome lady!
(My favorite piece of swag was the button that says 'Wolf is my Alpha!' And, yes, she's tall. I'm only 5'3", but I was wearing heels! :D)
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