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Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)
by Kevin Hearne (Goodreads Author)
by Kevin Hearne (Goodreads Author)
Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity's review
bookshelves: adult
May 19, 12
bookshelves: adult
Read from October 10 to 13, 2011
Manchee fans (of Chaos Walking) - you will love Oberon!
Review for the males :
Atticus is a guy's guy. He's got a dry sense of humor, doesn't spew pretty language for the sake of having to impress anyone, and spends a good portion of his time communicating with man's best friend - yep, a dog. A very intelligent dog who happens to be loyal and helpful in a pinch, but would rather be eating sausages and banging french poodles.
Oh yeah, and this Atticus guy carries a big sword. And works some badass magic. And makes comparisons of things and circumstances with Hot Pockets and Star Wars in random conversations.
Review for the females :
Atticus is smart, pulls no punches, and is going to let you know straight up if he's interested. He's an ancient druid and is the kind of sexy in a way you'd find from meeting one of those casual cool guys who knows he's all that, but doesn't seem to really care or pay attention to it.
This book is an action filled, gender-neutral Urban Fantasy that will appeal to the people who are tired of fluffy paranormals. I took to Atticus and his story immediately, in a way that I wish I could have with Dresden Files (don't worry DF fans...I'll get back there eventually, I promise!).
I hear the books get even better, so I'm hyped. HYPED, I tell you.
Review for the males :
Atticus is a guy's guy. He's got a dry sense of humor, doesn't spew pretty language for the sake of having to impress anyone, and spends a good portion of his time communicating with man's best friend - yep, a dog. A very intelligent dog who happens to be loyal and helpful in a pinch, but would rather be eating sausages and banging french poodles.
Oh yeah, and this Atticus guy carries a big sword. And works some badass magic. And makes comparisons of things and circumstances with Hot Pockets and Star Wars in random conversations.
Review for the females :
Atticus is smart, pulls no punches, and is going to let you know straight up if he's interested. He's an ancient druid and is the kind of sexy in a way you'd find from meeting one of those casual cool guys who knows he's all that, but doesn't seem to really care or pay attention to it.
This book is an action filled, gender-neutral Urban Fantasy that will appeal to the people who are tired of fluffy paranormals. I took to Atticus and his story immediately, in a way that I wish I could have with Dresden Files (don't worry DF fans...I'll get back there eventually, I promise!).
I hear the books get even better, so I'm hyped. HYPED, I tell you.
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Quotes Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity Liked
“I'd have to ask Oberon to leave him a present on his front doorstep. He'd do it camouflaged too, so that even if Mr. Semerdjian was watching - and he probably would be - it would appear to be undeniable, physical evidence that, sometimes, shit just happens.”
― Kevin Hearne, Hounded
― Kevin Hearne, Hounded
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Terry (Ter05 TwiMoms/ MundieMoms)
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Oct 16, 2011 12:42pm
I liked it too. I've read the next one and have to get the third one. I am going to buy them for my son for Christmas. They are indeed a book about a guy (and his dog) and you can tell they are written by a guy. A clever humorous one.
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Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity
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It's not very often when I find a book that might appeal to both men and women, but this one I think would appeal to just about anyone who likes sarcastic humor or a decent amount of action in their books. My husband (who rarely reads fiction) decided that he wanted to read it after I read a few quotes to him out loud.I still haven't added in the scenes I wanted to between Oberon and Atticus. Maybe tomorrow.
My brother and both of my sons have read and loved these book. Definitely something for the guys, but I loved them too. There is something about Atticus and of course Oberon is just such a cool dog!
I'm not sure if my brain will be accepting of a solid UF without romance but I've been hearing SO much about this!
This series is one which I truly enjoy, but I can't read the books back-to-back. While I'm fully capable of enjoying books without a strong romance element, I find that after one or two of these types of books, I tend to reach for some fluff. Something that makes what I just wrote kind of funny (and contradictory) is how the romance book I'm reading at the moment started out so 'meh', that it forced me to put it down earlier and pick up a horror book instead.
Stacia (the hype killer) wrote: "This series is one which I truly enjoy, but I can't read the books back-to-back. While I'm fully capable of enjoying books without a strong romance element, I find that after one or two of these ty..."LOL. My comment is going to be really contradictory too, since I'm atm kinda sick of fluff which was what made me start The Diviners.
I will eventually get to this, hopefully sooner rather than later! Good to have the assurance that you've enjoyed it and that I'm not alone in the fluff department, hah.
I love fluff as reset. There has to be something to reach for after you finish a book about someone dying of cancer.
Stacia (the hype killer) wrote: "I love fluff as reset. There has to be something to reach for after you finish a book about someone dying of cancer."I know, gosh. I need to plan properly for my book AFTER Fault in our Stars
