Laura Lulu's Reviews > Hexed
Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2)
by Kevin Hearne (Goodreads Author)
by Kevin Hearne (Goodreads Author)
Laura Lulu's review
bookshelves: fae, gods-mythology-folklore, magic, male-pov, urban-fantasy
Jun 26, 11
bookshelves: fae, gods-mythology-folklore, magic, male-pov, urban-fantasy
Read from June 24 to 26, 2011
I am really liking this series. Lots of action and humor, and the characters we met in the first book get more fleshed out in this one.
I love Atticus, he's just a guy, and it's nice reading a male character written by a man. Fills a little bit of the void waiting for the next Harry Dresden. And I love how his power is earth based--his appreciation and respect for the earth warms me. Such a beautiful, natural power.
And Oberon, the wolfhound, is still a funny kick in the ass--Jim the demon dog don't have nothin' on Oberon. :)
I love Atticus, he's just a guy, and it's nice reading a male character written by a man. Fills a little bit of the void waiting for the next Harry Dresden. And I love how his power is earth based--his appreciation and respect for the earth warms me. Such a beautiful, natural power.
And Oberon, the wolfhound, is still a funny kick in the ass--Jim the demon dog don't have nothin' on Oberon. :)
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Awesome. I was wavering on whether to continue with the series, seeing as how I have totally overcommitted myself this month, but will take it on. I liked Atticus and oh my god those cover guys, I want to eat them.
Dahlink, can I borrow that picture you put up one time when we were talking about Terrible? The rockabilly one? I've been hawking your wares to people without the actual wares.
Crap. Where was that? I don't think I have the pic, I think I just copied the image location and posted it. Hold on, let me go google...
And beefier. But I can't picture him with the pompadour. Well, I can, but I don't want to. He's bald in my head--that hair is just too damn silly.
definitely beefier. And sort of more intimidating, angry...something. Just...more.
is it trashy of me that I want the cheetah print tattoo? Is that something I can explain to the grandkids one day?
eta: thanks, sugarpoodle.
is it trashy of me that I want the cheetah print tattoo? Is that something I can explain to the grandkids one day?
eta: thanks, sugarpoodle.
About tats--people are always saying: "what will you tell the grandkids?" I think that's a stupid argument against tats. I'll say: "I got some tattoos." What's the big deal?I also find the pompadour difficult to swallow. It's comical instead of hunky. So I picture it more messed up. Kind of scruffy. And I can't deal with the lambchops. Those have to come out of my mental imagery.
I'm thinking of some new ink myself. Just don't know which way I'm inclined. Something Celtic I thought, but I haven't found anything I love yet. What you got, Luls?
My first was a sun in the small of my back--yes, a tramp stamp. Hey, it was the early-mid 90's--the heyday of the tramp stamp. Although mine's not down between my butt dimples, it's about 4" above that. Second is a Chinese symbol for "marriage" on my inner heel--we got matching ones on our honeymoon in Hawaii. Awwwww....
Third is a cherry blossom branch on my upper back with the (supposed) kanji phonetic translations of my kids' names. It probably really says "shithead" and "dicknose".
What you got?
The hub has a small tattoo addiction. He has a Celtic cross--his first tattoo was a shamrock on his bicep, then he had the Celtic cross added around that, with the shammy in the middle. He also has a couple of those cool tattoo swallows on that arm, the kids' names on his inner biceps, his family crest on his calf, the Chinese symbol on his foot, and a 3/4 sleeve of koi & water & cherry blossoms on his other arm. He's like the UN of tattoos--Ireland, China, Japan. Although I have China & Japan, too, don't I? I guess I need some Irish.
I would get more, I just don't know where else to put one. I like them where they are easily hideable, but I can show 'em off if I want to. I've always wanted something on my toe--maybe some knotwork there...
Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees, look at THESE!
Third is a cherry blossom branch on my upper back with the (supposed) kanji phonetic translations of my kids' names. It probably really says "shithead" and "dicknose".
hehhehehehehe
Or just a terrible misspelling of their names? That would be so sad. Don't ever let anyone try and translate it.
Oooh I like the cherry blossom branch, that sounds so pretty. Same colours as your avatar?
The hub's work sounds amazing. I love sleeves on guys, they are SO hot if they're done right. Koi and cherry blossoms sounds really cool. That must have taken forever. What's his family crest? He has a family crest?
I've got a rose on my ankle (which beats your tramp stamp any day), um I think I was 18. And I've got a very small mandala on my upper arm. I'm thinking of a bigger one on my shoulder somewhere.
hehhehehehehe
Or just a terrible misspelling of their names? That would be so sad. Don't ever let anyone try and translate it.
Oooh I like the cherry blossom branch, that sounds so pretty. Same colours as your avatar?
The hub's work sounds amazing. I love sleeves on guys, they are SO hot if they're done right. Koi and cherry blossoms sounds really cool. That must have taken forever. What's his family crest? He has a family crest?
I've got a rose on my ankle (which beats your tramp stamp any day), um I think I was 18. And I've got a very small mandala on my upper arm. I'm thinking of a bigger one on my shoulder somewhere.

He just has the shield, not the knight helm and all those leafy things.
My avi colors are darker--my branches are in brown ink instead of the usual black, and the flowers are pink. It's kind of watercolor-ish. But someday I want to get the flowers filled in a bit more red.
His koi 3/4 sleeve & the birds are his best stuff--they're the newest, and he had them done by some snazzy dude in Chicago. The color is amazing. There's a pic of his koi on the dude's site, let me see if I can find it...
Eh, this is all I can find, it's just "stage 1" of the sleeve. Now there's also a blue koi down to his forearm, and some cherry blossoms. Update your pictures, tattoo dude.http://www.patrickcornolo.com/Patrick...
The man is addicted to the ink. Now he's thinking about getting this or this.
Hehehe is he thinking of the second one in the...same place?
That koi is hell cool. Is his that big?
The shield is good work too, I love the tree. I would have thought Yggdrasil, but it's Irish.
That koi is hell cool. Is his that big?
The shield is good work too, I love the tree. I would have thought Yggdrasil, but it's Irish.
Yep. The koi is cool. I've always wanted an Yggdrasil type thing on the small of my back. I also know a lady that had each of her kids design a little something. I've always wanted to do something like that.I like to keep them where they can be hidden too.
I have a flower vine as a toe ring. I like it, but it's a bad place for a tat. The shoes wear the color off fast. So now you would have to look closely to discern what it is.
I have the standard ankle tat also--a seahorse for some inexplicable reason. I also have a yin yang sun on the back of my neck.
Lol! I'm teasing about the dragon. And did you look at that first one up close? It's a full back tattoo of barbed penii and literal weeping cores. Good times.That koi is hell cool. Is his that big?
That's his arm, so yep, it's that big. :)
Here's what mine kinda looks like, but it's on my upper back and only about half as tall as this one--
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gkp/3439...
And speaking of Yggdrasil, that's an awesome tattoo idea...




Or there's always these, if the tree of life isn't your thing...

hehe. Fresh Prince. That's funny. The one above that is so silly. How uncomfortable must that have been?I love that second Yggdrasil.
That cherry blossom is gorgeous.
Heh April, ankles attract strange tat decisions for some reason.
Ooooh Laura, that's your hub's arm? How do you stop yourself jumping it every day? Just the arm. Sex with an upper arm, would that work?
Yeah that cherry blossom is super pretty.
This is terrible, I want ink everywhere now.
ETA: Oh my GODDDDD I had not looked at that first picture. Ohmygodmyeyes.
Ooooh Laura, that's your hub's arm? How do you stop yourself jumping it every day? Just the arm. Sex with an upper arm, would that work?
Yeah that cherry blossom is super pretty.
This is terrible, I want ink everywhere now.
ETA: Oh my GODDDDD I had not looked at that first picture. Ohmygodmyeyes.
THAT would take some explaining to the grandkids! WTH!? Spiked penises and weepy cores (how do we always end up back on weepy cores?!), dude, what's up with that?? And serious props to a dude who can sit through a penis tat! Keep that dragon to yourself. LOL!
Imagine having to shave your dragon all the time. LOLYep, I'd picked up on the weepy cores, gross, wonder if he knows what's really on his back. hahaha
LMAO. I didn't look at those links the first time. I love the dragon penis. Although, I'm not sure I could handle that comin' at me weepy core.
Sandra wrote: "Imagine having to shave your dragon all the time. LOLYep, I'd picked up on the weepy cores, gross, wonder if he knows what's really on his back. hahaha"
LMAO!!
April wrote: "LMAO. I didn't look at those links the first time. I love the dragon penis. Although, I'm not sure I could handle that comin' at me weepy core."
Can you imagine spooning him and having to look at that beast of a tat?? Eeewww!
The color on the dragon is pretty awesome. The back one is utterly frightening. Those cores are weeping a variety of different fluids. Yummy.Wanna see my dragon?
Moss wrote: "Ooooh Laura, that's your hub's arm? How do you stop yourself jumping it every day?"Very easily. :P
Laura Lulu wrote: "Moss wrote: "Ooooh Laura, that's your hub's arm? How do you stop yourself jumping it every day?"
Very easily. :P"
hehehe
hot rubby sex with a goldfish. So Joey Hill.
Very easily. :P"
hehehe
hot rubby sex with a goldfish. So Joey Hill.
That is so Joey Hill. OMG, you must warn me before you link that dragon tat next time. LOL. I see what I've been missing here.
What? Are you afraid of dragons? Silly girl. ;)Would it make you feel better to know the bearer of Mr. Dragon is in his 60's?
Yeah, I thought so. ;)
Yeah really. I was okay with the just the dragon. Now that I know what the dragon belongs to....ack.
He looks pretty damn good for 60's though, no? There's another site that has more pictures of Puff, and he actually has his butthole completely tattooed also. And there's a picture of it. There's a little demon dude actually pointing at his butthole. Although, when a butthole is completely camouflaged in ink, it's less repulsive looking, I have to say. ;)
I must admit, I was lurking on this review because I didn't know what to say with those weeping cores and the 60 year old dragon. ouch?

Not sure whether you'd already got it or not :)