Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Nov 15, 2011 Andrea (mrsaubergine) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5 stars. Slower, more serious and downright sad in places, but still another great effort from Mr Hearne. The first third progressed really slowly for me, but once Atticus returned to Tempe and Jesus arrived on the scene it was all action until the amazing end.

Although there were many sad parts, especially as the men out to kill Thor told their stories as part of their male bonding, and at the final showdown, the usual humour was still evident. Jesus - who looked like the Old Spice guy - had ...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Moondance rated it really liked it

Shelves: vampire, favorite-series, werewolf, dark-fantasy, shifters, unusal-characters, magic, humorous, druid, celtic

This book started off with a bang....and a lot of information! I loved it once I got my head around all the Norse mythology. Atticus is at his best as he attempts to fulfill promises made to various friends/allies. Much more serious than the previous two books. The last few chapters had me in tears. Can't wait for the next installment! 4.5 stars ...more

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Aug 14, 2011 KarenF rated it liked it

Shelves: own, urban-fantasy

I have to admit that I didn't like this one as much as the first two in the series. It was a bit darker but that wasn't what bothered me. In the first two books I loved Atticus, he was a smartass firmly rooted in the present but he also had enough gravitas to make me believe he was 1000 years old. In this book, he comes off more as a frat boy. He admits right in the beginning that he sometimes gets a case of "The Smug". I think he had it throughout the whole book. It made him less likable. I sti ...more

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