We are onto chapter two of the reread, which is primarily set-up, but we meet Morrigan for the first time and the chapter focuses primarily on her when she brings news of dire portents. If you read further, beware of spoilers. Also, don’t expect my language to be pure as the driven snow, as Atticus’ is not! Index to the reread is here. We begin after the jump. Continue reading Iron Druid Reread: Hounded, Chapter 2
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Iron Druid Reread: Hounded, Chapter 1
And the first official installment of the Iron Druid Chronicles Reread commences. In Chapter 1 we learn a lot about Atticus O’Sullivan, one Iron Druid, through a rather long info dump, but it’s all entertaining and filled with conflict—more about that later! If you read further, beware of spoilers. Also, don’t expect my language to be pure as the driven snow, as Atticus’ is not! Index to the reread is here. So without further ado, we begin after the jump. Continue reading Iron Druid Reread: Hounded, Chapter 1
Reread of Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid Chronicles
Welcome to my reread of Kevin’s Hearne’s Iron Druid Chronicles. This is one of my favorite series of recent years, a rollicking good time with lots of bad-assery from the Iron Druid himself, Atticus O’Sullivan. Like most rereads, I will start with a summery of events in the chapter(s) I am covering and move on to some commentary.
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Quick Take: A Matter of Magic by Patricia Wrede
I read A Matter of Magic
by Patricia Wrede as part of my quest to read more books set in the Regency period, with the goal to get ideas of how to do things in my Dakotashi series. A very enjoyable fantasy, just the type of thing I was looking for. The characters were delightful. The authentic dialect was a little overwhelming. I’d like to add more of that kind of flavor to my dialogue without going too far.
Quick Take: City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
City of Heavenly Fire is a satisfying ending to the Mortal Instruments series. While I didn’t read it in one sitting (i.e. stay up all night), I did finish in two days. I don’t think fans will be disappointed. As a writer, it made me ponder sacrifice, hope, endings and how to handle them. Clare is also clearly setting up another series, which I’m looking forward to.