Throne of Lies

-1 star for including the character that made me actively despise the Iron Druid series. Yes, the Iron Druid author is actually the one that took a big old dump all over his readers and told them how much he despises them, but Granuile's (sp?) character was the one delivering the message. To have her show up here, even in a limited capacity, almost made me drop this series altogether.

Thankfully she didn't matter much or have much page-time, but that being said, since she was so trivial to the story, it is clear that she was only included as a “look at me, I am using a character from a series I keep hinting about!” She could have been any random druid except for the fact that he decided there aren't any except the Iron Druid and her. I'm assuming he got permission to use her, despite not using her actual name, but who knows. Same with the other cameos late in the book.

I can only hope that she leaves by the start of the next book. This one was fine, and I enjoyed it for the most part, but I'm still gonna deduct that star because it forced me to remember how badly that series turned from something I loved to something I hated. I believe I never even read the final book or two, despite knowing the series was ending, because it turned to complete crap and actively worked to drive people like me away. I can't imagine she'll stick around, but if she does, game over man, game over.