Tricked

These books just do not “click” for me. The protagonist is too flip. Everything is very pat. The stakes don't seem to matter. I dunno. I think I'm just going to have to give up on this series.

Another fantastic adventure taking place while Atticus cleans up the mess generated by events earlier in the series. One must read these books in order. More great humor, a staple of the series and a core element that keeps the pages flying by every bit as much as the action. In short, another great book.

Repeat “read” via Audible. Still love it, and the new one is out, need to get through the next couple quick!! :)

Another amazing book from Kevin Hearne! This book was full of action, but also the humor is great. I laughed out loud a few times. Atticus is trying to disappear, but it just doesn't happen the way he wants it to. Join Atticus, Oberon, and Granuaile for another crazy adventure! I will be devastated when this series is over! I'm just getting over the end of The Hollows. Ugh!!

That was so good. Just so very good. Like the last three - well plotted, with good character development from a fascinating cast of characters. This time most of the mythology is Native American (specifically Navajo) instead of Norse or Celtic, but there's a little spice from other traditions thrown in as well. And as before, there are always consequences getting involved, even in good causes. I think that's one of the biggest ways this series reminds me of the Dresden Files by [a:Jim Butcher 10746 Jim Butcher http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1205261964p2/10746.jpg].I am absolutely going to be on tenterhooks until Trapped is released!

I've started this review at least 4 times and I've listened to the audiobook twice and I'm still having difficulties in defining my feelings for this book. Since this review is way overdue I'm just going to try and roll with it... let's see where we end up.

First and foremost, I totally love this series, the concept, the writer and his style of writing, the flow, the spiritual aspect, the history, OBERON (I LOVE THAT DOG), the LOL moments, the HOLY CRAP moments, the covers!! ... I love it all.

Yet, this was my least favorite book.

Tricked picks up right where Hammered left off. Atticus, the last living Druid, has to fake his death so the Norse gods don't come after him for everything that happened in the first three books of the series. In order to pull it off the magical trickster Coyote has offered to help as long as Atticus returns the favor, no questions asked. Atticus agrees and all hell breaks loose... as usual.

This book had a totally different feel to it. Native American folklore, more specifically Navajo folklore, is explored in this book. Atticus had to find solutions to problems that he was not familiar with and at times not powerful enough to deal with. In the midst of dealing with these issues we find out more about Atticus' past, what has happened to some of the characters in the first three books, get a good dose of Navajo magic and finish the book hoping Atticus and Granuaille have a wonderful 12 years of training.

I think my biggest issue with the book is that everyone you've come to know and care for in the first three are totally gone in book 4. Even those characters that make a brief appearance don't feel the same and essentially felt nonexistent. I found it hard to care the same way for the new characters because to tell you the truth, it took me 3 books to really care for the original cast. Let me explain further. Atticus has real trust issues and as a reader I've come to share those issues with him because how can you not? Well, not completely but enough to the point where I kind of like these folks and then again I can't trust them. However, by book 3 I came to trust them, like them and miss them only to find out that I have to start all over again in book 4 AND you really aren't given much of a chance to really like the newbies.

I'm also having problems liking Granuaille as much as Atticus does. True enough this entire series is in Atticus' voice and it's always hard to get a feel for someone other than Atticus because you only get the one POV, however, I already know how special Oberon is and he's a dog. Translation: I think I need more for me to see how special she really is because hey, she's a Druid-in-training and that is HUGE!

All in all this is a 4 for me. In spite of my feelings this book is still full of action, the author gives Atticus a very unique voice (there is NO ONE like Atticus out there), the humor is awesome and best of all it's well written.

On to the next!

Atticus is back with a bang (several, actually), man, I forgot just how fun this dude can be. This book picks up right where the last left us–and all the zowie plotlines–so from page 1, Atticus & co. are in the middle of several problems, there's no waiting around for a chapter or so to establish things.

Again, Hearne doesn't just deal with one people's pantheon–Tricked is a mashup of Irish, Norse and Navajo stories (with a side order of several representatives from other continents). Not to mention a returning cast of urban fantasy monsters, and plain ole humans. Of course, Oberon gets time to shine after being absent for so much of Hammered, and he steals every scene he's in.

Great story, well-paced, dynamite action and strong character development throughout. Great, great read.