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I’ve been doing a full reread of the series on audiobook, and when I got to Tricked I didn’t recognize a single damn thing I was hearing, but apparently I did read it?? And wrote a review?? My god.
Anyway, my review from 8 years ago still holds true, even though my poor old blog is now gone.
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The Iron Druid Chronicles is my current favorite series, and Atticus O’Sullivan is basically the highest of my fictional crushes. I blew through the first three in the series easily, and was so excited for Tricked that I pre-ordered it and did a giddy dance when it arrived in the mail. So my sights were set high, and the book could have been utter crap and I would have loved it.
Thankfully, Tricked is a strong link in this series. Where [b:Hounded|9533378|Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)|Kevin Hearne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327883998l/9533378._SY75_.jpg|14419515] and [b:Hexed|9595650|Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2)|Kevin Hearne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388235604l/9595650._SY75_.jpg|14482685] dealt mainly in action and setting up Atticus’s world, [b:Hammered|9595620|Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3)|Kevin Hearne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1438221107l/9595620._SY75_.jpg|14482655] went a little sideways, dealing more with the mythologies involved. There was more storytelling within the story (along with some epic action), which went straight to my myth-loving heart. I mean, this is the stuff I want to study when I hit graduate school, so it’s all gravy to me. Tricked deals almost entirely in Navajo mythology(/religion), with a huge portion of the novel dealing mostly with telling the stories involved. At times, it felt like that the novel was simply a chance for Hearne to show off how much he knows about the Navajo, and it dragged a bit because of it. But Atticus, who seems a bit more grounded and focused here, holds the novel up well with his quick thinking, quicker quips and quirky sidekicks. (HAH. Say that five times fast.)
All in all Tricked is a solid novel, though it feels more like a bridge between the first three books and this next set of books. Still. I love this series so much.
PS. My dream Atticus, Richard Madden:
Anyway, my review from 8 years ago still holds true, even though my poor old blog is now gone.
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The Iron Druid Chronicles is my current favorite series, and Atticus O’Sullivan is basically the highest of my fictional crushes. I blew through the first three in the series easily, and was so excited for Tricked that I pre-ordered it and did a giddy dance when it arrived in the mail. So my sights were set high, and the book could have been utter crap and I would have loved it.
Thankfully, Tricked is a strong link in this series. Where [b:Hounded|9533378|Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)|Kevin Hearne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327883998l/9533378._SY75_.jpg|14419515] and [b:Hexed|9595650|Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2)|Kevin Hearne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388235604l/9595650._SY75_.jpg|14482685] dealt mainly in action and setting up Atticus’s world, [b:Hammered|9595620|Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3)|Kevin Hearne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1438221107l/9595620._SY75_.jpg|14482655] went a little sideways, dealing more with the mythologies involved. There was more storytelling within the story (along with some epic action), which went straight to my myth-loving heart. I mean, this is the stuff I want to study when I hit graduate school, so it’s all gravy to me. Tricked deals almost entirely in Navajo mythology(/religion), with a huge portion of the novel dealing mostly with telling the stories involved. At times, it felt like that the novel was simply a chance for Hearne to show off how much he knows about the Navajo, and it dragged a bit because of it. But Atticus, who seems a bit more grounded and focused here, holds the novel up well with his quick thinking, quicker quips and quirky sidekicks. (HAH. Say that five times fast.)
All in all Tricked is a solid novel, though it feels more like a bridge between the first three books and this next set of books. Still. I love this series so much.
PS. My dream Atticus, Richard Madden: