This was a somewhat disappointing end to the Iron Druid Chronicles. This is the ninth, and final, book in a series that should have ended a couple books ago.
I listened to this on audiobook (I have listened to most of this series on audiobook). It is generally well done; however the voices for Atticus and Granuaile are too much the same...so it's hard to remember who is talking sometimes. Some of the other voices are over-characterized; for example Owen and Starbuck actually made me cringe a bit when they were talking.
The story jumps between Atticus, Granuaile, and Owen; each of them have a part to play in the final battle against Loki and Hel.
This book just seemed very piecemeal...like it was just going through the actions needed to tie up the story. It was a very dis-satisfying ending. I feel like this series started going downhill a bit with Book 6 and just kept decreasing in quality from there.
Overall, I guess read this if you want to tie-up the series but don't expect much from it. I am happy the series is over, but wish it would have ended a few books ago when it was still well-written and I still enjoyed it.
I listened to this on audiobook (I have listened to most of this series on audiobook). It is generally well done; however the voices for Atticus and Granuaile are too much the same...so it's hard to remember who is talking sometimes. Some of the other voices are over-characterized; for example Owen and Starbuck actually made me cringe a bit when they were talking.
The story jumps between Atticus, Granuaile, and Owen; each of them have a part to play in the final battle against Loki and Hel.
This book just seemed very piecemeal...like it was just going through the actions needed to tie up the story. It was a very dis-satisfying ending. I feel like this series started going downhill a bit with Book 6 and just kept decreasing in quality from there.
Overall, I guess read this if you want to tie-up the series but don't expect much from it. I am happy the series is over, but wish it would have ended a few books ago when it was still well-written and I still enjoyed it.
Ummm, I don't know. It really seemed to me that the world and Atticus kind of got off easy. He was warned before killing Thor that he would bring about an awful destiny, and more pain than he could imagine, but he said 'screw you I'm doing it anyway" So he survived, not without pain and suffering, but at the end it looks like he can restore what was lost with a little help. Will that really be a lesson?
So in the end of the world battle, all those deities and unspeakably strong monsters just go down with a couple stabs here and there. That was easy. I guess Hearne couldn't go over a certain word count, and he had to get in the meat and gravy bar for the dogs.
Looked at from a structure standpoint, and flow, I don't think splitting up the Druids worked.
I don't blame Granuile at all for what she did at the end. That said, I ddn't particularly like her storyline here. There she is, in a fight for her life with one of those Yama Kings, and she's having massive philosophical debates with herself. I see what Hearne was trying to do, but c'mon, that's not what you're thinking about when you're fighting. Even if you are a bad-ass Druid. I liked her part with Loki though. and I did think it was good to keep Owen out of it; the world would need Druids if Loki was defeated, and he's got a good start. But seriously - a sloth? C'mon.
There were parts I liked, but basically I'm glad it's over.
So in the end of the world battle, all those deities and unspeakably strong monsters just go down with a couple stabs here and there. That was easy. I guess Hearne couldn't go over a certain word count, and he had to get in the meat and gravy bar for the dogs.
Looked at from a structure standpoint, and flow, I don't think splitting up the Druids worked.
I don't blame Granuile at all for what she did at the end. That said, I ddn't particularly like her storyline here. There she is, in a fight for her life with one of those Yama Kings, and she's having massive philosophical debates with herself. I see what Hearne was trying to do, but c'mon, that's not what you're thinking about when you're fighting. Even if you are a bad-ass Druid. I liked her part with Loki though. and I did think it was good to keep Owen out of it; the world would need Druids if Loki was defeated, and he's got a good start. But seriously - a sloth? C'mon.
There were parts I liked, but basically I'm glad it's over.
