Edward V. reviewed on 7/26/2013 + 25 more book reviews

Rob Thurman is an excellent author. Really she is. If you are reading this review you have probably read the first trickster book and know how good she can be. If you want to see more examples of her at her best you should go and read her Cal and Niko books. What you should not do is read this book.

Here's a little run down. The bad guy from the Percy Jackson books wants to kill a boat load of demons so that he can kill Satan and take over all universes. There are numerous references to the Cal and Niko books, so if you haven't read them you will be frequently confused. The frequent references to the penis of a character not appearing in the book are an example of this. The Norse gods are around, but the Greek gods are pretty much all dead.

Thurman has obviously conceived of a vast and intricate universe, but she doesn't really show this universe to her readers. Instead we are shown the antics of an ex angel and an ex demon. They aren't even entertaining antics.

I gave this 1/2 of a star. I have read worse books and given them higher ratings, but really this was such a badly written pain to read that the disappointment dropped the rating down by an entire star. If you have never read her work before, then don't start with this book.

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