Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 7/10/2022 + 1032 more book reviews

This fourth in the series is marking time, waiting to get back to the whole Ragnarok issue. That's fine, Atticus needs a break. He's trying to find a place to hole up with Granuile before all hell breaks loose. There was a lot of filler though. I like Oberon but I got really tired of all that jokey chatter between the two of them. The stories of Atticus in the New World, and about his wife feel like they were tossed in to add length. And Atticus does not come across even remotely like someone who is over 1000 years old. All his references are modern, and mostly modern nerdy American at that. Obviously Hearne is appealing to a certain reading audience, so I get it, just...eh. But I did like the main part of the book - Coyote and Dine culture, and Atticus' inability to do much to them because he doesn't know their magic. I like Coyote a lot, in fact, and you'd think Atticus would be a lot more careful around him. Anyway, curious to see what will happen next.

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