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Cynthia Armistead (17 KP) rated Tricked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #4) in Books

Mar 1, 2018

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 <i>Trapped</i> is released!

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David McK (3874 KP) rated Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3) in Books

Jan 28, 2019

Third entry in Kevin Hearne's 'Iron Druid' series which, I felt, is a strong contender in being the best of them so far.

As the third novel, however, this is one that you would need to read the earlier entries first, as it ties up loose plot points from the first two stories and, in particular, follows on from the previous ('Hexed'), in which Atticus agreed to help the vampire Leif as well as the werewolf Gunnar to kill Thor, the Norse God of Thunder (yes, that Thor).

Fast moving, laugh out loud funny in parts and with some solid action scenes, I was mightily impressed by this entry.

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David McK (3874 KP) rated Wolfsangel (Craw Trilogy, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Described (by 2 different authors, in the blurb on the back of the book in this edition) as "A unique take on the werewolf mythos, on the Norse pantheon an on magic itself. An enthralling, mesmeric book" and "A fresh take on the werewolf myth ... Brutal and relentlessly original", I have to say: this novel was nothing at all like I expected. Where I was expecting an excting tale of Vikings, shapeshifters and magic, instead I got a slow, torpid and (sometimes) impenetrable read instead. The first in a planned series of such books, I doubt I'll be looking for any of the sequels.

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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Ragnarok Unwound in Books

Dec 31, 2019

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I adored this book. It started off a little slow but once I got into it, I couldn't put it down

It does have some issues, Ives is just a little too OP and seems to be rescued in just the nick of time and the dialogue was a bit clunky in some parts.

Ives has had a bad breakup and just wants to be left alone when a Valkyrie accosts her in a bar and demands that she help stop Ragnarok.

I really enjoyed the meshing of Hawaiian and Norse culture.

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Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch

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Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology...

Loki: God of Mischief

John Christian Hopkins

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Every nation awaits the Mayan prediction for the world's end. Odd happenings are being reported from...

Wolf of the Nordic Seas (Valiant Vikings #2)

Jennifer Ivy Walker

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Named after the Norse God of the Sea, Njörd grew up sailing, swimming, and fishing the fjords of...

Viking Historical Romance Fantasy

Kaysee Hood (83 KP) rated Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer in Books

Oct 8, 2017

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Strange Gods

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Norse Gods and a new sassy half-blood? Why yes I would like to sign my life over for this.

Magnus Chase has had it tough enough living on the streets after wolves killed his mother, but then it all goes down the toilet when he dies attempting to do something for his estrange uncle. Next thing you know he is in the afterlife for other great heroes, Valhalla, trying to grasp being the living dead and who is actually is. On top of having to save the world, prove he is worth being part of Odin's army, and overcoming what happened to him.