View Single Post
Old 08-11-2011, 06:00 PM   #10435
BearMountainBooks
Maria Schneider
BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BearMountainBooks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
BearMountainBooks's Avatar
 
Posts: 3,746
Karma: 26439330
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Near Austin, Texas
Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard
Quote:
Originally Posted by carld View Post
I finished Hounded: The Iron Druid Chronicles, and I can definitely see what you're saying. There are a few times when the main character comes off badly. The ambulance scene sticks out in particular. Still, it's a good book, especially if you're into Modern Fantasy. Overall very enjoyable.

Spoiler:
The main character has been shot through the chest, nearly killed (he saves himself by pulling healing magic from the earth), and is on his way to the hospital. Nevertheless he uses some of the remaining dregs of his magical power to play a sophomoric prank on his EMT, not once but twice? I think his editor should have seriously rethought that.
Yeah, after I had doubts I cheated and read a few reviews. From what I could tell that nagging feeling was only going to get worse because there were enough TRULY juvenile things mentioned in reviews, I felt it would annoy me to smithereens.

It's really a shame because the writing was quite strong and I really enjoyed some of the little digs and jokes, but the more reviews I read...I think I'm probably going to pass unless I get it from the library.

Glad you came back to tell me what you thought. Always helpful.
BearMountainBooks is offline   Reply With Quote