The quote by Kevin Hearne suggests that instilling fear in others merely delays an unavoidable conflict. Instead, fostering cooperation can eliminate the need for fighting altogether, emphasizing the importance of collaboration over intimidation to achieve lasting peace and understanding.
Going from Oberon's Meaty Mysteries to Blood Pudding was rough. Even though she grew on me, Granuaile is not my favorite character to spend time with. But this novelette is one of these stories that are the most connected story to the main storyline, because it truly feels like a cut scene or chapter. It's … Continue reading Blood Pudding by Kevin Hearne | Book Review
The Purloined Poodle (Oberon's Meaty Mysteries #1) Kevin Hearne published 30 September 2016Thanks to his relationship with the ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan, Oberon the Irish wolfhound knows trouble when he smells it—and furthermore, he knows he can handle it.When he discovers that a prizewinning poodle has been abducted in Eugene, Oregon, he learns that it’s … Continue reading The Purloined Poodle (Oberon’s Meaty Mysteries #1) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review
Having Perun telling this story was a surprise :). The title alone put so many ideas on my head, and I wasn't that far off. At first, before even starting this short story, I thought it was a story about vampires - silly me. This short was weird, sexy, and sweetly serious at the end. … Continue reading Cuddle Dungeon by Kevin Hearne | Book Review
The Bogeyman of Boora Bog is an interesting short because it's told through Owen's eyes, it's about his past, an anecdote of his but it also pertains to Atticus' druidic origin.Early on in the story, I thought it was foreshadowing the possible death of Atticus and/or Oberon's in the next and last book - so you can … Continue reading The Bogeyman of Boora Bog by Kevin Hearne | Book Review
When a druid has lived for two thousand years like Atticus, he's bound to run afoul of a few vampires. Make that legions of them. Even his former friend and legal counsel turned out to be a bloodsucking backstabber. Now the toothy troublemakers—led by power-mad pain-in-the-neck Theophilus—have become a huge problem requiring a solution. It's … Continue reading Staked (The Iron Druid Chronicles #8) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review
A Prelude to War (Iron Druid Chronicles #7.5) by Kevin Hearne published 9 April 2015After an old friend is murdered in retaliation for his mercenary strikes against the oldest vampires in the world, Atticus O'Sullivan must solicit the aid of another old friend in Ethiopia if he's going to have a chance of finishing a … Continue reading A Prelude to War (Iron Druid Chronicles #7.5) by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Chuck Wendig | Book Review
Shattered (Iron Druid Chronicles #7) by Kevin Hearne published 17 June 2014Atticus’s apprentice Granuaile is at last a full Druid herself. What’s more, Atticus has defrosted an archdruid long ago frozen in time, a father figure (of sorts) who now goes by the modern equivalent of his old Irish name: Owen Kennedy.And Owen has some … Continue reading Shattered (The Iron Druid Chronicles #7) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review
Hunted (The Iron Druids Chronicles #6) by Kevin Hearne published 25 June 2013For a two-thousand-year-old Druid, Atticus O’Sullivan is a pretty fast runner. Good thing, because he’s being chased by not one but two goddesses of the hunt—Artemis and Diana—for messing with one of their own. Dodging their slings and arrows, Atticus, Granuaile, and his … Continue reading Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles #6) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review
Trapped (The Iron Druid Chronicles #5) by Kevin Hearne published 27 November 2012After twelve years of secret training, Atticus O’Sullivan is finally ready to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth and double the number of Druids in the world. But on the eve of the ritual, the world that thought he was dead abruptly … Continue reading Trapped (The Iron Druid Chronicles #5) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review
Worn Out Spines 