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leeseloadenny's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming
thecolouryes's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is by far my favorite of the series! Skeeve is all growed up :3
mace26's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
fieldofhats's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This one wasn’t amazing as the last few, but it was still fun and a nice addition to the series. We get to see Skeeve operating on his own and even getting his own apprentice, which was great fun. And seeing Aahz’s discomfort and emotion surrounding that was good, I love when we see the emotional cracks in Aahz’s stoic armor.
mdpenguin's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I think that this is my favorite one so far. It's so rich with dilemmas and schemes to deal with them and I like seeing Skeeve come into his own.
bookworm_brad's review
5.0
Not as much humour as the previous books but another fun adventure with Skeeve coming into his own without Ahz dictating his every move.
vaderbird's review
4.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
shirtypantser's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
verkisto's review
4.0
This is "The One About the Wedding" and "The One About the Mob", which is a bit of a sticking point for me. This is the shortest entry into Myth Adventures yet, and it contains two full-blown plots. Add into that formula that Aahz doesn't even feature in one of them, and we have a rather disappointing addition to the series.
See, a lot of what makes the Myth Adventures books so much fun is the banter. Skeeve narrates the stories, so we get his sarcasm and naivete with or without Aahz, but without him, Skeeve doesn't have anyone to banter with. Asprin fills the role with a couple of other characters -- namely Massha -- but it wasn't the same. I get that Asprin wanted to develop Skeeve further and have him come into his own instead of always being Aahz's apprentice, but I wish he could have done it in a different way.
The series is still going strong, my nostalgia kicking in to keep my interest high, and it doesn't hurt that they read quickly. Hit or Myth is the first low point I've hit, but even then, "low" is a relative term, since I still had fun reading the book. I've been able to read these at the pace of one a day, and if this keeps up, I should be able to finish this entire series before the end of the month.
See, a lot of what makes the Myth Adventures books so much fun is the banter. Skeeve narrates the stories, so we get his sarcasm and naivete with or without Aahz, but without him, Skeeve doesn't have anyone to banter with. Asprin fills the role with a couple of other characters -- namely Massha -- but it wasn't the same. I get that Asprin wanted to develop Skeeve further and have him come into his own instead of always being Aahz's apprentice, but I wish he could have done it in a different way.
The series is still going strong, my nostalgia kicking in to keep my interest high, and it doesn't hurt that they read quickly. Hit or Myth is the first low point I've hit, but even then, "low" is a relative term, since I still had fun reading the book. I've been able to read these at the pace of one a day, and if this keeps up, I should be able to finish this entire series before the end of the month.