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tessla's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
amybraunauthor's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of three very different stories connected by the power of magical cheese (never underestimate the power of dairy), this was an unexpected anthology made for readers who want to have fun. While it does take place in the middle of three different series, you definitely don't need to read them to understand what's going on (but beware of spoilers).
"A Prelude to War" has all the hijinks and fun you'd expect from The Iron Druid Chronicles. It is a great time and I loved seeing Atticus and Granuaile get into trouble against old and new foes. My only complaint was the voice of Oberon. Now I want to be clear: I think Luke Daniels is incredibly talented. He has a great vocal range and is not afraid to go all-in with this narration. He is definitely a voice actor I would like to hear more from. However, his Oberon voice reminded me of Scooby-Doo if Scooby were a gremlin. Definitely distinctive, and not something I want to listen to for longer than an hour. I usually don't like to rag on genuinely talented people or on anything unrelated to the story, but this tidbit really bigged me.
"Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys" was the newest author and story, and I enjoyed it. While there were a couple of plot holes, I found the characters and the twist at the end to be enjoyable.
"Interlude: Swallow," was probably my favorite. I'm a huge fan of the Miriam Black series, so seeing her face genuine danger and grow again as a character was fantastic.
All in all, I think this is a fun collection and is worth checking out on Audible, where it's free. Yes, I do recommend you enjoy with cheese.
"A Prelude to War" has all the hijinks and fun you'd expect from The Iron Druid Chronicles. It is a great time and I loved seeing Atticus and Granuaile get into trouble against old and new foes. My only complaint was the voice of Oberon. Now I want to be clear: I think Luke Daniels is incredibly talented. He has a great vocal range and is not afraid to go all-in with this narration. He is definitely a voice actor I would like to hear more from. However, his Oberon voice reminded me of Scooby-Doo if Scooby were a gremlin. Definitely distinctive, and not something I want to listen to for longer than an hour. I usually don't like to rag on genuinely talented people or on anything unrelated to the story, but this tidbit really bigged me.
"Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys" was the newest author and story, and I enjoyed it. While there were a couple of plot holes, I found the characters and the twist at the end to be enjoyable.
"Interlude: Swallow," was probably my favorite. I'm a huge fan of the Miriam Black series, so seeing her face genuine danger and grow again as a character was fantastic.
All in all, I think this is a fun collection and is worth checking out on Audible, where it's free. Yes, I do recommend you enjoy with cheese.
guyro's review against another edition
2.0
i've only read the iron druid short.
author is still not setting up the vendetta against Leif very well. can't empathise with the main character wanting revenge.
continuity is mess in this. main characters vampire charm is back to not working when he had it working in either book 5 or book 6.
hound talks about chihuahuas in this, yet in the foreword to book 8, author says hound was talking about poodles.
get your own story straight!
author is still not setting up the vendetta against Leif very well. can't empathise with the main character wanting revenge.
continuity is mess in this. main characters vampire charm is back to not working when he had it working in either book 5 or book 6.
hound talks about chihuahuas in this, yet in the foreword to book 8, author says hound was talking about poodles.
get your own story straight!
ryzar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
lioriptor33's review against another edition
4.0
Listened to this for the Iron Druid Novella.
Oberon 10/10 character
Granuaile sucks
Oberon 10/10 character
Granuaile sucks
annecrisp's review against another edition
4.0
Review is for Iron Druid story only. The other two tales were of no interest.
claire_loves_books's review against another edition
4.0
Prelude to War by Kevin Hearne ★★★★★
I loved the iron druid story, Atticus and Granuile are both up to their own thing so we kind of get two stories there! And both of them have made me desperate to read the next book! if you enjoy Iron druid you'll enjoy this but it does have a fair few spoiler bits so do read it after Shattered and it does rely on you having some knowledge of the iron druid world so it's probably not the best place to start.
Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys by Delilah S. Dawson ★★★
The Blud story was okay, I've not read anything else by her and it worked well as a prequel to the series (but I couldn't tell you if anything was a spoiler). It's definitely made me more interested in Dawson's books, although I have to say I really didn't like Criminy.
I didn't bother reading the Miriam Black story because I read Blackbirds and didn't like it
I loved the iron druid story, Atticus and Granuile are both up to their own thing so we kind of get two stories there! And both of them have made me desperate to read the next book! if you enjoy Iron druid you'll enjoy this but it does have a fair few spoiler bits so do read it after Shattered and it does rely on you having some knowledge of the iron druid world so it's probably not the best place to start.
Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys by Delilah S. Dawson ★★★
The Blud story was okay, I've not read anything else by her and it worked well as a prequel to the series (but I couldn't tell you if anything was a spoiler). It's definitely made me more interested in Dawson's books, although I have to say I really didn't like Criminy.
I didn't bother reading the Miriam Black story because I read Blackbirds and didn't like it