Hello fellow bookworms it’s time for another mini review. Today I’d like to share my thoughts about Tricked by Kevin Hearne.
This year, as you may know, I set myself the long overdue challenge of actually finishing some series! 😉 I’m linking up to the 2020 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge. Check out my progress here.
Today, I’m so happy to be able to check off another one from my TBR pile. I started The Iron Druid Chronicles back in 2018! Eek!
Tricked (The Iron Druid Chronicles #4) by Kevin Hearne
Druid Atticus O’Sullivan hasn’t stayed alive for more than two millennia without a fair bit of Celtic cunning. So when vengeful thunder gods come Norse by Southwest looking for payback, Atticus, with a little help from the Navajo trickster god Coyote, lets them think that they’ve chopped up his body in the Arizona desert.
But the mischievous Coyote is not above a little sleight of paw, and Atticus soon finds that he’s been duped into battling bloodthirsty desert shapeshifters called skinwalkers. Just when the Druid thinks he’s got a handle on all the duplicity, betrayal comes from an unlikely source. If Atticus survives this time, he vows he won’t be fooled again. Famous last words.
A Non-stop Fight For Survival That Had Me Hooked!
I’ve become quite a fan of this urban fantasy series and have enjoyed each book to date. I love Kevin Hearne’s writing style, finding it: intelligent and well researched but easy to read. His stories are full of threads but never leave me feeling confused, keeping me hooked from beginning to end – Tricked was no exception.
Once again, I downloaded the narration to listen to the story while reading; Christopher Ragland’s performance was amazing and transported me feet-first into this adventure. The pace at which he read the story and the emotion he added to the different scenes was perfect. Although his female voices aren’t quite as believable as his male ones, 😉 I still loved the accents he crafted for each character – his performance bringing every one to life in my mind.
While I’m talking about the characters, I must say how much I’m loving them all in this series. Every one feels like a complex being in their own right, with their own tales and histories, making them all feel so real and believable. I’m looking forward to getting to know some of the supporting cast in subsequent books. I became invested in the survival of the Navajo construction crew – I cried, laughed and raged with them. But I must say, Oberon, Atticus’ faithful Irish Wolfhound is still the BEST part of the team, he just lights up my heart in every scene he’s in with his comments and antics.
I think that the story unfolded at a good pace, never giving us any more information than Atticus had, which meant that we journeyed with him, never really knowing when or where the next attack would strike. I loved the action-packed pace of this book, spending most of my time on the edge of my seat, holding my breath.
Although this is the fourth book in the Iron Druid Chronicles, Kevin Hearne does a great job of weaving in any pertinent information for new readers (or us rather forgetful older readers) to this story without any detrimental effects. There is no perilous life-or-death cliffhanger at the end of this book 🥳 (woop!woop!) 🥳 which means that it could be read as a standalone, however, I for one have become emotionally invested and I can’t wait to see what trials and adventures Atticus, Oberon and Granuaile have to face next!
Buy TRICKED (or catch up with the whole series) in print, audio and eBook formats through the usual sources including:
Amazon UK ¦ Amazon US ¦ Audible ¦ Book Depository ¦ Waterstones ¦ Foyles
(I’m part of Amazon , Audible , The Book Depository, Foyles Book Shop and Waterstones affiliate programmes. Consequently when you use my links to buy, I’ll get a (very) small % from the sale.)
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read my thoughts.
If you’ve read any of the books in this captivating urban fantasy series, I’d love to hear from you. If not, I hope I’ve sparked your interest and that you click on the above links and add it to your towering TBR piles. 😉
Bye for now,
Flora x
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