Title: Hounded ReRead
Author: Kevin Hearne
Series: The Iron Druid Chronicles #1
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Celtic, Magic, Mythology, Urban fantasy
Pace: Fast
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2011
It’s been a long while since I first read Hounded, and I remember thoroughly enjoying it at the time. But then I had to wait forever to get Hexed, and the series kind of fell into the rest of my TBR. Right now I’m kind of wondering why I did that – this is a great novel and one that I absolutely adored. I mean, I seriously want and need to dive right back into this insanity as soon as humanly possible. There is just something brilliant, fun and wonderfully enjoyable about it. Plus, I want to see where Hearne is going to take the series…
Something about the idea of a 2,000 year old Druid who has managed to somehow piss off a number of Celtic Gods really appealed to me. I also loved how the Celtic Gods seamlessly fit into the world as we know it. The combination was both hilarious and joyful. One that I couldn’t get enough of. Plus, Atticus and all of his experiences, his slight cynicism, but also encompassing joy of the world as we know it. Brilliantly created and had me smiling and laughing throughout.
Atticus and Oberson are most definitely hero and sidekick goals – I love that Atticus is finding himself in situation after situation through Hounded. But, through it all, he has his faithful dog sidekick. The way that Hearne is able to bring Oberon to life was brilliant (as was all of his characterisation throughout this story). I particularly enjoyed how much he emphasised the easily distracted nature of dogs and their unquestioning loyalty to their masters.
The layers of folklore and mythology work brilliantly well together throughout Hounded to create a complex and enjoyable world. I really loved this start to an urban fantasy series, and plan to actually dive into Hexed this time around. There is so much potential drama on the horizon, and I can’t wait to see how it all unfolds!
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