Hounded - Kevin Hearne
Hounded by Kevin HearneMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is yet another addition to my to-read list from John Scalzi's Big Idea segment on Whatever. As soon as I read "Defiant Drunk Nerd Syndrome", druids, shapeshifting and celtic mythology I knew I had to read this book. And I wasn't disappointed. This is a fun read, filled with laughter, bad-assery and a dog who sometimes wants to raise an army and take over the world. And he's not the bad guy.
One of the problems for an author of the fantastic is creating a believable magic system. It can't be giving the hero or his enemies too much power. And you can't really give to little either because then it just get kind of boring. Hearne manages to balance that quite nicely despite the enemies being mostly gods. He gives everyone a fair bit power but he gives them limitations as well so there is that oh so necessary balance. Sidenote, I think it's great that he takes the traditional witches covern and makes them a force to be reckoned with. Too often they get ridiculed and looked down upon.
All in all this is a very enjoyable and kinda fresh take on urban fantasy. I am looking forward too Hexed and Hammered and I hope those two are about what I think they are about.
Oh and read John Scalzi's blog. It's a treasure trove of good book suggestions. And bacon on cats.
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Koryou
June 9, 2011 at 10:09 PMAnd now that I've read your review I have another book to add to my to read list. Thanks. (I can't decide if I'm being sarcastic here or not. lol)
And what you said about the magic system, it's what I like in Mistborn, too.