Okay... I'm going to try something a little different. One would hope, at this point, that anyone interested in reading the Iron Druid (this installment specifically) would have read the previous books. So instead of telling you what a clever dog Oberon is (he seriously deserves a treat) or mention how funny it is (I SO wish I could hear the story -in person- of "The Purloined Poodle" featuring two dogs and Abe Froman, the Sausage King of Chicago) or how action packed it is (okay, how many Gods

2.5 starsWell, look at that! Once again, everyone’s favorite druid Atticus O’Sullivan somehow managed to anger just about every deity from every pantheon worshiped by mankind. (Well, everyone except Perun, but that’s understandable – Perun is Slavic and our gods are all kinds of awesome. Not too bright, but awesome.) This is turning out to be a special talent of Atticus’s, and a good thing too, or we would have nothing to read about. After twelve (!) years of training, binding Granuaile to earth...

I really liked the first three books. As I continue with the series, it just keeps getting more outrageous and messy. Besides, Atticus should grow up. He's 2 thousand years old for crying out loud! I guess if everything comes easy for you, you'll never learn how to live with the consequences of your actions. I really thought it will get better, but I got "Tricked". Now I'm "Trapped" with the dilemma to either continue or abandon this story. With the 7th title, "Shattered", I'm kind of hesitant t...

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.I enjoyed this audiobook quite a bit. I have been slowly working my way through the Iron Druid Chronicles during the past couple of years and have really been enjoying myself. I did take a bit of a break in my listening which seemed to work out well since this book picks up twelve years after the previous book. I found this book to be a solid installment in the series and I had a great time with it.Atticus, Granuaile, and Oberon are

Loved how bad-ass Granuaile's become! And finally (view spoiler)[ they're together!! Yes! (hide spoiler)]I don't know if I would say this ended on a cliffhanger but it was definitely a BIG "to be continued". I can't recommend the audio version of this series enough. Luke Daniels is the shit! He gets 5 stars for his performance.

Its been a while old friend! AND 12 years has passed for Attacus too since his last adventure. It starts with an old friend dropping in on them like a bolt from the blue who finds them easy as..... its ok he didn’t know they were supposed to be dead he’d been an Eagle for a while now...... plot hole solved.Then we’re reintroduced to a few Irish Gods & fae folk which isn’t apparently clear as to why & then a Norse god comes a calling...... it goes around a bit until we get to the nub of the story...

Number five in the series and I really enjoyed this one! At last we have achieved two Druids instead of just one and Atticus has a real partner in crime. Oberon is still making his smart comments, the gods are making war and the Fae are making mischief. Nothing new except that Atticus is digging himself deeper and deeper into trouble with just about everyone and everything. There's lots of very clever world building and plenty of action leading to a serious cliff hanger of an ending. I am loving...

While this is an enjoyable series, sometimes there's just a bit too much ass-kicking upon the heroes. Such is the case here. 6 of 10 stars

12 years later... I love the cover for this; it's so nice to see Granuaile on there. And it was great to be back with the trio again (adding in Oberon, of course) but I have to say this was probably my least favourite book in the Iron Druid Chronicles so far.I don't know if maybe it was me not paying close enough attention or if it was just a bit all over the place, but I spent much of the book a bit lost and confused, if I'm honest. Just sort of letting the words wash over me rather than ful

Granuaile gets her time.Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid series continues with Trapped, his 2012 entry into the adventures of Atticus, Granuaile and Oberon. Atticus’ initiate Granuaile MacTiernan has been a major character since the beginning novel of the series, 2011’s Hounded, but Trapped sees author Hearne spend more time with Granuaile as she works to complete her training and become a full druid alongside Atticus. And while the growing sexual tension between the two is a factor in the narrative, m...

Good 😊 Accept I hate the narrator makes Oberon sound like a deranged Scooby Doo!

Now that I am caught up to real-time with this series, it seems like a good point to assess it as a whole. In previous reviews, I have praised two things that are starting to become formulaic, and hence losing their luster: First is the idea that Atticus's actions have consequences. While I still love that there is significant plot development and that everything does not just "reset" to normal at the end of each book, I am starting to see a plot loop that looks something like this:1) Atticus ne...

I got to read #5 early! Ha ha! Mine is an evil laugh!My only regret is that I didn't read the Two Ravens and One Crow novella that Hearne put out first. It's listed as book 4.5, and I think it would have really helped to bridge the gap for me. When I started this one, I hit a sort of mental speed-bump when Twelve years had passed. It really threw me for a loop. Alas, I didn't know about the novella before I started reading this one. And now, even though I do know about it. I probably won't be ab...

Another time I want to go slowly and carefully as many of my friends love this series. Personally I'll never really be a fan. I went into this series based on the same recommendation I've had on a few other UF series, to wit "if you like Jim Butcher's Dresden series you'll like these".Mostly this just proves how differently everyone sees the Dresden series.Our protagonist here is a Druid (as far as he knows the last)(view spoiler)[ well till we get well into the book (hide spoiler)] who's been a...

After the last Iron Druid book I read I wasn’t super excited for the next book in the series. I cannot actually remember what went wrong, but it still got 3 stars. No review though. *tries to remember… Nope. It’s not coming back. This book does pick up where the last left off so I wasn’t left wondering on that account, but not sure why I didn’t rate it higher. Either way I couldn’t find anything wrong with this one. Action packed, humorous, well written and fun all the way. If you have read any

Edit: After some thought I decided not to continue with this series. It had good moments but for the most part it was OK-ish and I still have too many great series unfinished./editI had mixed feeling about this installment in The iron druid chronicles but in the end my impression is negative. At few points I had feeling like this is the best Iron druid has been in a while but as soon as I start thinking that something happens that annoy me. The biggest annoyance was Granuaile, who wasn't actuall...

Granuaile finally gets to shine! And proves that wolfhound Oberon is correct in calling her Clever Girl.To me, it feels like this series is kind of getting back on track, although Atticus is still working through the repercussions of poor choices made back in book 3 (Hammered). However, Granuaile has finally become a Druid in her own right and hopefully will continue to be a steadying influence on Atticus. You’d think a guy as old as he is wouldn’t need steadying, but she keeps him focused on be...

2,5/5Butcher keeps raising the bar for Urban Fantasy, and Hearne just provides more of the same..This series keeps getting more and more uninteresting, 90 % of the characters in the books are gods..Not humans, but superhumans with awesome powers.. However all the gods seems stupid, immature, and petty (and not at all powerful compared to Atticus..) It's not that i have a problem with the amount of respect Hearne shows for his subject matter (which is close to non-existing, but what do i care), i...

I’ve really been enjoying the Iron Druid Chronicles series. If nothing else, just the dialog between Atticus and his wolfhound Oberon has made the books worth the read. Unfortunately book five, Trapped, was a bit of a disappointment. Atticus’ apprentice, Granuaile, has finally finished her training and is ready to be bound to the Earth and become a full fledged druid. But when his many enemies learn that he’s not as dead as they all thought he was, his life gets complicated. So what did

When I got the email that I was accepted for a advance copy of Trapped I almost didn’t believe it. I stared at the email for a few minutes then quickly downloaded it to my kindle just in case they changed their minds.At that point I hadn’t read Tricked yet, I have a very bad habit of hoarding series books that I love. I bounce back and forth from wanting to read it terribly to wanting to wait because as soon as I read it I will have to wait FOREVER for the next installment.So after finishing Tri...