Review of Hunted by Kevin Hearne

Publisher: Del Rey

Series: The Iron Druid #6

Format Read: eGalley

Source: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Release Date: June 25, 2013

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Blurb from goodreads:

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For a two-thousand-year-old Druid, Atticus O’Sullivan is a pretty fast runner. Good thing, because he’s being chased by not one but two goddesses of the hunt—Artemis and Diana—for messing with one of their own. Dodging their slings and arrows, Atticus, Granuaile, and his wolfhound Oberon are making a mad dash across modern-day Europe to seek help from a friend of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His usual magical option of shifting planes is blocked, so instead of playing hide-and-seek, the game plan is . . . run like hell.

Crashing the pantheon marathon is the Norse god Loki. Killing Atticus is the only loose end he needs to tie up before unleashing Ragnarok—AKA the Apocalypse. Atticus and Granuaile have to outfox the Olympians and contain the god of mischief if they want to go on living—and still have a world to live in. 

Bea's Thoughts:

This one didn't wow me the way all of the others have. I'm getting tired of all the chasing and running, someone is in pursuit of Atticus, it's stale now. The story started with a bang that I totally didn't see coming and required kleenex. Later, there's another kleenex scene and I have mixed feelings about how Hearne handled it. I can't say more without giving it away but I give him mega points for taking chances. The ending is almost an HEA and the resolution of the book's storyline was clever and satisfying but I hope Herne resists temptation of having more chasing and running in the next book. Enough already with Atticus being hunted by various gods and supernatural beings; the horse is dead and buried.

We get the usual humor, Oberon is his usual enjoyable, lovable self and I liked how Hearne differentiated between the Greek and Roman gods and brought back gods from previous books. We also get some chapters from Granuaile's viewpoint and her voice was strong. There are many humorous bits though not as much philosophizing as previous books, which I actually missed. I like the blend of humor and contemplation we get in these books.

"Hunted" is not a bad book by any means. I'm just tired of the endless "X is mad at Atticus so X attacks and hunts Atticus." We get it; he's made mistakes and he's not always tactful. Can we please move on now?

If you haven't read the novella "Two Ravens and One Crow", you should do so. It was referred to in "Trapped" and is important to this book. It's included at the back so read that first before starting "Hunted". The main story ends at @82%, and the rest is acknowledgments, the novella, etc.