A review by spootilious
Shattered by Kevin Hearne

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

 
Read: January 6, 2023 
Title: Shattered 
Series: The Iron Druid Chronicles #7 
Author: Kevin Hearne 
Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal 
 
Rating: 2.5/5 
Review: 
Book seven suffers from some major Middle Book Syndrome. Hearne is obviously trying to make the series feel more like a series and less like a bunch of individual novels sewn together. It is working, even the best series have that one book that suffers because of it. This one is that book. 
The storyline is fragmented and a bit boring and the overused jokes and forced dialog are becoming a bit cumbersome. However, the end seems to be in sight and with the set up in this book I hope it lives up to the story’s expectations. 
I will say that Hearne has a better grip on expressing the characters in this book. The emotions portrayed are much better than it has been in the past and I have to give props to him on that. 
I also found the new character’s pov wholesome and refreshing. 
Tbh I’m not too thrilled on going into the next book but am sure that will change after the first few chapters.  
Quotes: 
“I suspect that many of us, if given the chance to make one person in our lives love us more, would have no trouble in choosing where to point a finger. We are all needy, all vulnerable, all terrified that perhaps that person has an excellent reason to withhold affection. We shape our purposes to make ourselves worthy and often do not see until much later how it was love—or perhaps the lack of it—that both picked us up and dropped us off at crossroads.”