HALF-OFF RAGNAROK
SUMMARY
What do gorgons, basilisks, and frogs with feathers all have in common? They're all considered mythological by modern science, and some people are working very hard to keep them that way. Alexander Price is a member of a cryptozoological lineage that spans generations, and it's his job to act as a buffer between the human and cryptid worlds—not an easy task when you're dealing with women who has snakes in place of hair, little girls who may actually be cobras, and brilliant, beautiful Australian zookeepers. And then there's the matter of the murders...
Alex thought he was choosing the easier career when he decided to specialize in non-urban cryptids, leaving the cities to his little sister, Verity. He had no idea what he was letting himself in for. It's a family affair, and everyone—from his reanimated grandfather to his slightly broken telepathic cousin—is going to find themselves drawn in before things get any better.
REVIEW
I had heard good things about Seanan
McGuire for a while now. I had heard positive things about her Toby Daye
series, her Mira Grant books, and her InCryptid series. So deciding I’d start
somewhere I picked up Discount Armageddon, the first in the InCryptid series.
Let me just tell you, it was fantastic. It was fun, had tons of action, was
full of engaging characters and put a great twist on the whole monster that
goes bump in the night motif. In fact, I liked it so much that I finished both
the first and the second book in the series (Midnight Blue-Light Special) in a
manner of days, leaving me wanting more. Luckily for me, Seanan McGuire is an
incredibly prolific writer.
Now, the third book in the series, Half-Off
Ragnarok is slightly different than the first two books in the series. The
biggest difference is that this volume follows Alex Price (Verity’s geekier
brother). It still follows the events of Midnight Blue-Light Special, but if a
reader had to, they would be able to pick up the story and have a grand ol’
time reading the third book in the series first (now I would recommend reading
the books in order, but if you haven’t read the other books and this one
happens to be calling your name, then have no fears that you wont be able to
follow the story.)
Besides changing the protagonist and
the setting this book is very similar to the previous books in the series. It
is full of fun action, there is a love interest that is filled with problems,
its has hilarious quotes from older Healys and Price’s to start each chapter,
and it’s just a good fast read. I personally liked the first two books in the
series better, but I think that had less to do with Alex, who I liked quite a
bit as a protagonist, and more to do with the nature of the mysteries being
solved. That said, I fully recommend Half-Off Ragnarok as well as all of Seanan
McGuire’s InCryptid Series, particularly for anyone who wants a series they
wont be able to put down.
INFO
Publisher: DAW
Published: March 4, 2014
Price: $7.99
Link to Buy: http://www.amazon.com/Half-Off-Ragnarok-Book-Three-InCryptid-ebook/dp/B00EOARADM/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393623438&sr=1-1&keywords=seanan+mcguire
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