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The Grimrose Path
by
Rob Thurman
urban fantasy in a paperback edition that was published by ROC on September 7, 2010 and has 352 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Blackout, Basilisk, Doubletake, Kicking It, Nevermore, Shadowed Souls
Second in the Trickster urban fantasy series.
It’s a conundrum. On the one hand, I love discovering an author new to me with a long-established series. On the other hand, once I’ve been through those books, I have to wait for the author to publish the next in the series. This is my problem with Thurman. I’m all caught up and now I have to wait…!!!
In The Grimrose Path, Thurman has taken us further into the lives of Trixta, Leo, Zeke, Griff, and Eli with a dip into the Viking gods pantheon plus a touch of Greek mythology. With a mix of angels (shades of Thorn St. Croix and the Guild Hunter!) and demons, our naughty trickster can’t resist mixing it up with Cronus using the tools from three different cultures to create an irresistible weapon while pissing off the Lord of Hell.
And Zeke, I can’t help but love Zeke for his novel approach to problems, e.g.,
“‘He’s curled up and I can’t see his d@#k anymore, but I heard a crunch. A nice, loud crunch. Is that enough of a lesson or should I go ahead and shoot him?’
‘What do you think?’ I called back.
‘That I should shoot him,’ he said promptly.
‘No,’ I said with a loud sigh, and he heard it.
‘Just a little?’ he wheedled.”
Reminds me of Ringo’s “baddest bunny in the valley”. I also like how she pulls in characters from her Cal and Nikko Leandros series (be sure to read this series first!).
