Elspeth

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Trapped - Kevin Hearne 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 Tricked, and finding out that there was going to be a time gap I got a little worried. In my memory I cannot think of this working, it’s like putting a baby on a sitcom to save a sinking ship, a really bad idea.I really didn’t have to worry though, Hearne pulled it off, and in my opinion making this the best book of the series so far.I LOVED this book so very, very much. It was a chaotic ride of sarcasm, pop culture references, sex, and magic bacon. How can you not love a book with magic bacon in it?I surely cant, and that wasn’t even the best part for me.I am a sucker for twists at the end of stories and a good running theme or gag and in this story Herne pwned it!I was tickled pink, grinning from ear to ear, dancing with joy, happy in the pants, and all that jazz. I mean if there is a euphemism for being in love with the book, I was the embodiment of it.I loved how Herne made some serious mistakes Atticus has made in the past come and bite him in the ass. Atticus is not perfect, far from it, he still makes mistakes in this book, some fatal ones. I can’t wait for the next book to see how he is going to start his atonement, all he has done cannot be forgiven though, and I want to see how Herne goes with this story arc.I only had one disappointment with this story, it was a minor thing , but it just felt off to me. The fight at the end went just a bit too smoothly, it was an easy battle when it shouldn’t have been. Maybe it’s just me, but it should have been a bit more difficult and had a higher body count.Thank you Net Galley and Del Rey for letting me enjoy this book!