Goblin War [Dramatized Adaptation]

When I read Jim Hines' comments on his blog about "what makes a good review", it left me somewhat worried. I don't do summaries - read the blurbs if you want plot overviews, but this often leaves me feeling like I've not told enough. Especially about the books I like. I always wonder if I've written......more

This is the last book in Hines' Goblin trilogy. It's still quirky but not as funny as the previous ones. Actually, it's even sad in some places. The ending was, at least for me, rather bittersweet because what I liked best about these books, was the relationship between Jig and Shadowstar. But it di......more

The final volume of the Jig trilogy was not quite up to the previous two for me: a solid three stars, rather than the three and a fraction I felt about the others. The connection between Jig and his god was as good as ever, but I felt that the backstory seemed a little forced. Sure, it's nice to know......more

Poor Jig, he sure does not have it easy. He just wants to stay in his mountain and live in peace. No stupid humans, elves or dwarves around there. No stupid adventures making things hard. Jig is such an unlikely hero. He just does things, and sometimes they go right. Mostly they go right cos he has......more

Still funny and different, but characters seemed based off previous characters, story line wasn't as interesting or satisfying.......more