Houded Read Along ~ Final Week

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March 02nd: Chapters 1-5 hosted by Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog
March 09th: Chapters 6-10 hosted by On a Book Bender
March 16th: Chapters 11-15 hosted by Smash Attack Reads!
March 23rd: Chapters 16-20 hosted by In the Closet With a Bibliophile
March 30th: Chapters 21-25 + epilogue hosted by The Unread Reader
April 06th: Special interview with Kevin Hearne & announcement of winners!

 The final week of The Hounded Read Along is hosted by The Unread Reader and you can visit her awesome blog right now to link up and get all the amazing details for this read along!

http://www.theunreadreader.com/

 

1.  In a moment of anger, Atticus reveals something about himself that he usually keeps very secret, for his own benefit. Has something similar ever happened to you? Have you ever spilled a closely guarded secret in a moment of excitement or anger or absent-mindedness? 

I have to say that I usually don’t spill secrets to people I am not supposed to. I’m a good friends like that. Lol. Every once in a while I will spill plot secrets to a book or movie in my excitement to a friend who is asking. Then I end up smacking myself in the head for it. Although…. There was this one time I got caught checking out another guy in front of my husband…. Oopsie!! We were at Walmart or Target or something and this guy walks by and he has this shirt on that showed his arms and they were like rock solid muscle… and he had this tattoo on his bicep – like barbed wire or something and for whatever reason I could not stop staring at this guy. Well, my husband was like “ummm, hello, what the hay do you think you are looking at?” I tried to cover it up and got so flustered I blurted out- “I was just looking at his muscle- I mean his tattoo’s! His Tattoos!!”

Needless to say it didn’t go over very well.

2. Atticus tells Mrs. MacDonagh, “the universe is exactly the size that your soul can encompass. Some people live in extremely small worlds, and some live in a world of infinite possibility.” Then he asks her what she is going to do with the new information she has discovered. What would you do if you found out that other beings were among us? Would you deny it or embrace it?

As long as these beings weren’t gonna eat me or kill me I’d live among them. Why not? They probably would be cool and could teach me something new! And besides, I kind of think that there already are other types of beings among us. I don’t know what kind or anything like that but I am certainly open to the possibility of it. Maybe it’s because I read wayyy to many fantasy and paranormal books. Maybe it’s because I write them. Or maybe it’s because I am crazy….

OR maybe it’s because I am one of them….. Muh ha ha ha ha ha!!

Just kidding. But I am still holding out for my dream werewolf to come and sweep me off my feet!! Lol.

3. So far, Atticus has revealed a few of his powers and has even shared some power by putting bindings on Granuaile. What do you think has been his coolest or most helpful power so far? 

Wow, this is a tough question. Sometimes it seems that Atticus can do anything or use whatever power he has in any way that he needs at the moment. I think my favorite power of his is just how connected to the earth he his. When he sleeps on it and it heals him (and not just because he’s naked, but that doesn’t hurt either, lol), when he stands on it – it gives him power and kind of grounds him. I think that’s cool and I think the tattoos that connect him to the earth are really cool. I have read books about people having an affinity for the earth but Atticus doesn’t just have an affinity for it, it’s like it’s part of him and that is really cool.

4. Atticus gets pretty pissed when he finds out that Aenghus Óg is drawing power from the Earth and, in turn, killing it. That’s when Atticus decides he must fight the old Fae for committing such a heinous offense. What is something you would fight for, even if it meant you might die trying?

My kids and my husband. Even my little dog Cocoa. J Oh, and on accasion a good latte from Starbucks. Hey, don’t get between and girl and her coffee.

5. What did you think of the final showdown between Atticus and Aenghus Óg? Did it go down the way you expected? Was there anything about their battle that surprised you?

I expected a big battle and I expected Atticus to win. I didn’t really expect all those demons and how the one chewed off Atticus’s ear. Lol. And, I wasn’t really surprised by all the betrayal going on (among the Gods and Goddesses) but I was kind of surprised by who was betraying who. I think it was a real battle because Atticus got so hurt, I think if he had just walked in there and whooped everyone it wouldn’t have been as good. My favorite was when the Morrigan loaned some of her power to Atticus. I always suspected that she had the hots for him. J

6. What was your favorite/least favorite part of Hounded? Who was your favorite/least favorite character?

My favorite character was Atticus. I liked his wisdom and his sarcasm and humor. I also of course liked Oberon. I even liked the Morrigan. I didn’t really have a least favorite character because they all served a purpose and played their role well.

My favorite part of the book was probably when Atticus and his vampire lawyer battled on his front lawn then they convinced the neighbors and the cops nothing happened. Lol. And then, he got the neighbor in trouble for calling the police at all! Ha ha! I also liked the scenes in the bar when Atticus and the Werewolf lawyer (hot!) were eating fish and chips.

7. What do you think is coming up next for Atticus? Will you continue reading this series, and if so, what do you hope to see happen in the next book?

I couldn’t even begin to guess what is next for Atticus. He has already seen so much in his many, many years. Maybe some romance?? Though, I wonder if romance loses its appeal after being alive for so long and also from knowing that whoever you end up falling for you will outlive anyway.

I would continue to read this series, I think that Atticus is a great character and I’d like to see what other jams he has to get himself out of. Lol.

 This was the first time I have ever done a read along like this but it was really fun!! I am looking forward to the Masquerade Read along (bgeinning in April) and I hope you will cosider signing up (there’s a read along page at the menu at the top to sign up).

Happy Friday!!

11 Comments

  1. I am hoping for some romance for Atticus too. He’s been around forever and he needs someone to keep him warm at night. I’m sure it gets cold sleeping naked outside all the time!

  2. Some great answers. That story about staring at the other guy in front of your husband..please as if they aren’t always staring at other women’s boobs. Hey maybe the guy was a werewolf in disguise. I wonder how Sean would feel if a werewolf swept you off your feet.
    Yeah, totally agree about the demon chewing on his ear. Ewww!
    Yep! I definitely want to keep reading this series. So much fun!
    I put the linky on my post today 🙂

  3. BWAHAHAHAHA! Seriously, your number 1 answer had me cracking up. If Hubs ever catches me even looking at guys, it’s a fight for the next month. No joke. That being said, I have had to get out of a sticky situation of the same caliber. Gotta love it. In all reality, it’s not our fault. We can’t help BUT look.

    I loved The Morrigan. I felt like her total insanity and creepiness fit well in the story. I don’t think the book(s) would have been as fun without her. I don’t know if you’ve read the other books, but you really have to check her out in the next one. Almost died laughing. She rocks in her total own homicidal way. 😀

  4. I’m hoping for some romance too. I think it’ll be quite lonely to be on our own for a really long time.

  5. It gives a whole new meaning to ‘getting your ear chewed off’.
    I love your answer to number 1, checking out the guy’s muscles/tats. If I just *happen* to be looking at somebody and get caught out – I always use the excuse ‘he’s got nice eyes!’
    Lynn 😀

  6. ROFL! I loved the muscle/tattoo story.

    If you find you have your dream were… ask him if he has a brother for me, will ya? LOL

    I also loved the part where he got his neighbor into trouble. I’m wondering if there is going to be a story with him. I still need to continue the series too. 🙂

  7. Hopefully you’ll have time to keep reading the series. Hexed is awesome!! Hammered gets even more paranormal and has an interesting story format that makes it worth the read. Hope you keep reading!!

    Nice call on the Atticus and Leif battle for best part of book! I agree!!

  8. I really liked his connection to the Earth. I mean he didn’t just fight for it, he wept for it too.

    You should’ve told your husband that you were doing research for a book. You needed to get the description of muscle arms just right. lol

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