Three Half Goats Gruff by Kim McDougall
Book 0.5 in the Valkyrie Bestiary series
Narrated by Hollie Jackson
Genre: urban fantasy
Format: ebook & audiobook
Book 0.5 in the Valkyrie Bestiary series
Narrated by Hollie Jackson
Genre: urban fantasy
Format: ebook & audiobook
About Three Half Goats Gruff:
Is he a vampire? A shifter? Something worse? Thrown together to save a middle school from an infestation of satyrs, Kyra and the mysterious Captain of the Guardians share one heart-stopping night.
Critter wrangling rule #4: There isn’t much you can’t kill, confuse, or disgust with a can of bug fogger.
Source: Info in the "About Three Half Goats Gruff" was taken from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54858697-three-half-goats-gruff on 07/01/2024.
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My Thoughts:
Short and sweet.
Not much of a story. It tells of the meeting between Kyra and Mason. They fought a rock troll and saved the day. There were minor appearances of satyrs and a pink pygmy kraken, and that's it. For 52 pages long, that is a neat story. However, it is really, really short that I am not sure it warrants a review. The story is so short it does not give you much opportunity to judge the elements in the story like character development, etc. And because it is so short, there isn't much of a plot, either. It is so short that the story has ended before you knew it. You expect more pages because the ending does not really sound like an ending. Maybe because the entire story is just a little chunk of a bigger book. I am not really fond of tiny stories like this.
Hollie Jackson did a marvellous job of infusing life into an otherwise tiny chapter of a bigger book.
Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 3.5
Character development = 3.5
Story itself = 3
Writing Style = 3
Ending = 2
World building = 3.5
Cover art = 4
Pace = 3.5
Plot = 1
Narration = 5
Character development = 3.5
Story itself = 3
Writing Style = 3
Ending = 2
World building = 3.5
Cover art = 4
Pace = 3.5
Plot = 1
Narration = 5
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Meet The Author
About Kim McDougall:
If Kim McDougall could have one magical superpower, it would be to talk to animals. Or maybe to shift into animal form. Definitely, fantastical critters and magic often feature in her stories. So until she can change into a griffin and fly away, she writes dark paranormal action and romance tales from her home in Ontario, Canada.
The Narrator
About Hollie Jackson:
With over 600 audiobooks narrated and produced since 2013 (and no signs of slowing), multiple award-winning narrator Hollie Jackson has worked with both independent and USA Today bestselling authors across a wide range of genres. From fantasy, to sci-fi, paranormal romance, and beyond, Hollie's voice brings all manner of characters to vibrant, compelling life, allowing listeners to immerse themselves in the story.
Having grown up in a military family, always on the move, she found solace in the written word, both as a voracious reader, and a storyteller. Proficient in multiple accents and dialects, having studied with some of the top names in the entertainment industry, she firmly believes in delivering a quality performance each and every time she steps into her studio.
FTC Disclosure:
The ebook and audiobook were bought with private funds.
No money received for this review.
The ebook and audiobook were bought with private funds.
No money received for this review.
