Prince of Hazel and Oak - John Lenahan

Having returned to the real world from Tir Na Nog at the end of the last book, our hero Conor finds himself arrested for the murder of his father. When he explains to the cops that his dad is safe and well and enjoying life as king of a land of elves, imps and banshees they understandably think he is a nutcase. That is until he is rescued by Celtic warriors on horseback and taken back to Tir Na Nog, accidentally bringing a policeman with him. Once safely back in The Land, Conor finds that all is not well. His father is dying, the girl he loves is betrothed to another and a rather confused American cop is wandering around causing havoc. It falls to our young hero, and his band of friends, to find a cure for the king. On their epic journey they encounter one of the most mystical and dangerous races in The Land, the shapeshifting Pooka, and find their fates linked in ways they could never have imagined. The Prince of Hazel and Oak is a stunning fantasy adventure that takes fans of Shadowmagic further in to the land and brings back many of the favourite characters from the first book. 

My thoughts:

Oh Connor. Maybe you should have thought about that before you went back. You know the house is trashed and your dad gone. Duh! Of course they cops will take ya.

But he is saved and taken to Tir na Nog. His dad is in trouble. Kilty (no idea how to spell that) is still on the run. The lands needs saving.

I enjoyed this podiobook. Yes it took me 6 months, but that is cos I mostly listened while walking in my own, and I mostly walk with BF. But I could always jump right back into a chapter without an issue. I must have looked like a fool most of the time too. Giggling, laughing, smiling, putting my hand before my mouth and shaking my head. The narrator who is the author, just brings so much emotion into it, and Connor's witty way makes you smile.

This time we saw more of Tir na Nog and that was nice. It was quite the adventure, even if I saw a lot coming before Connor did. That poor silly boy. Oh and the way Essa was with him. You tried to kill him! Why are you angry at him! So yes he has some issues on the love front too.

Conclusion:

I'd love to hear more, but the last book was published 3 years ago. He was picked up by Harper Collins, so no more podiobooks. And I really do not want to read these books. I want to listen to them. So I will wait. I will probably forget about the series too, a shame really. 

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Audio, ? hours
Published April 28th 2011 by The Friday Project
Shadowmagic #2
YA, Fantasy

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-In Feb 20 2015 and 2 reviews

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Sat, 1 hour walk

Sun, 1.40 h walk

Mon, 7 km bike, 30 min walk, 45 zumba toning

Tue, 4 km bike, 1 hour yoga, 30 min walk

Wed, 4 km bike, 1 hour zumba, 30 min walk

Thu, 4 km bike, 30 min walk

Fri, 4 km bike, 40 min walk

Good week, but a week that made me tired. Everyone else at work was sick and I did infect BF, but I was never anything else than really fatigued.

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A dark-fantastic collection of seventeen short stories, seven poems, and four essays.

My thoughts:

A Preference for Silence

A story about how you should not be alone too long

Boxlunch

A hunt for a condom goes wrong

You know what, I do not remember all the titles.

There was this story about a cook preparing human flesh for alien invaders. 

Let's see what else. A story about if men had periods.

See this is why I hate anthologies. I never remember the titles, and the stories are so short, and there are so many so if I do not write it down I forget them at once.

But I do remember they were all funny and strange. The poems so far I have skipped.

Edit later:

Ok the end. And like I have said before, I can't remember titles or stories. I think I skimmed two, I skipped the poems but the rest were fun and macabre.

When it comes to anthologies I have to write down the title and what I thought at once, cos else everything goes into each other.

But, fun! 

Kindle Edition, 250 pages
Published (first published 2007)
Sci-fi and other genres
Own

Shadowmagic is a rip roaring fun fantasy adventure novel by John Lenahan very loosely based on Irish mythology where every chapter ends on the edge of a cliff (or at least a high curb.) Join Conor as he grapples with typical teenage problems like, how to deal with a father's high expectations, how to survive in the world on your own and how to woo a beautiful girl - that wants you dead. Shadowmagic a podcast novel for young adults from 12 to 112. 

My thoughts:

A podcast that I listened to, it took 2 months (oh me and audio ;) But it worked fine. I could just jump in even if I had not listened to it in a week. So that made it good.

It's about Connor who after someone trying to kill him, finds out that his dad is a prince from Tir na Nog. A land of magic. All those legends are true. And suddenly he is there too, people are trying to kill him, he is lost and what on earth is going on?!

I think the issue I have with pods is that after every chapter I heard the same thing, omg, dull, took so much extra time. But I wanted to know how it turned out so...

Second issue was that Connor had like a dream in every chapter, omg, enough.

But the rest was fun. He met friends. He had adventures. Good conquered evil and I will def listen to book 2. 

Audio Book, 278 pages
Published August 1st 2008 (first published July 1st 2008)
Shadowmagic #1
Fantasy
Own