I'm a fan of the Iron Druid Chronicles, so it was almost a given that I should be similarly pleased with this book (though it doesn't necessarily follow, as we have all discovered to our occasional disappointment). And yes!

This book (1st in a series) is set in the same universe as the Iron Druid - our chief protagonist even met Atticus once, coincidentally and without drama, and recounts it as a little aside. Oh yes, that's one of the things I liked in this book - there are a few Interludes of a page or two, where a little backstory is given, or a snippet of interesting detail which could easily be left out of the plot but is really good to read. I also really like that our chief protagonist (yes, he has a name but it's unpronounceable unless you're Scottish, which reminds me of how I really like that Hearne gives us notes at the beginning about pronunciation of all the weird and wonderful etc .... but I suppose I ought to name our fellow - he's Aloysius MacBharrais, pronounced mac-vare-ish)

. . . I've lost my sentence there ...

Oh yes, I also really like that MacBharrais is an older man. NOT a 2000 year-old Druid, but an ordinary getting-on-a-bit Scots

... I'd like to have a successor soon, as I'm past sixty and rather wishing I could spend my time on sunny beaches or in sunny gardens, or indeed anyplace where I might see the sun more often.

I really his sidekick. I really like the fae creatures we meet. I really the humour and the action. And the idea of magic contained in the ink that is prepared and the way the words and symbols (yes, that's the sigils) are written is fantastic - what a terrific way to illustrate the power of the written word!