Goblin Quest (Jig the Goblin, #1) in Into the Forest

Jul 09, 2010 Christine rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy-humor

It's Jig, not goblin.

Actually, it's Jig the goblin in the role of fairy tale Simpleton.

I've broken with D&D tradition and rounded up, in case anyone is keeping track, after all one review rounded down.

Goblin Quest isn't as polished as Hines' The Stepsister Scheme and it seems that Hines hadn't fully developed his style as of yet. In truth, some areas could use a tighter editor.

There, that's the bad stuff out of the way.

Hines is brillant. He's wonderful. He's cool. He's a D&D geek. The amount of ...more

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Jul 28, 2015 Fi rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, series, fiction, fantasy, pub-2006, read-in-2015, challenge-15-tbr-pile, june-15

I bought this book in 2008. Why did it take me 7 years to read?!?

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Mar 03, 2019 Mindy rated it liked it

It took me over 6 months to read this book. I’m so glad it’s done. I would say my real rating it 2.5 stars. It would be two, but I liked the Shadowstar storyline enough to raise it.
Many parts of the book were funny and creative, but the story dragged at parts. I’m just happy it’s over.

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May 25, 2008 Shereen Vedam rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

A really funny and engaging fantasy novel.

I got this from the library but I'm going to buy them all and they'll be going on my keeper shelf.

If you like light-hearted, funny fantasy, check out Jim Hines. ...more

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