Eat, Slay, Love

The Good Guys, Book 10

By: Eric Ugland

Narrated by: Neil Hellegers

An endless night, full of hungry shadows.

The most dangerous night of the year is upon Coggeshall. Fiends' Night, when the boundary between Vuldranni and hell is the weakest.

And so hell comes out to play.

To survive the night, Montana must put his entire holding on lockdown and turn hastily made cave apartments into an actual, inviting home for thousands of Coggeshall residents. Most of whom don't really know or like each other. And all of whom have different ideas of what needs to be done on Fiends' Night.

So, intent on becoming the duke his people deserve, Montana spends the night flitting about Imperial balls, handing out gifts to children, squeezing through kobold tunnels, and building with the dwarves. It's his hand-shaking, baby-kissing time to shine.

Oh, except that The Master he just took care of in Osterstadt? That was the wrong one.

The real Master is hiding in Coggeshall, and Montana has to catch him before the entire holding becomes his dinner.

©2021 Eric Ugland (P)2021 Tantor

Lost some of its verve

Eric Ugland crafts another entertaining addition to the series and while there was some movement in the story, it also had a filler-novel quality to it. There were loses of comrades, defeat of a major enemy and the introduction of another significant enemy and faction that materializes late in the book. This late introduction limited the time to gain much backstory or battling exposure. Also, the "Love" part of the title was misleading in that it hadn't bloomed with Montana and with others it wasn't clear if it was love or just a lustful relationship.

Still, I enjoyed the novel and look forward to the next book in the series.

Neil Hellegers' performance was as flawless as I've come to expect.

Slime!

Eric Ugland treats Montana like a combination of Stretch Armstrong and Slime. I’ve never seen an MC shit on so often and so literally and I love it. He always comes out on top covered in nasty. I also love the fast-paced, non-stop snark read by Neil Hellegers. These are the best kinds of books. Pure fun, beginning to end.

Really good - More!

Every time I finish a book in this series I'm like "Damn It, Now I have to wait for the next one!"

More. Please!

Better and better

Well done. Keeps getting better
I really enjoy the plot and the characters
It’s always a good challenge and a good twist

The Adventure Continues

The Master is in Montana’s duchy and he has to figure out how to expose him. And while he’s at it, it’s the night of the year when all the demons come calling. Lots of tension, lots of fighting, and frankly, an important moment of character growth.

This story is also useful for reminding us of the seemingly dozens of groups of people that Montana has invited into his duchy. Most of them don’t like or trust each other, but somehow he keeps making it all work.

This one has a very solid ending.