Maybe it is because I loved it so entirely that I’m not sure how to put my feelings about it into words. This isn’t because it’s a bad book – make no mistake, I completely and utterly loved this book. I’ve been done with this book for almost a week now, and I’ve set it on my desk with the sole intention of sitting down and reviewing it, yet I can’t seem to bring myself to actually write about it. Life as Wednesday’s bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined – it is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own.Īmerican Gods is one of those books that I can’t stop talking about but can’t seem to bring myself to review. A trickster and a rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow’s best friend are killed in an accident.

A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. Summary (from back cover): Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana.

American gods book series