{"id":14503,"date":"2020-07-24T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=14503"},"modified":"2020-07-17T00:32:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T04:32:03","slug":"review-devils-bane-ken-macgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-devils-bane-ken-macgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Devil&#8217;s Bane: Tales of a Fourth Grade Warrior by Ken MacGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-devils-bane-ken-macgregor\/bane\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/bane.jpg?fit=334%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"334,445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bane\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/bane.jpg?fit=334%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/bane.jpg?resize=263%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of Devil's Bane by Ken MacGregor\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/bane.jpg?resize=263%2C350&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/bane.jpg?w=334&amp;ssl=1 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 85vw, 263px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Devils-Bane-Tales-Fourth-Warrior\/dp\/1735123307\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=devil%27s+bane+ken+macgregor&amp;qid=1594178715&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Devil&#8217;s Bane: Tales of a Fourth Grade Warrior <\/em>by Ken MacGregor<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedragonsroost.net\/Publications\/publications.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dragon&#8217;s Roost Press<\/a> (May 2020)<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>160 pages; $8.99 paperback; $5.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntonCancre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntonCancre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Cancre<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I know Ken MacGregor mostly for his harder stuff. That Burnt Fur, Sex and Centipedes stuff. I always liked it. He can be super abrasive, rambunctious, gross and fun while still keeping a fair amount of heart in the ordeal. But a middle grade book? I thought he was joking.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nope. <em>Devil\u2019s Bane<\/em> is a solid middle grade book about a fourth grader (Josh) who finds himself unexpectedly thrust into the family business of monster hunting. It\u2019s also a heck of a fun read for an older dude, too. Except when it isn\u2019t, but I\u2019ll get to that.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yes, it is aimed at a younger crowd. There isn\u2019t the sex, violence and creatively crude language I was used to from MacGregor. The word choices and sentence structure are simple. It works well for the expected demographic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It also moves like greased lightning. The action is heavy and fast. He also doesn\u2019t shy away from the crazy critters, since this is a tale of a monster hunter. And the characters are well rounded and fleshed out.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I will warn you that it gets a bit <em>Bridge to Terabithia<\/em>, but that is broadcast pretty early, so it isn\u2019t a surprise. It also deals with the loss of a loved one in a simple but honest and caring fashion. Just might be a bit too much for someone who has recently lost someone they care about.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you have kids, you can\u2019t go wrong with <em>Devil\u2019s Bane<\/em>. If you don\u2019t, but you like quick, punchy light horror, then you\u2019ll enjoy yourself as well. Even if you do cry occasionally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devil&#8217;s Bane: Tales of a Fourth Grade Warrior by Ken MacGregor Dragon&#8217;s Roost Press (May 2020) 160 pages; $8.99 paperback; $5.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Anton Cancre I know Ken MacGregor mostly for his harder stuff. That Burnt Fur, Sex and Centipedes stuff. I always liked it. He can be super abrasive, rambunctious, gross and fun while &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-devils-bane-ken-macgregor\/\" class=\"more-link button bg-gold white\">Continue Reading!<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: Devil&#8217;s Bane: Tales of a Fourth Grade Warrior by Ken MacGregor&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[80],"tags":[399,2070,1518,2071,79],"class_list":["post-14503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-anton-cancre","tag-devils-bane","tag-dragons-roost-press","tag-ken-macgregor","tag-reviews"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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