Not the best in the series. Next to nothing happens and it just feels like each chapter is an excuse for someone else to give Skeeve a lecture or have a discussion about the purpose of marriage or...

urgh...

And then at the end it previews the next book by saying "find out all the interesting stuff that was going on while all this boring stuff was happening!" ( )

I gave up halfway. I found the writing to be boring, the stereotypes, over the top, and the story itself to be stupid.

Generally, I don't think of Skeeve as a sexual person. The story of him being setup was rather annoying - and didn't really work.

I did like the bit about economics- I found it interesting, and can see it being used an introduction to managing money.

This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.leafmarks.tumblr.com by express permission of this reviewer. Title: Sweet Myth-tery of Life Series: Myth Adventures Author: Robert Asprin Rating: 3 of 5 Stars Genre: Fantasy Pages: 136 Synopsis: Skeeve must decide whether to marry the Queen of Possilton or take over the Kingdom. Goes on several dates to find out about women, brings the kingdom's finances up to snuff [with Bunny's help] and is generally very Skeeve-like. My Thoughts: Not as amusing as I'd hoped. Skeeve is really an idiot and sometimes that translates into "Hilarious" but other times it translates into "Skeeve is an idiot". This was one of those Idiot times. Skeeve is a great apprentice archetype, but he doesn't do well as the Leader. It is obvious that Bunny has a thing for him and somewhere in that tiny brain of his it seems that Skeeve has a thing for Bunny. But to drag the series out, nothing gets resolved, of course. Skeeve keeps getting limited by the choices presented to him. He forgets, doesn't realize, etc just how powerful he is and that he can make his own mold instead of conforming to the mold others have cast for him. He needs a stiffer backbone and some self-confidence. Asprin does write a funny story and parts of this were pretty good [the date with a vampire for one] and the whole thing with Gleep is good as long as you don't mind getting smacked across the chops with a foreshadowing glove [and for the most part, I don't. Smack away, sir, smack away]. I will be reading the next book very soon, as this one ends with Gleep apparently dead or dying with an arrow in him. Spoilered! [kind of like 'Arrowed!!!', for you Homestar Runner fans] " ( )

First, I have to say that Robert Asprin was an amazing author, and wonderfully inventive, and I'm sorry he's gone.

It took me an awfully long time to finish this. I'm still ambivalent about it. The book and storyline haven't aged well, or perhaps I've aged too much to appreciate it. I loved the first few books, and had only picked up the last few all at once, at a local used book store. The book ends abruptly, continuing on in Something M.Y.T.H., Inc. There had been another book written between the two (RA says that it was to get back into the swing of things because it had been so long), and I'm intending to read that (Myth-ion Improbable) next. After those two, I think I'm done.

Would I recommend this to someone? Only if they'd already read the others up to this, and had the sequel in hand to read also. It's a fun book, but the storyline is starting to show threadbare here. ( )

Quick read. Light. Amusing. Wise thoughts on marriage from a bachelor Troll. ( )