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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Always a thrilling read. A bit few too many Deus Ex Machina bits at the end for my taste but many griping plot turns and emotional parts tucked into all of the action.
The best part about rereading this series has been the chance to notice all of the foreshadowing that Butcher built into the series.
This review will be for the first... 10...? or so books in the series. It starts of pretty great. I love the throwback to the old gum-shoe schlock in the modern setting, with an urban wizard as the main character. Lots of fun. The first few were pretty enjoyable.
Then... I don't know. I guess I just got fed up with it. Book to book, I enjoyed less and less. Eventually I get to the point where I'm 9 books in and Harry is describing his car for the thousandth time, and his friend, and her mental state, and what she's wearing, and how he can't be around electronics... And it goes on and on and on with things he's said in EVERY. SINGLE. BOOK. As if the author expected that you just skipped over the previous entries, so needed to make sure you knew all the things you may have missed.
And Harry kind of goes from being this old tired detective type to a typical niceguy. I think author was riding the line since the start and just jumped over and set up camp. One of the books is literally called "White Knight."
The audiobooks are amazing though. If you enjoy the books, you'll love the audio versions, and they were a large part of why I kept going.
Then... I don't know. I guess I just got fed up with it. Book to book, I enjoyed less and less. Eventually I get to the point where I'm 9 books in and Harry is describing his car for the thousandth time, and his friend, and her mental state, and what she's wearing, and how he can't be around electronics... And it goes on and on and on with things he's said in EVERY. SINGLE. BOOK. As if the author expected that you just skipped over the previous entries, so needed to make sure you knew all the things you may have missed.
And Harry kind of goes from being this old tired detective type to a typical niceguy. I think author was riding the line since the start and just jumped over and set up camp. One of the books is literally called "White Knight."
The audiobooks are amazing though. If you enjoy the books, you'll love the audio versions, and they were a large part of why I kept going.
Just wow...wow. Wow. WOW.
This book hit like a friggin truck! From the very first chapter to that absolute cliffhanger ending, Changes did not let up. It is just one whammy after another and my heart goes out not only to other fans of this series, but to my boy Harry Dresden as well. This was a grim reminder that Jim Butcher is not afraid to bring the proverbial hammer down upon these characters and in this instance I was genuinely afraid of what was going to happen. So much crap rains down on Harry in a devastating downpour of one difficult choice after another and it just so happens that no matter how good his intentions, misfortune follows. This book literally broke me in such a permanent way that I am officially declaring Dresden has rightfully earned its place in my top fantasy series of all time.
This book hit like a friggin truck! From the very first chapter to that absolute cliffhanger ending, Changes did not let up. It is just one whammy after another and my heart goes out not only to other fans of this series, but to my boy Harry Dresden as well. This was a grim reminder that Jim Butcher is not afraid to bring the proverbial hammer down upon these characters and in this instance I was genuinely afraid of what was going to happen. So much crap rains down on Harry in a devastating downpour of one difficult choice after another and it just so happens that no matter how good his intentions, misfortune follows. This book literally broke me in such a permanent way that I am officially declaring Dresden has rightfully earned its place in my top fantasy series of all time.
Wow! Best so far. I swore I would take a break from this series after this one but I am afraid I’m going to have to break that promise. On to the next!