Reviews

Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher

songwind's review against another edition

3.0

I felt this was the weakest of the Codex Alera books. Though I enjoyed it, I was frustrated that nothing was really resolved by this book. I like where the story is headed, but this volume felt incomplete.

mlenore's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

aliceboule's review against another edition

4.0

I paused this series about a year ago, and I am no longer sure why.

Princeps' Fury has all the elements of fantasy that I enjoy most. The young untried general (although far more wetted now) and the dutiful mother, the sentient magic and swordmasters, as well as a daring quest and uncertain safety.

That being the case I can mildly predict the ending of the series, and it is not quite as dark as I would like. I will, however, certainly be reading to discover the end (maybe a little in the hopes that Butcher will surprise me).

jipni's review against another edition

3.75

Kind of a filler. 

lisade's review against another edition

3.0

Battle. Battle. Bit of plot exposition dialog. Repeat repeat repeat until epilogue.

karinlib's review against another edition

4.0

Another great entry in this series. One more to go.

imakandiway's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

minerva1's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

buckeyeordie's review against another edition

3.0

This book took a step back in my opinon. There were some clever parts by the characters that I appreciated. Seeing the characters get more powerful was great too. Some parts of the story feel shoe horned in though and seemed out of place. The sudden emergence of the vastness of the vord was a bit hard to swallow. The different vord forms and abilities are cool. It seemed to be boucing around too much and the amount of POVs seemed too much throughout this book. We get to see how it gets wrapped up though.

thebeardrew's review against another edition

5.0

I liked this book just as much as the others. The characters are cool, the team dynamics are great, the action is well written. This book also sets up for a really good final book in the series, and it looks like there will be some really cool lore stuff too.