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Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

brodyd21's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

temp2792's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

aliceboule's review against another edition

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4.0

There is a lot to be said about Jim Butcher's ability to make such a, unique book.

Tavi is not your everyday hero; he doesn't have a fury
Spoiler although I kept waiting for him to develop some, and still am
and he isn't particular good at anything. But he WANTS. and TRIES to be MORE than he is. I love it.

And Bernahold is great. He's so steadfast and brave, I would follow him anywhere. Isana is his couterpart - loyal to a fault, and all she will not change for anyone. It's beautiful.

Basically the story is great, the characters multi-dimensional, and Butcher builds a world where magic is living - my favorite kind of music, so I may be a bit biased.

The only thing that I found a litttlee bit frustrating was that Butcher drops you into this world and lets you fumble about. I did not really understood what was happening until a quarter of the way through. And though it was frustrating to be muddling through, it was also a bit interesting. It made sure that you were actively reading.

So yes. If you were wondering whether to read Furies of Calderon , the answer is yes. Every time.

allisonhellmers's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

embereye's review against another edition

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4.0

Ok, so these books are not quite as good overall as the Dresden series, BUT very enjoyable regardless. It had a few moments where I laughed, there was good forward movement of action, there were some interesting bits of plot going on aaand more viewpoints. I just realized that one thing about these books that make them different is the third person viewpoint as opposed to the usual first person the Dresden series has. This makes it harder for Butcher to throw in his usually fairly hilarious inner monologue jokery. Still manages to throw in a couple zingers though where I was surprised and amused into guffawing.

callmecat's review against another edition

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2.0

When I read this in 2015 I read the whole series and I loved it. But re-reading it there is just so much vulgarity in it. They use substituted slang for the curse words so it's not that. It's the violence, abuse, slavery--especially when it's perpetrated against women--as well as the crassness with which its handled.

I guess the first time I read it I was like 'this badness really exists and I want to see people survive and overcome it' and now I've come across so much of it and the world is so bad in general that I can't stand reading stories with so much unpleasantness. Even if it is realistic. At first I continued on and re-read the 2nd book because I thought it would get better so I don't remember if it's in this book or that one but there is a line in it so disgusting that I felt physically sick. Yes, it's delivered by one of the bad guys. But UGH.

So I won't ever be able to re-read the series now and it has recolored my opinion of all of it. I can't recommend it anymore.

megadeathvsbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

Eh. I was curious. Butcher was challenged to write a series based on a mash-up of Pokemon and roman legions. He did a really good job actually, given the challenge, but I just didn't care too much for the characters.

yellauraya's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75 of 5 stars

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Oh, wow! That was one hell of a ride! So much has happened! I didn't think there was even a single time for the characters to take a break from all of that. It was very action-packed like, non-stop from beginning until the end, and that was what I liked the most about this. I was on the edge of my seat the whole way because of so much intensity. It felt like the whole book was a huge climax. But the battle part was what I've lived for! I literally cheered when the hordemaster Doroga made his appearance with Tavi and Fade in the middle of the hopeless battle. And Fade? I knew there was something more to him than he purposely let on. But I didn't guess what it was exactly until that scene!

Though this has its own flaws, this was still undoubtedly a very solid first book in a series! This kind of gripping and exciting book was what I've been looking for in a fantasy. I can definitely saw myself finishing this series!

ptothelo's review against another edition

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4.0

couldn't stop reading it. although compared to the dresden files, i like how the dresden files does more of a wrap up within each book

rollforlibrarian's review against another edition

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4.0

A great read, overall I prefer the Dresden Files but I'll definitely be reading on...