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Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

5 reviews

savanname's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Great intro into the world setting, characters, and the beginning of their state of emergency. As great as this book was, I was surprised to find it wasn't the best of the series as kept reading the rest. So character development starts here, but continues through the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Sexual content and Slavery

iono's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, and Infertility

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Trafficking, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Body shaming, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Infertility, and Vomit

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

I have so many issues with this book.

Where to start?  I think the whole 600+ pages covers roughly two days (maybe up to four or five, but definitely not even a whole week).  Yes, it's multiple POV, but I think part of the problem was that it was sooo long.  It seemed like half the time it was the person trying to guess and analyze what another person would do, then next chapter we get the other POV and they are doing the same thing.  Later in the book there were some better interactions with show don't tell, but it was pretty rough overall.  I considered DNF many times through the book and I think by the time I got to the 50% marker, was when I began to hate read it.  I'm talking about when you highlight and comment sarcastically about all the WTF moments and the convenient plot armor at just the right time.

There was no real consistency in the "magic system", like can all of the elemental furies (which I struggled to no read as furries the entire book) alter emotional states?  Like, the firecrafters, sure I can see the hotheaded type emotions making sense, but like watercrafters feel all emotions, and then an earthcrafter can also stoke the flames of passion?  It seemed like whatever was convenient at the time was what that person would be able to do with their fury.

While on the subject of passion - TW for gang rape.  Gross.  Why is rape such a common theme in fantasy?  It is desensitizing and that whole small plot line was dumb in the first place.

The romantic pairings were also very problematic for me.  So much cheating , and then Isana is like, maybe early 20s (referred to as a girl and young woman multiple times) and she is insta-infatuated with an older man who is in his 40s (but don't worry, he looks younger so it's fine when they make out multiple times through the book.  Blech.).  As for Aldrick and Odiana, they seem to oddly have the healthiest relationship?  In like a super creepy way since they are both obsessed with killing.

Will not be continuing with the series even though I've heard this is the worst book and it gets so much better.  No thank you.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Torture, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Animal death, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Slavery, and War

romiress's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I loved this series when I first read it, but I'm a bit more iffy on parts of it now. The main 'romance' feels forced and frankly awful, and there are a lot of bits that make me squint. The battles, though - some of the best battle writing I've read in ages, and I LOVE the way the magic system is handled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, Trafficking, Murder, Death, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Misogyny, Confinement, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content