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Storm Front by Jim Butcher

5 reviews

necroplasm's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

normally i quite enjoy grizzled sarcastic messy bitch detectives like harry dresden, but good LORD is this man constantly in need of a cold shower, it feels like for at least half the book every time a female character is in the scene he's using like,, the horniest descriptors he can use in a non-erotica novel, i nearly tapped out during his visit to that vampire woman's house because this guy is just TOO down bad. thankfully that stuff kinda slows down near the halfway point- at least it seemed like it did, maybe i was just getting used to it- and it wasn't as annoying to finish as i was afraid it would be. i'll check out the second book because i'm juuuuust interested enough in the setting to see where this could go, but GOD do i hope dresden starts being less of a horndog because i don't know if i can handle looking through his Womanizer Goggles for another book lmfao

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Murder, and Drug abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

jonwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was more entertaining than it had the right be. Honestly was thinking 3 stars, but have to admit compared to other books I’ve read recently it kept me reading past when I’d normally stop. Guess the best description I have is a guilty pleasure. 

Given the length of the series, this book seems structured as a tv pilot to introduce the world and status quo that I expect to be shaken later. I will say, some of the magic descriptions I found tedious when he seemed to described the science of it, I’d rather things just be given rules of what can and can’t happen, don’t ask me to think critically about fantastical things, I’d prefer to accept they happen and think about the story instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Death, and Blood

The main character can be seen to fit in the mold of noir hard-boiled detective, and comes equipment with the causal sexism that character type often entails.

ekcd_'s review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It was very plotty, but the characters are infuriatingly static. Aggressively unchanging, not nearly as charming as the author wants them to be.

It’s first of like twenty books, I certainly won’t be reaching for no2 right away but maybe if I get a slump or find it in a Little Library I’d keep it in reserves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Car accident, Drug use, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Vomit, Car accident, and Misogyny

cosmicquokka's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, and Mental illness

sexualedward's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Some people find the first few books sexist, but I see it as the main character being an “old fashioned” noir detective. It is presented as a flaw and characters do call him out (some being strong women). I will admit it could have been done better (particularly how women are written in the first books). If this doesn’t sound like something you’re cool with, take the author’s advice and skip to the fourth book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Cancer, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse