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dobbyssocks421's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
alanfollowsagraph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Cannibalism, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, and Sexism
tanman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Gore
Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder
nicosta_music's review against another edition
- 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
In terms of Harry Dresden and his misogynistic tendencies, he seemed to chill out a bit in this book when compared to the previous ones. I've come to expect that he'll start out every book by explaining to the reader how much he respects women (he does not, he's actually just a chauvinist as multiple characters tell him so) but after his opening monologue he starts acting relatively normal. Funnily enough, in Grave Peril I actually got more of a sense of author Jim Butcher's own internal misogyny with
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Overall, I thought this book was a really interesting addition to The Dresden Files because it started to explore more of Harry's fatal flaw, in that he has a strong sense of justice and is determined to always save everyone no matter the cost to him. I'm excited to see how the themes and world-building that were set up in this book continue to play out across its following installments.
Graphic: Drug use, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Confinement, Medical content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Gun violence, and Body horror
Minor: Death of parent, War, Addiction, and Self harm
emcl7weenie's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, and Physical abuse
sexualedward's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Misogyny, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexism, Kidnapping, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Minor: Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Grief, Stalking, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, War, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
gilnean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Violence, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Torture
Minor: Child death and Animal death
mhall77's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death