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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
nymreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, and Torture
Moderate: Rape and Mental illness
thrabenvaliant'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Death
Look, he's fighting against monsters with very little regard for his life and weapons we've never even thought of. If you have things that you're uncomfortable with, they're probably in this book. That being said, if you've gotten to number three in the series, I don't think this will be any more upsetting than the first two.