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nicosta_music's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Even though I started reading The Dresden Files expecting to dislike it and ended up enjoying the first book, I have to say that Fool Moon really blew its predecessor out of the water. The stakes were higher, the pacing was more even, and the storyline was much more enthralling. I genuinely really enjoyed this book, and it would have been an easy 5 stars if not for Harry being the chauvinist he is.
In terms of the Harry Dresden Misogyny Meter, he was slightly more bearable than the previous book. He still kept making weirdly sexual observations and wore out the descriptor "feminine," but it felt easier to ignore his remarks. Maybe I've just been desensitized to his antics. I still have hope he'll grow out of it and join us in the 21st century.
Most of the reason I loved this book is probably that I'm a bit of a werewolf nut. I thought the various lores surrounding the werewolves in this book were really interesting, and trying to understand them while watching the different factions go at each other was a lot of fun. I also really liked having Harry as the narrator for the events of this book, since I thought he brought a good amount of emotional insight and humanity with his narration.
In terms of the Harry Dresden Misogyny Meter, he was slightly more bearable than the previous book. He still kept making weirdly sexual observations and wore out the descriptor "feminine," but it felt easier to ignore his remarks. Maybe I've just been desensitized to his antics. I still have hope he'll grow out of it and join us in the 21st century.
Most of the reason I loved this book is probably that I'm a bit of a werewolf nut. I thought the various lores surrounding the werewolves in this book were really interesting, and trying to understand them while watching the different factions go at each other was a lot of fun. I also really liked having Harry as the narrator for the events of this book, since I thought he brought a good amount of emotional insight and humanity with his narration.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Gore, Blood, Sexism, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexual content, Cursing, Kidnapping, Torture, Addiction, Confinement, Animal cruelty, and Grief
prashiie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“Murphy, it’s been nearly a hundred years since the wolf went extinct in most of the United States. You’ve got no idea, none at all, of how dangerous they can be.”
The second book of the Dresden Files! It takes place after Storm Front and Harry Dresden starts on Murphy’s bad side. But she does call him to investigate another murder, one involving werewolves. And gosh, there are so many different types of werewolves! Dresden did not only learn more about werewolves, but was pushed to extreme lengths, mentally as well as physically.
He'd almost died so many times in this book and even lost his magic temporarily.
"My magic. That was at the heart of me. It was a manifestation of what I believed, what I lived. It came from my desire to see to it that someone stood between the darkness and the people it would devour. It came from my love of a good steak, from the way I would sometimes cry at a good movie or a moving symphony. From my life. From the hope that I could make things better for someone else, if not always for me."
To top it off, he also learned more about his parents. He didn't get a lot of information, but enough to make him think. There is more to it than meets the eye.
“Your mother was a most direct and willful woman. Her loss was a great sadness to all of us.”
“Margaret Gwendolyn Dresden”
“Her coming was awaited with great anticipation, but the Dark Prince lost her, in the end.”
And the saddest part of this book is that the bad guys didn't start off with bad intentions. Their minds had gotten heavily influenced by those wolf belts.
"That was Denton, inside. A good man, jaded by years and poisoned by the power that had taken control of him, until that good man had been buried and only the filth and decay remained."
Harry also had a little taste of it when he had to wear the wolf belt.
"The curse came with two addenda. First it would be hereditary, passing down to someone new each and every generation. And second, that the cursed line of the family would never, ever die out, lasting until the end of days."
Does this mean that MacFinn's fiancée is pregnant or that the curse now jumps to the next available person in the family? Hmmm....
The second book of the Dresden Files! It takes place after Storm Front and Harry Dresden starts on Murphy’s bad side. But she does call him to investigate another murder, one involving werewolves. And gosh, there are so many different types of werewolves! Dresden did not only learn more about werewolves, but was pushed to extreme lengths, mentally as well as physically.
"My magic. That was at the heart of me. It was a manifestation of what I believed, what I lived. It came from my desire to see to it that someone stood between the darkness and the people it would devour. It came from my love of a good steak, from the way I would sometimes cry at a good movie or a moving symphony. From my life. From the hope that I could make things better for someone else, if not always for me."
To top it off, he also learned more about his parents. He didn't get a lot of information, but enough to make him think. There is more to it than meets the eye.
“Your mother was a most direct and willful woman. Her loss was a great sadness to all of us.”
“Margaret Gwendolyn Dresden”
“Her coming was awaited with great anticipation, but the Dark Prince lost her, in the end.”
And the saddest part of this book is that the bad guys didn't start off with bad intentions. Their minds had gotten heavily influenced by those wolf belts.
"That was Denton, inside. A good man, jaded by years and poisoned by the power that had taken control of him, until that good man had been buried and only the filth and decay remained."
Harry also had a little taste of it when he had to wear the wolf belt.
"The curse came with two addenda. First it would be hereditary, passing down to someone new each and every generation. And second, that the cursed line of the family would never, ever die out, lasting until the end of days."
Does this mean that MacFinn's fiancée is pregnant or that the curse now jumps to the next available person in the family? Hmmm....
One thing I really liked is that there are many references to some of the major events in the first book. This makes it much easier to continue the series after a break. Excited to further explore the Dresden Files.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
sexualedward's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Blood, and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, and Terminal illness
ggcd1981's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This is a bit of a rant. Usually I write reviews in my mother language, but when I rant, I do it in English (I have no idea why). First, I want to get something out of the way, the plot of this book is interesting, the mystery is good, the battles (these are small scale) are good. I liked all of that, but I can’t give this book more than 2.5 stars. That’s because the treatment of female characters is not anywhere near good. Yes, there are several female characters, some strong and with strong personalities. This could have been really good, BUT the OBJECTIFYING of those female characters is bad, really bad. I don’t think there were many scenes with female characters in the whole book where their appearance has not been addressed and referenced in some way. Every conversation, conflict, interaction of any sorts involving female characters had some remark about long legs, or sexy lips, or cute nose, or boobs, etc. All of those remarks had ZERO contribution to the scenes. They added nothing to plot, mystery, character, anything. As a woman, through the whole book I was trying to be patient, to let it slide because I liked the story, even if those remarks made me really uncomfortable. But when it came to the main conflict of the book, the culmination of the story, I could no longer ignore it and it pissed me off. It offended me not only as a woman but also as a reader. There was the protagonist, Dresden, finally confronting the antagonists in a desperate battle and through the whole scene Butcher kept making references to a female antagonist’s boobs. Here I was trying to feel immersed in the conflict but the tension was completely undermined by the several boob descriptions. My logic thinking could not forgive that someone faced with imminent death, outnumbered, outpowered, with the lives of others also on the line would have the time and the mind to focus on the opponent’s boobs…several times.
As it is, I can’t give it a higher rating, specially since it was a disappointment for me. I really enjoyed Storm front and I was really intrigued by Fool Moon’s plot. Considering this I will continue with the series in hopes that Butcher’s writing will evolve when it comes to female characters.
As it is, I can’t give it a higher rating, specially since it was a disappointment for me. I really enjoyed Storm front and I was really intrigued by Fool Moon’s plot. Considering this I will continue with the series in hopes that Butcher’s writing will evolve when it comes to female characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Objectification of female characters.chelseareads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Murder and Kidnapping
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