Reviews

Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

ujh's review against another edition

1.0

What a piece of crap. I was so close to giving up on this series and I just managed to finish this third book.

The story is pieced together, the characters are one dimensional, and the main character isn't really likable.

If you want a series of good books in this genre check out the Ben Aaronivitch books, but don't waste your time on this one.

malykaofhearts's review against another edition

2.0

Love the audiobook reader. But, my god how many descriptions of brea$ts do we need every 5 minutes?? I know a lot of people say this is where things get better but this was just not it for me. The first two were significantly better to me. The plot was okay, but the conflict was always so conveniently resolved.

conprimo's review

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

adieboo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

serenarae_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

dinaana's review against another edition

mysterious

3.75

devonforest's review against another edition

5.0

So far I have LOVED every book in this series. Each one is separate enough that it doesn’t totally rely on the book before it. Which is good since there’s usually large gaps of time between when I read them. I feel like I’ve already mentioned everything that I love about these books in my reviews for the first two books.

spatsbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

lali0210's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

peterkeep's review against another edition

3.0

Probably my least favorite of the three so far. Still a fun, quick read, but the Dresden/white knight shtick was a little overdone here, I thought. I get that it's just a part of the character, but it does annoy me.

The actual plot was a little simplistic as well, compared to Fool Moon. I think it was a bit of a step back, but maybe was done to accomplish something specific -- namely, setting up a bigger arc for the next book(s). This was the first of the three with a lot of forward momentum at the ending, which is kind of nice.

I got bored with the ghosts and vampires here, probably because there really wasn't much introduced as new here. We've met the vampires, and the ghosts were about what we all would expect. It was nice to see a bit of the different Vampire Courts, but even that felt pretty expected.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of the White Council and the magical community as a whole, so hopefully the next few books show some of that off.

Anyways, overall this was still enjoyable, but a bit dull in comparison to the second book (my favorite of the three).