Reviews

Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

bookishpositivitea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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? No

3.5

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

4.0

First read in May 2102: Original review below.

The books are excellent commute books. I also love that, having watched Buffy & Angel since my original read I now know that James Marsters just uses a more American version of his Spike voice for Thomas. Who is one of my favorite characters.

Original Review:

In hindsight, I know my feelings on Grave Peril are mixed, but it is hard to articulate why. The book felt jerky, unglued. I think perhaps the attempt to bring together a vast scale of characters did not work out as it should. I know it is absurd to complain that a Dresden book felt implausible, but it did.

3.5 stars.

yodamom's review against another edition

5.0

Ah, fantastic book, poor Harry he has nothing but trouble in this book. He finds love,but can he keep it ? My favorite of the three I have read.

m_frank's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

3.0

dkadastra's review against another edition

3.0

Another solid entry that moves the story along until the series really starts picking up with the next book. Introduces Michael and his family, who are integral to the series as it progresses. Michael is one of my favorite representations of a Christian in fiction. He embodies what a Christian should be, and isn't a legalistic/holier than thou character, which seems to be the norm in how they're represented in secular fiction, so I personally appreciated that.

radianrad's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

kellegirl's review against another edition

4.0

Jim Butcher really wraps you in his story. His graphic descriptions and wonderful character development help the reader enter the story. I'm not a big wizard or vampire person so that aspect didn't appeal to me so much but I was fascinated with how he intertwines the concepts of magic, Christianity and faith. I listened to this book through Overdrive from my library and the narration by James Martsters ("Spike" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) was awesome. Definitely worth a read.

c_bee15's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.25

priya_amrev's review against another edition

2.0

I’m continuing these only bc the stories are somewhat interesting - I have no actual engagement with the MC
this is really embodied by the fact that I give 0 fucks that he is far from the most powerful character in the book
They are a little funny tho occasionally

rachelguy72's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A great forward by Jim Butcher, this book really hit its stride for this series. I’m excited to continue with more!