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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
Oh Jim Butcher why?
I know people argue that you can’t dislike the entirety of something just cause you didn’t like a part of it. I say, just like a lot of things your enjoyment out of something is subjective. Some people get more pleasure from things than others, this for me is one of them.
I was really excited for this book. Peace Talks got me so excited but like many things this year, it ended up not being all that good.
Mind you I loved the first half. The action was well done. The setup was fun and interesting. The banter was that usual dresden files quick wit that I love.
However after THAT scene I just lost interest. My heart was broken. I sat and cried for two hours. I had to power through and the fights just made me more tired.
Sure I loved parts of this book and the action was great. There was just to much of it after that souls crushing middle that felt unneeded.
I’m glad people loved this book and had fun with it, I’m just not one of them sadly.
I know people argue that you can’t dislike the entirety of something just cause you didn’t like a part of it. I say, just like a lot of things your enjoyment out of something is subjective. Some people get more pleasure from things than others, this for me is one of them.
I was really excited for this book. Peace Talks got me so excited but like many things this year, it ended up not being all that good.
Mind you I loved the first half. The action was well done. The setup was fun and interesting. The banter was that usual dresden files quick wit that I love.
However after THAT scene I just lost interest. My heart was broken. I sat and cried for two hours. I had to power through and the fights just made me more tired.
Sure I loved parts of this book and the action was great. There was just to much of it after that souls crushing middle that felt unneeded.
I’m glad people loved this book and had fun with it, I’m just not one of them sadly.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
9.6/10
What's the point of free will, if not to spit in the eye of destiny ?
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What's the point of free will, if not to spit in the eye of destiny ?
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Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. The Red Court of vampires. The fallen angels of the Order of the Blackened Denarius. The Outsiders.
But this time it’s different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she’s bringing an army. The Last Titan has declared war on the city of Chicago, and has come to subjugate humanity, obliterating any who stand in her way.
Harry’s mission is simple but impossible: Save the city by killing a Titan. And the attempt will change Harry’s life, Chicago, and the mortal world forever.
“The real battle for your own soul isn't about falling from a great height; it's about descending, or not, one choice at a time.”
I'm not usually a fan of long drawn out battles in books, but I knew going into this one that it was what had to happen. This has been building up for a while and the big battle was finally here. I was expecting to have my heart broken, and it was, but not as badly as I thought it would be. That being said I am truly angry with the way one character went out. I mean really Mr. Butcher, why did you do this? But it's the mark of a good storyteller, when that storyteller can make you also laugh through the tough parts as well, and Jim Butcher is a master at that. I laughed and cried while reading this book. I was also elated every time one of my favorite characters showed up, and they pretty much all did make an appearance at some point.
The inclusion of the short story Christmas Day at the end of the book was nice. After everything that happened in the book, it helped to leave me with a warmer feeling. Now that this story arc has come to an end, it will be interesting to see what happens next.
Review also posted at Writings of a Reader.
But this time it’s different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she’s bringing an army. The Last Titan has declared war on the city of Chicago, and has come to subjugate humanity, obliterating any who stand in her way.
Harry’s mission is simple but impossible: Save the city by killing a Titan. And the attempt will change Harry’s life, Chicago, and the mortal world forever.
“The real battle for your own soul isn't about falling from a great height; it's about descending, or not, one choice at a time.”
I'm not usually a fan of long drawn out battles in books, but I knew going into this one that it was what had to happen. This has been building up for a while and the big battle was finally here. I was expecting to have my heart broken, and it was, but not as badly as I thought it would be. That being said I am truly angry with the way one character went out. I mean really Mr. Butcher, why did you do this? But it's the mark of a good storyteller, when that storyteller can make you also laugh through the tough parts as well, and Jim Butcher is a master at that. I laughed and cried while reading this book. I was also elated every time one of my favorite characters showed up, and they pretty much all did make an appearance at some point.
The inclusion of the short story Christmas Day at the end of the book was nice. After everything that happened in the book, it helped to leave me with a warmer feeling. Now that this story arc has come to an end, it will be interesting to see what happens next.
Review also posted at Writings of a Reader.
Entry number 17 (!) in [a:Jim Butcher|10746|Jim Butcher|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1400640324p2/10746.jpg]'s 'Dresden Files' urban fantasy series, although - like many other reviewers/readers - I feel it is only fair to point out that this is, in essence, the 'back half' of the previous ([b:Peace Talks|49381341|Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)|Jim Butcher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579336858l/49381341._SY75_.jpg|40515430]).
By which I mean it picks up almost instantly after the ending of the previous - which, correct me if I'm wrong, is also the first time Butcher has done so? - with Harry, Karrin, Lara and co racing back to Chicage from Demonreach island just as the Fomor launch their all-out invasion.
Cue roughly 300 pages dedicated solely to how that plays out. And I mean 300 pages of action scene after action scene, with all the drivers for the plot laid back in [b:Peace Talks|49381341|Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)|Jim Butcher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579336858l/49381341._SY75_.jpg|40515430]. The other 100 pages or so are the aftermath of this; the fallout, if you will.
Truth be told, you do tend to get a bit punch drunk after a while, which is why I haven't rated this as highly as I usually would for a Dresden Files story.
Well, that, and there's also a shocking event round about the halfway mark, which nearly had my jaw hit the floor ...
I think Jim Butcher had used the title '[b:Changes|6585201|Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)|Jim Butcher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1304027244l/6585201._SY75_.jpg|6778696]' previously, for book number 12 in the series. If that title hadn't already been taken, and if he had been looking for another title for this, it would have fitted like a glove.
By which I mean it picks up almost instantly after the ending of the previous - which, correct me if I'm wrong, is also the first time Butcher has done so? - with Harry, Karrin, Lara and co racing back to Chicage from Demonreach island just as the Fomor launch their all-out invasion.
Cue roughly 300 pages dedicated solely to how that plays out. And I mean 300 pages of action scene after action scene, with all the drivers for the plot laid back in [b:Peace Talks|49381341|Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)|Jim Butcher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579336858l/49381341._SY75_.jpg|40515430]. The other 100 pages or so are the aftermath of this; the fallout, if you will.
Truth be told, you do tend to get a bit punch drunk after a while, which is why I haven't rated this as highly as I usually would for a Dresden Files story.
Well, that, and there's also a shocking event round about the halfway mark, which nearly had my jaw hit the floor ...
I think Jim Butcher had used the title '[b:Changes|6585201|Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)|Jim Butcher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1304027244l/6585201._SY75_.jpg|6778696]' previously, for book number 12 in the series. If that title hadn't already been taken, and if he had been looking for another title for this, it would have fitted like a glove.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced