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mudder17 's review for:
Battle Ground
by Jim Butcher
OMG, this was so worth the wait! It was pretty much non-stop action from beginning to end. And just when you thought it had to be the end, something else would happen and you would be off again. These last two books, Peace Talks and Battle Ground, are really two parts of one big story. The story begins in Peace Talks, and although there are some things that are sort of resolved, it really does leave you completely hanging, although not in a cliffhanger way. My review of this book really pertains to both books as a whole, and I really loved it. I loved how there were many threads and events mentioned not just from previous novels, but also some of the short stories. And Mr. Butcher brought in just about every character, major and minor, who has previously played a role (assuming they're still alive). It was incredible just watching him pull together all these threads from the previous stories--it was much more impactful that way. You find out quite a few answers in this book, although there are definitely many more questions left, which sets everything up quite nicely for future stories to explore. I will give people a heads-up that there are a ton of battles in this book (it is aptly named) and I will also mention that I don't tend to love books that are full of battles. It's actually why I gave up on the Tolkien trilogy about 2/3rds of the way through the third book. Yep, I made it that far and finally had to throw in the towel because the battles were getting so tiresome. And yet, there were quite enough other things happening along with the battle that made everything feel more urgent and more important that kept me riveted. As is usually the case with Dresden, there is a lot of death and there were several times when I felt gutted (no spoilers), but there were also people (other than Harry) acting in such heroic ways that I got all teary-eyed. This book also included a bonus (to me, because I didn't know it was there) novella that shares a little bit more about the aftermath that had me sniffling. I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend this series to everyone, even if you have to work to get through the first 3ish books (which are weaker compared to the rest of the series). If you don't mind slogging through the first 3 or so (Harry is kinda whiny in the early episodes), the rest of the series is so worth it. It's been a real trip watching Harry grow and learn over these years! I look forward to many more books in the future!