siu_rose 's review for:

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

3.0

adventurous funny mysterious 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: No

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A solid read, fun but not outstanding. I am rereading the series and going out of order because of library availability, so I read this one after several later books. And it feels like this one has a little less depth to most characters than others; and perhaps because it’s the first, it has to spell some things out. Like it is something drawn in big fat marker strokes instead of a finer pencil drawing. Also I think Harry’s thoughts on women are more realistic later on. I would also say this one is more focused on the investigative/mystery side of things compared to later things that deal more with overarching magic world.