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A review by autogeek
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
3.0
This suffers a bit from the more-is-better Hollywood syndrome. This is a bit like those movie sequels where the producers/directors give you a whole lot more of what you liked in the first movie while sacrificing everything else.
There is just way too much going on in this book to be able to get your head around. And of course, this comes at the cost of pretty much everything else. Not that you have time to notice any of it (which is why the book gets 4 stars despite it all). Thankfully, Jim Butcher manages to tie everything together by the end so that it all makes sense, but only just. There are a few too many unanswered questions for my liking and some unsatisfactory and convenient coincidences that help the author resolve this monster of a plot.
Despite these though, there is no denying that the story is fascinating, fast paced and very intriguing. So even though there are quite a few disappointments, it isn't long before something else happens in the book which takes your mind off the flaws. So, lots of flaws, but still a fun read overall.
There is just way too much going on in this book to be able to get your head around. And of course, this comes at the cost of pretty much everything else. Not that you have time to notice any of it (which is why the book gets 4 stars despite it all). Thankfully, Jim Butcher manages to tie everything together by the end so that it all makes sense, but only just. There are a few too many unanswered questions for my liking and some unsatisfactory and convenient coincidences that help the author resolve this monster of a plot.
Despite these though, there is no denying that the story is fascinating, fast paced and very intriguing. So even though there are quite a few disappointments, it isn't long before something else happens in the book which takes your mind off the flaws. So, lots of flaws, but still a fun read overall.