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A review by jasper_a
Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
gosh. what do you even say about a book this far into a series?.. w/r/t anyone on the fence about reading Battle Grounds 🧐
initial thoughts: i kinda like Peace Talks more.. Butcher, more often than not, does a good job with fantasy action -- i think one of the moments that stand out the most to me is the battle sequence at Chichen Itza (sorry if i spelled that wrong). it was chaos and lots of threads happening all at once but i came out on the other side of that understanding everything going on. -- but the sheer scale of everything going on with the Battle for Chicago and the different factions... it felt so cumbersome. and what happened with Murphy.. (idk. i have some thoughts.) there were choices here which may pay off later down the line but i've never ACTUALLY been here in the waiting room with y'all. so there's that. the very last chapter had me really wide-eyed and shocked BUT those choices felt very natural if not unexpected.
i am undoubtedly going to continue with the series. 16-17 books deep and hearing Harry's voice in my head is very warm and snarky. he's an old friend that i am always happy to see.
initial thoughts: i kinda like Peace Talks more.. Butcher, more often than not, does a good job with fantasy action -- i think one of the moments that stand out the most to me is the battle sequence at Chichen Itza (sorry if i spelled that wrong). it was chaos and lots of threads happening all at once but i came out on the other side of that understanding everything going on. -- but the sheer scale of everything going on with the Battle for Chicago and the different factions... it felt so cumbersome. and what happened with Murphy.. (idk. i have some thoughts.) there were choices here which may pay off later down the line but i've never ACTUALLY been here in the waiting room with y'all. so there's that. the very last chapter had me really wide-eyed and shocked BUT those choices felt very natural if not unexpected.
i am undoubtedly going to continue with the series. 16-17 books deep and hearing Harry's voice in my head is very warm and snarky. he's an old friend that i am always happy to see.