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adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is considered one of the weaker Dresden books and I see why. It doesn’t have the same action and mystery the others have. It’s mostly build up. It’s the calm before the storm (the storm being Battle Grounds).
And it works. Reading this, I could feel tension in the air. Dominions are being set up for something big. Imagine seeing a tornado coming towards you over the horizon. That’s the feeling I got.
Overall, I really liked this book. It’s packed with my favorite things in stories: “Water Cooler Moments”, or just characters bantering with each other, and heavier, personal drama among them. Character moments, basically.
And it works. Reading this, I could feel tension in the air. Dominions are being set up for something big. Imagine seeing a tornado coming towards you over the horizon. That’s the feeling I got.
Overall, I really liked this book. It’s packed with my favorite things in stories: “Water Cooler Moments”, or just characters bantering with each other, and heavier, personal drama among them. Character moments, basically.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War