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nicosta_music's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
In terms of the Harry Dresden Misogyny Meter, he was slightly more bearable than the previous book. He still kept making weirdly sexual observations and wore out the descriptor "feminine," but it felt easier to ignore his remarks. Maybe I've just been desensitized to his antics. I still have hope he'll grow out of it and join us in the 21st century.
Most of the reason I loved this book is probably that I'm a bit of a werewolf nut. I thought the various lores surrounding the werewolves in this book were really interesting, and trying to understand them while watching the different factions go at each other was a lot of fun. I also really liked having Harry as the narrator for the events of this book, since I thought he brought a good amount of emotional insight and humanity with his narration.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief
ameydireads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
The second book of the Dresden Files! It takes place after Storm Front and Harry Dresden starts on Murphy’s bad side. But she does call him to investigate another murder, one involving werewolves. And gosh, there are so many different types of werewolves! Dresden did not only learn more about werewolves, but was pushed to extreme lengths, mentally as well as physically.
"My magic. That was at the heart of me. It was a manifestation of what I believed, what I lived. It came from my desire to see to it that someone stood between the darkness and the people it would devour. It came from my love of a good steak, from the way I would sometimes cry at a good movie or a moving symphony. From my life. From the hope that I could make things better for someone else, if not always for me."
To top it off, he also learned more about his parents. He didn't get a lot of information, but enough to make him think. There is more to it than meets the eye.
“Your mother was a most direct and willful woman. Her loss was a great sadness to all of us.”
“Margaret Gwendolyn Dresden”
“Her coming was awaited with great anticipation, but the Dark Prince lost her, in the end.”
And the saddest part of this book is that the bad guys didn't start off with bad intentions. Their minds had gotten heavily influenced by those wolf belts.
"That was Denton, inside. A good man, jaded by years and poisoned by the power that had taken control of him, until that good man had been buried and only the filth and decay remained."
Harry also had a little taste of it when he had to wear the wolf belt.
"The curse came with two addenda. First it would be hereditary, passing down to someone new each and every generation. And second, that the cursed line of the family would never, ever die out, lasting until the end of days."
Does this mean that MacFinn's fiancée is pregnant or that the curse now jumps to the next available person in the family? Hmmm....
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
raesansom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction and Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Grief, and Death of parent
sexualedward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
sp2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Grief
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
As it is, I can’t give it a higher rating, specially since it was a disappointment for me. I really enjoyed Storm front and I was really intrigued by Fool Moon’s plot. Considering this I will continue with the series in hopes that Butcher’s writing will evolve when it comes to female characters.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Car accident
Objectification of female characters.angelareads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Confinement and Grief