A review by frogbone
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

this is a fun little book, and not a bad crack at hard fantasy for the Dresden Files guy. unfortunately, here are two things that ruin it for me:

1) he wrote this based on a bet that he received on a forum that he could not successfully combine "Pokemon" and "Roman legions" together in one book. this brings a lot of the decisions made in here into clarity, and not in a way that i really enjoy.

2) (CW: sexual assault)

Spoilerit features the most doggedly persistent attempted rapist i've ever seen in a book. i mean, this guy just won't go away. he's like the Michael Myers of raping. i hate it


unfortunately, these reservations kind of sink the book for me, and i would not recommend it.
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