A review by helena_g_reads
Death Masks by Jim Butcher

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

⭐️: 5/5

“ ‘For the good of the people, some must place themselves in harm’s way. Some must pledge their courage and their lives to protect the community.’ “

➡️ linear timeline 

👤POV: single first person  

🐎 Pace: medium

💭 Set sometime after the end of the fourth book. This was a very quick read to get through. Our narrator is wizard detective Harry Dresden while he works on private cases and for the city to solve mysteries and murders. 

What I liked:

• Characters from the first 2 books pop back in again 
• Some amazing new characters: Butters, Sanya, Shiro
• Knights of the Cross 
• Lots of Catholicism (as a Catholic I do find this to be a fun and interesting addition like demon possessions in horror movies)
• Bigger and badder demons
• Prophecies 
• 1 Spicy moment
• Duel showdown 
• That finale

What I wasn’t a fan of

• Minor things here and there

Overall, I got way more into this book than some of the last ones. Cameos with past characters in this one made it fantastic, along with the new characters we met that I just adored immediately. 

⚠️ gore