Tilduke reviewed Summer knight by Jim Butcher (Book four of the Dresden files)
Average
3 stars
This was an enjoyable read but my least favourite of the series so far.
Audiobook
Published 2008 by Buzzy Multimedia Publishing Corp..
Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a very powerful wizard and a dedicated private eye. He is also a wise cracking trouble magnet. Fueled by a tempest of guilt, sleep deprivation, malnutrition, bad temper and frankly awful personal grooming. Harry is hurtling toward oblivion. According to Harry that is nobody's business but his own. The Winter Queen of Faerie manipulates him into accepting a case to solve a murder and stop a war between the courts of Summer and Winter that could have literally earth shattering consequences. His own soul is up for grabs. Dresden must dig deep to discover that at time a willingness to accept a little help from your friends, be they a cub pack of werewolves, old loves in sheep's clothing, or a battalion of pizza loving dewdrop fairies, is a very good thing.
©2002 Jim Butcher (P)2006 Buzzy Multimedia
Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a very powerful wizard and a dedicated private eye. He is also a wise cracking trouble magnet. Fueled by a tempest of guilt, sleep deprivation, malnutrition, bad temper and frankly awful personal grooming. Harry is hurtling toward oblivion. According to Harry that is nobody's business but his own. The Winter Queen of Faerie manipulates him into accepting a case to solve a murder and stop a war between the courts of Summer and Winter that could have literally earth shattering consequences. His own soul is up for grabs. Dresden must dig deep to discover that at time a willingness to accept a little help from your friends, be they a cub pack of werewolves, old loves in sheep's clothing, or a battalion of pizza loving dewdrop fairies, is a very good thing.
©2002 Jim Butcher (P)2006 Buzzy Multimedia
Trae reviewed Summer knight by Jim Butcher (Book four of the Dresden files)
Review of 'Summer knight' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Decent enough, but I'm beginning to be overwhelmed by the flood of characters. So many people, that I'm not sure who is good or nefarious. Not enough of a downer to make me stop though.
Decent enough, but I'm beginning to be overwhelmed by the flood of characters. So many people, that I'm not sure who is good or nefarious. Not enough of a downer to make me stop though.
Kadomi reviewed Summer knight by Jim Butcher (Book four of the Dresden files)
Review of 'Summer knight' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Was a close call, I almost gave it 4.5 stars. This was the strongest book so far. With every book of the Dresden files you seem to get drawn deeper within the world of the Dresden universe. This one almost had an epic fantasy feel at the end, when the two Sidhe courts went to war. As a huge fan of the Changeling setting in World of Darkness, I really enjoyed reading about the Seelie and Unseelie courts.
Now if only we ever knew why Harry is so hated by the White Council. It can only get messier from here. I am enjoying the ride quite a bit.
The recurring characters were a nice touch, I enjoy Billy and his gang of pizza-eating, tabletop-playing werewolves.
There's very little not to love about this book. Looking forward to seeing what else Jim Butcher will come up with.
Was a close call, I almost gave it 4.5 stars. This was the strongest book so far. With every book of the Dresden files you seem to get drawn deeper within the world of the Dresden universe. This one almost had an epic fantasy feel at the end, when the two Sidhe courts went to war. As a huge fan of the Changeling setting in World of Darkness, I really enjoyed reading about the Seelie and Unseelie courts.
Now if only we ever knew why Harry is so hated by the White Council. It can only get messier from here. I am enjoying the ride quite a bit.
The recurring characters were a nice touch, I enjoy Billy and his gang of pizza-eating, tabletop-playing werewolves.
There's very little not to love about this book. Looking forward to seeing what else Jim Butcher will come up with.
Subjects
- Urban Fantasy
- Hardboiled Detective
- Contemporary Fantasy
- Noir
- Mystery
- Paranormal Investigation
- Wizard Protagonist
- Magic Realism
- Action-Adventure
- Chicago