Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6) by Jim Butcher
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Book Reviews of Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6)
Book Review: Best one of the bunch...so far
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, I stumbled upon the Dresden files last summer and quickly read through the first 5 books. This is the best of the bunch and you don't have to read all the others to enjoy this book, however, I think it's sacriledge if you do pick this up without reading the other. Jim Butcher does a good job just in making the book very self-contained, exciting stuff. I tried to pace myself with this one, but ended up finishing behind closed doors at my office when I should have been working. Great book!
Jim Butcher has an amazing skill, I think genius level on how to pace a book. From page one the pace of this book is outstanding. I can't remember the last book I read that didn't have a "slow part". I typically read from two points of view: wannabe writer and lifetime reader. Usually I tackle the reader side first and then, if worthy, go back a second time with a writer's perspective. I couldn't help but do both. This was just a FUN read. The story is interesting, great characterization, dialogue is snappy, at times contemporary but always on point. High on entertainment, good messaging about family and wanting of such. You will play this book like a movie in your head. You probably have ideas of current actors who could play the leads. When this does get the Hollywood TV treatment all I can tell folks is READ the books. It will make great TV/Movie but you can't appreciate the texture of a well written and paced book.
Well done Mr. Butcher. I highly recommend this book to those who are not into High Fantasy but more of an realistic urban fantasy.
Book Review: Fast paced, fun, and very entertaining!
Summary: 5 Stars
Halfway through reading Butcher's first Dresden novel, Storm Front, I bought the whole series. I couldn't put them down, reading the whole lot over just a couple of weeks. As with all his books, Blood Rites is fast paced, entertaining, and great fun. As Chicago's only professional wizard Harry takes on the cases that no one else can handle (nor would most want to). His juvenile wise cracks, self-depreciating humor, and overdeveloped sense of responsibility make a likeable hero out of a guy who'd be extraordinarily powerful if he could just get out of his own way.
This time the White vampire (incubus) Thomas asks our hero to put a stop to an entropy spell that is plaguing Arturo Genosa, his porn director friend before any more of his associates die from the curse. The plot has some interesting twists (e.g., revealing more about Harry's family history and blood relations) and the characterizations and dialog are up to Butcher's fabulous standards. Even the bit characters like the mercenary Kincaid are well developed and great fun. I suspect that the dog foreshadows interesting possibilities for the next book too. The relationship between Dresden and Murphy matures realistically and well in keeping with their personas.
Blood Rites is another outstanding tome in an incredible series. There are a whole lot of entries in the whole supernatural alternate reality genre thing, yet as other writers tend to become stale over time Butcher continues to crank out fresh, fascinating novels. Wholeheartedly recommended!
Book Review: Super installment in a super series
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say, I really enjoy this series. I look forward to every new episode, and this one was especially rewarding. I'm very glad to report that the quality of this series has stayed consistently high, and Butcher has been able to keep things fluid and interesting in Harry's life without getting either stale or outrageous.
"Blood Rites" had all the wise-cracking and rollicking adventure that I've come to expect in the complicated life of Harry Dresden (Proffessional Wizard). The story was particularly well paced in this book, with an excellent rise and fall and rise again in action. Butcher has a rather large cast of rotating secondary characters, and sometimes they can be a little overwhelming. The balance was perfect in this book. Thomas, Murphy, Ebaneezer and the ambigous merc (who's name is a blank at the moment!) are very well chosen for their roles in this story. They complement and support Harry's journey, meshing seemlessly into both the main and personal story threads.
I was delighted to see Murphy taking a big role in this book. She had some wonderful moments, and I loved to see her working with Harry.
If you haven't read this series, there is nothing to keep you from starting with this newest book. However, there are numerous references to events in previous books, and the entire series is so wonderful, I highly recommend you start with the first book "Storm Front" and read this quality series all the way through. Enjoy!
Book Review: ultimate amalgam of fantasy, horror, and mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
As the only wizard who outed himself, he has more business than he can handle even though many people do not believe that Harry Dresden performs real magic. White Court Vampire Thomas, who feeds on human energy instead of blood, has done Harry many favors over the years without asking for anything in return. So when Thomas finally needs Harry's help, the wizard drops every thing to assist his pal.
Porno movie producer Arturo Genosa has opened his own production company, but someone cast an entropy evil eye spell that kills the women around him. Harry is to protect the females while also discovering who is casting such a powerful and deadly spell forbidden by the Council of Wizards. Complicating the situation is the return of the bloodsucking Black Court vampire Mavra, who wants Harry dead. Since she has magical powers, she might succeed in drinking a bloody toast at Harry's corpse.
The sixth Dresden File is the ultimate amalgam of fantasy, horror, and mystery similar to the best works of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff. Harry suffers plenty of physical and ensorcelled trauma, but keeps on fighting as he believes in his cause. He also realizes that he really likes a certain pain in the butt Chicago police lieutenant so that in spite of the mundane and mystical assaults he feels pretty good about his life. Jim Butcher provides another triumphant tale that will garner him more readers wanting the next Dresden file.
Harriet Klausner
Book Review: Mommy was a traveling woman?
Summary: 5 Stars
To begin a book with daemons throwing flaming monkey excretions is rather humourous, one of the reasons I rather enjoy this series. A new character is added - a puppy with a sonic scream (he's a Tibetan temple dog), while Harry works on the set of a... Porn Movie? Um, yeah, I can picture his beet red face in my minds eye the entire time.
Three Courts of Vampires - Black Court (think Nosferatu, we want blood and guts), Red Court (Maquerade, Vlad Dracul, dressing gowns and balls, fancy junk, "ve vant yer blude"), and White Court (succubi, incubi, give us emotions type stuff). One of the White Court vamps asks Harry to work on Porn Movie protecting the actors and cast, a hex has been placed over the director and people have been dying all around the guy on his last few films. Couple problems, though, the White Court vamp has a sister, and she's hot (and a vamp), and has a thing for Harry (or could just be taking out a potential enemy). Red Court, Black Court and White Court vampires are also involved in a war, the Wizard White Council is attempting to keep the peace with the Wardens, but they are losing more than they can spare (and Harry's already been approached to take up the Gray Robes, by Morgan of all people). So the Vampires are warring against the Council, the Courts are turning on one another pretty readily, the wizards are barely keeping things in check, and the fear is that anyone can be suspected of anything and presumed guilty automatically.