Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11) by Jim Butcher
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Book Reviews of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)
Book Review: An Old Friend
Summary: 5 Stars
Harry Dresden is just an old friend to me, and I adore picking up the books for a quick, easy, and always entertaining read. This one was absolutely no exception.
I enjoyed seeing the return of the werewolves, the play of the White Court, and the always entertaining Toot-Toot. I loved getting greater depth to Morgan, and I'm really getting to enjoy Molly as a character and see her development.
I also have to hand it to Butcher as a writer. He's given me one of...more Harry Dresden is just an old friend to me, and I adore picking up the books for a quick, easy, and always entertaining read. This one was absolutely no exception.
I enjoyed seeing the return of the werewolves, the play of the White Court, and the always entertaining Toot-Toot.
I loved getting greater depth to Morgan. I'm really getting to enjoy Molly as a character and see her development.
I also have to hand it to Butcher as a writer. He's given me one of my favorite lines, ever, in a book--regarding the nature of both love and hope--and proving that it's possible to write simply, but also write deeply.
Book Review: Turn-around
Summary: 5 Stars
Morgan appears on Harry's doorstep with proverbial knife in his hand and corpse at his feet kind of an open and shut case naturally Harry is up to the challenge.
If you're like me and you were apprehensive about this installment of the Dresden Files don't be. With Small Favor I thought Butcher took a wrong turn towards Deus Ex. Machina Harry Dresden/Superman syndrome. The author is back in true form here the stakes are high the players are real and Harry has to team up with Morgan of all people to catch a traitor that threatens to tear the White Council apart in open civil war. There are also some interesting revelations that will no doubt prove important in future novels and you can't really say anything bad about a book that has both Toot-Toot and the shape shifting Alpha's in it.
Overall-When all of these factors are combined you get a back in the series that is the best since Proven Guilty well worth the read.
Book Review: Butcher...you SLAY me...
Summary: 5 Stars
I admit I got hooked on the Harry books in a backward fashion. My daughter got me hooked on the Sci Fi channel show...and i couldn't resist. Some books are literary crack...you start reading, you get hooked...and you then become a pitiful geek waiting around for the Next Fix.
I got to book 11 without ever thinking..."Hmmm...getting a little weak, there bucko". Nope...Butcher has his stuff DOWN. More Bob...oh pretty please?
In this visit to Harry's World (Chicago), he faces the most difficult task anyone can deal with. He has to protect, and defend someone he hates...who has tried to kill him more than once. Even the best person in the world could be excused for thinking..."Tough...you're on your own, fella!" But Harry rises to the top. I don't want to add spoilers---suffice to say if you've gotten past the first couple, you are also waiting for the next fix...and this one is worth it.
Loving it...
Book Review: Jim Butcher is awesome and so is Harry Dresden
Summary: 5 Stars
Turn Coat was...well, great.
Butcher did a fantastic job of weaving the overall plot of the series into this episode of it without losing focus on the events that were immediately happening.
Not to mention, I found myself the whole time thinking: hey, how is Harry getting into MORE trouble than he's been in in all the previous books.
The beautiful thing is that, in Harry's world, the events that carry him into such multitudes of trouble are believable. It's tough to maintain suspension of disbelief when you get into trouble like Harry, but Butcher pulls it off.
I've tried to write this completely without spoilers and just general comments. So, if you REALLY want to know how the book is...read it, any Dresden fan won't be disappointed.
If you haven't read the series: GO BUY STORM FRONT. It's imperative that you start from the beginning, and Storm Front is the first in the series.
Book Review: 11th Book in the Dresden Files
Summary: 5 Stars
Harry Dresden is Chicago's only resident wizard listed in the phone book. When Morgan shows up at Harry's doorstep asking for help hiding from the Council, it's the last place the Wardens will look for him. But while believing Morgan's story, Harry not only puts himself in danger but everyone he cares about as well. Someone in the Council is pulling strings and trying to cause chaos within, and will stop at nothing to recapture Morgan.
This may be my favorite in the series so far. Harry has to shelter the person he dislikes most in the world. The suspense is amped up, since there is an obvious traitor in the midst of the White Council. The action is practically non-stop. And of course, the fabulous cast of characters, both good and bad, lay the foundation for an exciting story and a great climactic ending.
Some of Harry's relationships will change forever. But nothing is ever easy for this tortured wizard.