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Entry tags:
Small Favor - Book Reveiw; Backup - Book Review
Title: Small Favor (Book 10/11 in the Dresden Files series)
Author: Jim Butcher
Number of Pages: 432
Genre: Mystery/Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Book Number/Goal: 43/50 in 2009
Review: I'm just going to cut right to spoilers here. This one really caught me off guard.
***SPOILERS BELOW*** Nooooooooooooooooooo! Michael has to be a Knight. He just has to! *pouts* OK, well, maybe he doesn't have to be a Knight of the Cross, but he (and Charity) still have to hang around. Thankfully Molly, and the host of enemies Michael made, make this convenient.
Murphy weilding the sword is KICK ASS awesome! If only she'd take it up.
I'm not sure how I feel about Dresen/Luccio. I keep picturing her in her old body, and for some reason I like that better. Young/Hot Luccio and Dresden just don't seem right somehow. Though, I still am holding out for Dresden/Murphy eventually.
I'm rather sad that the next book is the last one published. I don't want to wait until next April. Really, I don't think I can handle it. I know there is already one short story post TC out. Hopefully we'll get a second one before next April.
Title: Backup (Novelette in the Dresden Files series)
Author: Jim Butcher
Number of Pages: 72 pages
Genre: Mystery/Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Book Number/Goal: 44/50 in 2009 (I'm going to lump this novelette in with the 5 other DF shorts that I've already read - plus the one after TC that is waiting to be read - in to one "book")
Review: The book is from Thomas Raith's POV and it was quite interesting to see Harry through the eyes of another character. The (brief) plot held my attention, but was almost secondary to the humor and perspective on Harry. Quite a nice little "bonus" in the series.
Additionally, I tried to read the graphic novel "Welcome to the Jungle" but I find that I can't get into the comic format. I have a difficult time reading the panels. My husband, on the other hand, who has been reading comics for almost 30 years, found it quite enjoyable. I think I can get him in to the series via the comics. Yay!
Author: Jim Butcher
Number of Pages: 432
Genre: Mystery/Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Book Number/Goal: 43/50 in 2009
Review: I'm just going to cut right to spoilers here. This one really caught me off guard.
***SPOILERS BELOW*** Nooooooooooooooooooo! Michael has to be a Knight. He just has to! *pouts* OK, well, maybe he doesn't have to be a Knight of the Cross, but he (and Charity) still have to hang around. Thankfully Molly, and the host of enemies Michael made, make this convenient.
Murphy weilding the sword is KICK ASS awesome! If only she'd take it up.
I'm not sure how I feel about Dresen/Luccio. I keep picturing her in her old body, and for some reason I like that better. Young/Hot Luccio and Dresden just don't seem right somehow. Though, I still am holding out for Dresden/Murphy eventually.
I'm rather sad that the next book is the last one published. I don't want to wait until next April. Really, I don't think I can handle it. I know there is already one short story post TC out. Hopefully we'll get a second one before next April.
Title: Backup (Novelette in the Dresden Files series)
Author: Jim Butcher
Number of Pages: 72 pages
Genre: Mystery/Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Book Number/Goal: 44/50 in 2009 (I'm going to lump this novelette in with the 5 other DF shorts that I've already read - plus the one after TC that is waiting to be read - in to one "book")
Review: The book is from Thomas Raith's POV and it was quite interesting to see Harry through the eyes of another character. The (brief) plot held my attention, but was almost secondary to the humor and perspective on Harry. Quite a nice little "bonus" in the series.
Additionally, I tried to read the graphic novel "Welcome to the Jungle" but I find that I can't get into the comic format. I have a difficult time reading the panels. My husband, on the other hand, who has been reading comics for almost 30 years, found it quite enjoyable. I think I can get him in to the series via the comics. Yay!