Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)

Posted on 09 February 2017 by Jim Butcher

Harry Dresden WizardLost Items Found Paranormal Investigations Consulting Advice Reasonable Rates No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.Business has been slow Okay, business has been dead And not even of the undead variety You would think Chicago would have a little action for the only professional wizard in the phone book But lately, Harry Dresden hasn t been able to dredge up any kind of work magical or mundane.But just when it looks like he can t afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise.A brutally mutilated corpse Strange looking paw prints A full moon Take three guesses and the first two don t count Read Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) By Jim Butcher – kino-fada.fr I ve been told this series gets good at book three Someone else said book four Another, book six.I promised to read until book seven, and I will But Harry is seriously, seriously shitting me.Harry Dresden is a Wizard private eye who works largely with the Chicago police department s Special Investigations officer, Murphy.He has the most over developed Hero complex of any protagonist I ve ever read, to the point of ridiculous I m almost wondering whether his subconscious is guiding him toward I ve been told this series gets good at book three Someone else said book four Another, book six.I promised to read until book seven, and I will But Harry is seriously, seriously shitting me.Harry Dresden is a Wizard private eye who works largely with the Chicago police department s Special Investigations officer, Murphy.He has the most over developed Hero complex of any protagonist I ve ever read, to the point of ridiculous I m almost wondering whether his subconscious is guiding him toward some kind of dramatic suicide which would make this novelinteresting if that were true image error Although, Dresden isn t the only infuriating character in this book The plot...Reviewed by Rabid ReadsBR with my peeps at Buddies Books and BaublesSpecifically Robin Bridge Four , Jennavier , Jenny , Lila , oOSarahOo , Sh3lly Not all those who wander are lost , and Steven I don t know if it was the lowered expectations from being told by every friggin body that DRESDEN doesn t start getting good until book 3 or 4, or if it was how much cooler the book was than the TV episode based on this same installment, or something else entirelyThe why doesn t r Reviewed by Rabid ReadsBR with my peeps at Buddies Books and BaublesSpecifically Robin Bridge Four , Jennavier , Jenny , Lila , oOSarahOo , Sh3lly Not all those who wander are lost , and Steven I don t know if it was the lowered expectations from being told by every friggin body that DRESDEN doesn t start getting good until book 3 or 4, or if it was how much cooler the book was than the TV episode based on this same installment, or something else entirelyThe why doesn t really matter, what matters is the outcome, and the outcome is that I thought this book was fan friggin tastic.FOOL MOON was a vast improvement from STORM FRONT Harry waswinsomely Harry, and while still occasionally awkward, after the first 25% or so, it petered off considerably In the end, I was completely won over by his adorkableness I...3.5 stars I looked up through the clear night at the almost full moon Werewolves jumping through windows at gangster s lackeys in unfinished restaurants A mangled corpse in the middle of a blood drenched floor Berserk FBI field agents drawing guns and shooting to kill A little kung fu, a little John Wayne, and a few casual threats.So far, I thought, my nerves jangling, just onenight on the job.Ah, the Dresden Files Modern day pulp fiction, and yet so fun to read.Harry Dresden s career 3.5 stars I looked up through the clear night at the almost full moon Werewolves jumping through windows at gangster s lackeys in unfinished restaurants A mangled corpse in the middle of a blood drenched floor Berserk FBI field agents drawing guns and shooting to kill A little kung fu, a little John Wayne, and a few casual threats.So far, I thought, my nerves jangling, just onenight on the job.Ah, the Dresden Fil...Today is your lucky day Yes it is Want know why Well this was going to be one of my never ending, ever rambling reviews This was going to be an ode to the awesomeness that is Harry D I was going to go all blah blah blah this is fantastic, blah blah blah this is so cool, blah blah blah Harry D I love you even though you re not an asshole, blah blah blah I love what you do with your staff, blah blah blah blah blah blah on you But I won t Because as much as I love Harry I don t have t Today is your lucky day Yes it is Want know why Well this was going to be one of my never ending, ever rambling reviews This was going to be an ode to the awesomeness that is Harry D I was going to go all blah blah blah this is fantastic, blah blah blah this is so cool, blah blah blah Harry D I love you even though you re not an asshole, blah blah blah I love what you do with your staff, blah blah blah blah blah blah on you But I won t Because as much as I love Harry I don t have time for this Because this Can t put it down Not humanly possible So you re about to get the condensed version ...This was an alright read but not one that has left me eager to tear into the next 13 books already published in this series There was quite a bit of world building, especially about werewolves, but I didn t find it particularly immersive Like in the first book Butcher s attempts to integrate fantasy into the modern world feel kind of forced and these 2 worlds still don t relate to each other in a believable or compelling way I also struggled with the characters in this one Harry was frustrat This was an alright read but not one that has left me eager to tear into the next 13 books already published in this series There was quite a bit of world building, especially about werewolves, but I didn t find it particularly immersive Like in the first book Butcher s attempts to integrate fantasy into the modern world feel kind of forced and these 2 worlds still don t relate to each other in a believable or compelling way I also struggled with the characters in this one Harry was frustratingly self righteous and Murphy was annoyingly judgmental and their tense, mistrustful interactions left m...Update 03 11 11 2 So my last update was hastily written, and in anger Now that I ve had time to cool off and think clearly I m feeling bad So here s another, less in your face way of saying it Warning this review contains cheekiness Please do not be offended or take this review too seriously as it is meant in jest If you are a serious Dresden fan this review is probably not for you So you should just read another review, k Have a nice day Update 03 11 11 I ve pretty much had it with Update 03 11 11 2 So my last update was hastily written, and in anger Now that I ve had time to cool off and think clearly I m feeling bad So here s another, less in your face way of saying it Warning this review contains cheekiness Please do not be offended or take this review too seriously as it is meant in jest If you are a serious Dresden fan this review is probably not for you So you should just read another review, ...Well, I ve copied my review from two years ago below, and I feel like it is pretty much on point with how I feel after reading the book a second time Not really sure if I need to say muchThe only parts I really enjoyed were the scenes that alluded to Harry s past I m sticking around forof that down the road, I hope The first half wasn t bad, and the book actually felt like it ended halfway through It should have ended there There s a big scene in the middle followed by a whole Well, I ve copied my review from two years ago below, and I feel like it is pretty much on point with how I feel after reading the book a second time Not really sure if I need to say muchThe only parts I really enjoyed were the scenes that alluded to Harry s past I m sticking around forof that down the road, I hope The first half wasn t bad, and the book actually felt like it ended halfway through It should have ended there There s a big scene in the middle followed by a whole chapter of Harry talking to himself After Harry talks to himself, the book kind of resets and goes off into another, evenridiculous, story arc I think Butcher just tried to do too much here There were too many ...A gruesome murder comes along, and Harry Dresden s expertise is needed A brutally mutilated corpse Strange looking paw prints A full moon.I really liked the first book of the series, and I was expecting a lotfrom this The premise screams werewolves, and that s actually my favorite supernatural creature Werewolves are badass and ruthless, but once again, Butcher had his own take on the supernatural He sort of mellowed it down, and made itrealistic I don t hate his imaginative t A gruesome murder comes along, and Harry Dresden s expertise is needed A brutally mutilated corpse Strange looking paw prints A full moon.I really liked the first book of the series, and I was expecting a lotfrom this The premise screams werewolves, and that s actually my favorite supernatural creature Werewolves are badass and ruthless, but once again, Butcher had his own take on the supernatural He sort of mellowed it down, and made itrealistic I don t hate his imaginative take on supernatural creatures, but I like gut wrenching action This lacked the action that it needed, and the plot seems a bit mediocre.I wantedof Dresden and Murphy, but right from the start of the novel Murphy already shunned Dresden We get a bitof Susan here, but I don t foresee me growing on Susan The main antagonist here ...Back into the world of Harry Dresden through another excellent audio book presentation Between Fool Moon and Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, I ve been reading about werewolves a lot Not that I m complaining.The interesting premise of this book is that there are multiple ways to become a werewolf and it explores the problems associated with each I enjoyed the juxtaposition and creativity the author showed in developing the different types I always assumed a werewolf was just an unfortunate who rece Back into the world of Harry Dresden through another excellent audio book presentation Between Fool Moon and Scarlet by M...It isn t enough to stand up and fight darkness You ve got to stand apart from it, too You ve got to be different from it2.5 Stars Unless things drastically improve by book three, I think it s safe to say that The Dresden Files is one of the most overrated series of all time At least the first two books, anyway For the life of me, I can t figure out why these are so outrageously popular A good friend of mine read them around the same time that I did, and these were the words heIt isn t enough to stand up and fight darkness You ve got to stand apart from it, too You ve got to be different from it2.5 Stars Unless things drastically improve by book thre...

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09 February 2017

Jim Butcher