Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6) by Jim Butcher Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6)
Book Review: Crappy
Summary: 2 Stars
I couldn't get through my first Dresden novel. I made it about 120 pages and realized it wasn't worth continuing. How anyone can enjoy reading about this buffoon is beyond me. The humor is on the level of the Police Academy movies (and not the first one, the only good one) and the plot unfolds at a snail's pace. Butcher should be forced to read Raymond Carver so he can learn how a detective novel should be written. I gave the novel an extra star because the idea of porno vampires is titillating. Too bad Butcher couldn't match the quality of his prose with originality of the premise. Book Review: Harry's gotten much better...
Summary: 5 Stars
I must admit that the first three Dresden books were merely average. What kept me was Butcher's inventive approach to how the magic works and the lovable-ness of Harry himself. But the plots seemed a bit formulaic and having Harry constantly on the edge of death in perilous situations with powers tremendously greater than his own in addition to the fact that he was perpetually terribly weakened... well, that got old quick.
However, starting with Book 4, things changed dramatically and the books became SO much more interesting. Butcher has added in more mythology and magic and Harry's personal life is taking center stage, the storytelling is just so much more compelling.
And Blood Rites in particular has some shocking personal revelations for Harry. I read that bit on the back of the book and thought, "oh yeah, it'll be nothing..." But it was shocking, so much so that I gasped out loud. But the events in the book just bring the reader closer to Harry and bring depth and emotion to the whole story.
I've loved the last three Dresden novels, this one most especially. I'm looking forward to the next one!
Book Review: Jim does it again.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm very fond of the Harry Dresden seires, and butcher provides a rousing good read every time I pick one up. Very recommendedBook Review: So good, I stayed up until 3am reading!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book, like all of the Jim Butcher Dresden series, is wonderfully fun, hilarious, scary, sexy, surprising, and action-packed. Harry Dresden's character continues to advance as a man and a wizard, with many exciting new discoveries regarding Harry's past - and what may be his future. A spell-binding book (pun intended), this is a must-have for fantasy fans. By the way, Jim Butcher is the only author that makes me laugh OUT LOUD when I read his books. Although many of Harry's adventures are dark and depressing, Harry's sharp tongue and witty repartee with bad guys (and his own internal self-deprecating monologue in tense situations) make these books fun to read not just once, but over and over again. Please keep up the work, Mr. Butcher, and write faster! I can't wait to read more about Harry Dresden.Book Review: The best Harry Dresden novel yet!
Summary: 5 Stars
No sooner does Harry Dresden escapes from one problem than he jumps into several more. He has agreed to a case Thomas, White Court vampire and incubus, wants him to solve. Various people who work at an independent adult film production company have died with what appears to be dark magic. The film producer thinks that someone is doing this to compromise his work. Now Harry has to work undercover and find the person responsible before more people turn out dead. To make matters worse, the Black Court of vampires want to get rid of him, he has made a deal with a no-nonsense killer, and his mother's past is revealed. And all of this goes on around the same time he reluctantly takes on a pet puppy. There are many twists throughout the novel.
I loved all of the interesting twists and turns in this installment. The reader finally learns some things regarding Harry's family. That is my favorite part of the novel. I also liked the fact that this offering centered is more or less on Thomas. I never thought much of him during past books other than the fact that he seemed like a fun vampire. I enjoyed the twists regarding the aforementioned character. Speaking of characters, there are several new ones in this book. I liked succubus vampire Lara and the other members of the film production. They brought a great deal of entertainment to the plot. Kincaid struck me as an Edward-type character (from Anita Blake) in which you don't know whether he's good or evil. The aforementioned character was in Death Masks, but he was further developed in this one. And I loved the twist regarding Thomas. He has become quite a compelling character. And then of course there are the old favorites, like Murphy and Bob. I also loved the language. The narrative and dialogue get funnier as the series progresses. I like how Butcher adds humor into the mix. Blood Rites is the best Harry Dresden novel to date. This series is right up there amongst my favorites. I look forward to picking up Dead Beat next month.