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: Unbelievably great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Jim's books have never disappointed, but BLOOD RITES raised the bar to Olympic levels ... this is a great book, full of twists, turns, hilarious dialogue, hair-raising suspense, characters you love and villains who raise the stakes to whole new levels. An absolutely first-rate read from an absolutely first-rate author. Can't recommend it highly enough. Go! Read! But be sure to budget a large block of time, because you will not want to put it down ...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: Butcher's best so far!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Harry Dresden is not your ordinary PI. He's a wizard. You'd think that would make his life easier. No, his mere presence fries computers. He has to drive an ancient VW Beetle because anything modern won't work. However, Harry has a lot of good friends---Murphy the diminuitive police officer, Mister his 20 pound bruiser of a cat, Bob--a spirit trapped in a skull, etc.
He's got a paying client. Turns out to be a producer of porn movies who's trying to get rid of an entropy curse which he initially believes is directed at him.
Through a wild set of events, Harry ends up adopting a dog, taking on the White Court Vampires (incubi and succubi) and finding a brother. Overall, a great read. Hard to put down.
Book Review: Easily The Best Of The Series
Summary: 5 Stars
I think the other reviews sum it up nicely, this book is just the best so far. Jim Butcher just keeps improving as he goes along, and it shows. Harry is definately in top form in this book, I broke out laughing on multiple occasions from the dialogue alone. The plot is solid, and most importantly we finally get some backstory and depth into Harry's life prior to the books. Most importantly I think, this information rather than close doors, just opens up more doors for the future.
I am also glad that finally Murph is getting in on it too, her and Harry going at it together just plain works, something I've been waiting for since the start.
Plus, hey, any book that makes reference to a "Monkey Voltron", deserves some sort of bonus points.
Book Review: Very funny
Summary: 5 Stars
This book really was the best in the series. Harry was especially witty in this lastest installment and had me laughing hysterically several times. I liked the twists involving his mentor and his vampire associate Thomas(not really a friend because they don't quite trust each other). This is a great read even if you haven't read the other 5, but it helps to get the back story on our friendly neighborhood wizard.