Death Masks (The Dresden Files, Book 5) by Jim Butcher Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Death Masks (The Dresden Files, Book 5)
Book Review: Another good one
Summary: 5 Stars
I liked this a lot better than the last (which was still good in its own right). The action wove together a lot better--not so cluttered.
It's interesting seeing where the various threads are going. I'll be curious how things pan out, particularly in regards to Susan.
And it was an interesting twist bringing in the Shroud of Turin without it being a huge Catholic mystery. Nice job.
Book Review: So much for getting any sleep.
Summary: 5 Stars
Mr Butcher keeps getting better and better. This is the best yet. His characters are maturing and finding interesting things out about themselves. It is hard not to start another book right after you finish the last. Which makes it very hard to get to sleep at 2 in the morning when you finally finish one, oh try to resist starting the next. I dare yah. Book Review: Harry Dresden is starting to find his groove.
Summary: 4 Stars
With Death Masks Jim Butcher's modern day wizard starts to evolve and become a complex human being not so much just a cliche of superhero attributes. In Death Masks the best villians of the series are introduced, The Denarians 30 fallen angels whose posses you through contact with one of the 30 pieces of silver (or denarius as they were called orignally). Yes these are the coins that Judas was paid to betray Jesus Christ.In this book Butcher's wizard grows up and enters a larger scale of evil where the hero won't just walk away unscathed and is pressured to do things we never thought he was capable of. The book also introduces to us the rest of the Knights of the Cross which we first met in the 3rd book Grave Peril (another interesting concept I would like to see Butcher develop in a solo book series, I am fascinated by Michael and the rest the Knights). Complex characterization and above average storytelling in this book, are starting to elevate this series to mainstay status much like Parker's Spenser series or L A Banks Vampire huntress Novels. All in all a great read and fun book. Book Review: Fun, fantasy and a little mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very funny, as are the other ones in the Dresden Files. It is fantasy with vampires, wizards and fairies ... but Jim Butcher writes it with a comical twist. It also takes place in the real world nowadays and not in some faraway place. I totally recommend it.Book Review: On to the next challenge!
Summary: 4 Stars
It is safe to say that Harry Dresden jumps from one challenge to another. After taking on faeries and two battling councils in Summer Knight, he has to endure various new dilemmas in Death Masks. He has been given the task of finding the stolen Shroud of Turin before either drug lord Johnny Marcone or a dangerous creature get a hold of it. To make matters worse, he has been challenged to a duel with a powerful vampire in order to end the war between the Red Court and the White Council. In better news, Susan is back in Chicago, but will she and Harry get together again? There are various twists throughout the novel.
Death Masks does not have as many overwhelming, over the top action and horror scenes in this book as the previous four books. That made this book somewhat better for me. The ending was filled with the aforementioned scenes though. I also liked that Harry resolved some of his personal issues regarding his relationships with the people he cares about and his feelings for Susan. And there are more hints in this book regarding Harry's past. His family remains an enigma, one that I would love to discover in the next book. I hope Jim Butcher does not drag that secret out for much longer. I was glad that some great characters were back in this installment, like Johnny Marcone, Susan and Michael. The one bad thing was that Murphy only appeared in a few scenes this time around. The humor remains fresh and Harry is as goofy as ever. The one thing I didn't like about this offering is that there are a few inconsistencies -- things that were mentioned and then forgotten coupled with some disjointed scenes. All in all, Death Masks is another fun Dresden book. Butcher's series has not disappointed me. I look forward to reading Blood Rites.