Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) by Jim Butcher Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8)
Book Review: Butcher hits another homerun
Summary: 5 Stars
The latest in the ongoing adventures of Chicago wizard/P.I./consultant to the police, Harry Dresden is a thrill ride of a book, that starts strong out of the gate, and never loses its steam. By the end of the book, you'll feel like you got significant bang for your buck, and you'll be anxious for the next adventure to begin. And Butcher does a masterful job of setting the reader up for the future.
One of the things I love about Jim Butcher is that he's created this fascinating world of magic, mystery and horror, and populated it with terrific, multi-dimensional characters that all have a role to play in the overall story. But Butcher uses the characters wisely. Unlike some authors, who employ the "shove everyone in the book" method, Butcher brings out the right characters for the right circumstances. This book brings back characters that haven't been seen since book 3. And seeing them again feels like getting a visit from old friends (note to Butcher: time for Toot-toot to revisit!).
As always, these books are full of humor, suspense, heartwarming friendships, bitter confrontations, and some genuine scares. Harry Dresden is a wonderful creation. I can't wait for the next chapter in the ongoing journey.
I recommend this book highly to any fan, and if you aren't fan, then start reading them. This is a great series!
Book Review: Fantastic, once again
Summary: 5 Stars
I have not looked back since reading the first in this series. I have enjoyed Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden Files, and am eager to have more. This collection is one of those that I can go back and read, and enjoy as much as the first time I read them. Trust me folks, you won't regret it.Book Review: No Fair!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm spoiled for the rest of the Summer. Everything I've read after this book has been flat and boring.Book Review: Can't wait till the next one!
Summary: 5 Stars
Proven Guilty proves Jim Butcher is a good writer getting better. The book is fun to read on several counts: the characters matter, they have substance and are credible, even as they carry off nearly incredible feats of survival against the nasty dark forces of evil--and the author's fertile imagination. The story lines are well developed, keeping one guessing, leaving you wanting more. Butcher writes intelligently, with pathos and humor, driving the reader with anxious anticipation over whether he can keep the fast pace going, and he does, for eight books now. I'm happy to have encountered the Dresden adventures of a mage detective listed in the Chicago phonebook, especially because I feel oddly ennobled by the moral struggles, failures and successes the characters achieve. After reading each of the Dresden books, I find myself wondering: "until the next comes along, how am I going to entertain myself?" Consider this series a goldmine, invest in a good read and dig in. (Recommended for high school teens and adults.) Book Review: Butcher's writing just keeps getting better all the time
Summary: 5 Stars
Sounds like a broken record, but this is my favorite Harry Dresden so far. I hope that I can continue to say that for a long time to come.
"Proven Guilty" starts out with a plea from Molly Carpenter, the daughter of one of Harry's friends and a Knight of the Lord, Michael. Her boyfriend is in jail for a crime he didn't commit--could Harry come bail him out.
There's a lot of reasons for not doing this. First and foremost, Molly's Mom doesn't like Harry and she's KILL him if she caught him interfering with her daughter.
When Molly tells Harry the boyfriend is an orphan with no one to help him, he can't resist.
This is how he learns that very implausible murders are happening at SPLATTERCON!!!, a horror convention being held in Chicago. Harry begins unofficially investigating and discovers the perps are 'phobophages' creatures that feed on fear.
The trick is finding out who summoned those phobophages--and all of this of course is happening during the mages war with the Red Council. We not only get crime solving, but political intrigues as well.
Well done, Jim!!!!!!!!