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: Terrific Story
Summary: 5 Stars
What can I say? This story was great. Butcher brought back old characters, wrapped up some mysteries and showed us tantilizing glimpses of what may be in store for Harry in the future. The only disappointment was that the book had to end. This was a very enjoyable read.Book Review: One of the best!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Several years ago I logged on to a web site and the web-master was raving about a book a friend of his was about to have published. It sounded interesting so I stayed on the look-out for book one of the Dresden Files. I am SO glad that I did!
This has been one of the most rewarding series I have ever read. The characters are fresh and well developed, the story line is interesting, and the books are very well written. Proven Guilty is no exception and may be the best of the series to date. Jim Butcher is a talented writer and a captivating story teller. You won't be disappointed.
Buy this book! If you are new to the series, the books stand independently enough to ensure you will not be lost, but I would be willing to bet that you will rush to find the preceding stories.
Keep on writing Jim Butcher! The view from Harry's world is too interesting to miss.
- A long time fan.
Book Review: Jim Butcher is simply a genius!
Summary: 5 Stars
Harry Dresden is both a wizard and a Warden for the White Council. After witnessing the execution of a teenaged boy for practicing black magic, Harry is warned by the Gatekeeper that black magic is now occurring in Chicago. Harry begins investigating as he feels an obligation beyond the bounds of his duties as a Warden to protect the citizens of Chicago.
Harry is temporarily detained from his search for black magic when Molly Carpenter, the oldest daughter of Harry's friend and Knight of the Cross, Michael, asks him to bail her out of jail. Molly isn't the one in jail; her boyfriend, Nelson, is and Harry quickly realizes that something is awry and he follows the trail to the Splattercon!!! convention.
The action heats up as Harry faces phobophages at the convention who prey on fear by assuming the guise of horror movie characters as they destroy their victims. Unfortunately, Harry uses a spell to find the summoner and his journey leads him into the heart of the Faerie world of Winter with Michael's wife, Charity, Karrin Murphy, and his half-brother and White Court vampire Thomas at his side. Harry will learn a great deal about Faith while healing old wounds with Charity.
PROVEN GUILTY continues the fabulous and ever creative Harry Dresden series. Politics are now becoming a factor due to Harry's presence on the White Council and it is interesting to see Harry's development as both a wizard and a man. He is learning to navigate the politics of the various races although he isn't infallible as Harry's favorite approach is still the direct one.
Jim Butcher appears to be delving more into the metaphysical aspects with each new Dresden book. Harry is beginning to explore Faith and how it affects his mark from Lasciel, one of the Fallen. Harry is forced to examine everything about himself and his beliefs in order to save Molly.
Harry's issues regarding his own salvation as a young, wayward wizard are also explored. His anger in the opening scene after the execution of the young black magic practitioner is founded upon his belief that there are so many other misguided budding wizards with no one to lead them on the correct path. Harry Dresden remains heroic and his humanity only further emphasizes this characteristic.
PROVEN GUILTY will satisfy all of the Harry Dresden fans out there. New readers would be better able to understand the complexity of Harry's world by beginning with the earlier books as each Dresden novel advances and intertwines plotlines from previous novels. Jim Butcher has once again written a winner and this reviewer can now only eagerly await Harry Dresden's next adventure!
COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES
Book Review: More, more, more!
Summary: 5 Stars
#8 in the fabulous Harry Dresden series (Dresden Files), featuring (of course) Harry, who is the only advertising Wizard in Chicago. I highly recommend reading the prior books before jumping in to this story. In this, Harry is reluctantly taking his duty as a Wizard of the White Council seriously. Harry winds up finding the darkness in his city after witnessing the sentencing of a rogue wizard, and things get worse when he finds out that his close friend's family is caught up in the midst of it. With the sentencing in the forefront of his mind, Harry fights off creatures of the dark (and weird) as best he can, using his own shaky (in his own opinion) morals as his guidelines. As usual, Harry comes out of it, but if you've read his previous stories, you know that he's not always better off. Love this author/storyline, he can't write it fast enough!Book Review: Butcher hits another home run with Proven Guilty
Summary: 5 Stars
I stumbled onto Jim Butcher's Dresden series just after his first book was released and since then he has became my favorite author. The Dresden series is one of those rare gems that captivate you and hold your attention through all of the Novels. In my opinion this series can stand tall beside such epic works as the Lord of the Rings and Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends series.
The series revolves around Harry Dresden, a modern day Wizard living in Chicago and making his living as a Private Investigator, investigating the paranormal. Harry is a good man but he has all the same human frailties that we all have and can relate to. His character is likeable, believable and has a great sense of humor.
Harry Dresden is the main character but there are many others that constantly come into play during the series. In this Novel Harry's longtime and faithful friend Michael and especially his family are very prominent throughout this story line as well as the Summer Lady and the Summer Knight. Also, the White Council of Wizards, Karrin Murphy, Michael (Harry's half brother and vampire of the White Court), Bob (Harry's talking skull) and Ebenezer (Harry's mentor on the White Council) all play an active and critical roll in this new installment of the Dresden Files.
Once again Butcher weaves previous threads from earlier books in the series into this one in order to continue his masterful skill of not only continuing the development of the overall story but as he has done so masterfully in the past, he also makes Proven Guilty stand on its own if you have never read any of the earlier books. Butcher proves once again that he can write a story that can captivate the reader, stand on its own, and resolve all its story lines yet at the same time maintain the progression of the main character and all the sub-characters in which the series revolves around.