Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1) | Jim Butcher

Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1) | Jim Butcher | Surprisingly good

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	Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1) Jim Butcher Roc, 2000 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 298 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Freaking Awesome

I haven't been this excited and absolutely addicted to a series in YEARS! I love the characters. They are somewhat flat at first but flesh out really well in later books. I totally love that most of the characters are snarky, flippant geeks of one sort or another. The dialogue is good, and I can be found to laugh-out-loud at times!

BtVS meets classic noir. Totally freaking awesome.

Surprisingly good

I was apprehensive at first, several of my friends love this series but their descriptions didn't sound that appealing. They gave me the first copy and I must say that 1/4 of the way through the book I was totally hooked. Some parts of the mystery were a bit predictable, I figured out what was going on early in the story, but even still it was an entertaining and exciting ride all the way through. I quickly went out and bought the next 2 books in the series as soon as I finished.

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I was recomended this book on goodreads and Im very happy that I read this book! I now have a new favorite series I was totally engrossed from the 1st page I read it in one sitting loved it!I highly recommend this book to fantasy/horror/thriller readers it has a little of everything!
If you like wizards and alot of action with a humorus twist then pick up the 1st in the Dresden Files series and let Harry into your heart!

Perfect? No. Incredibly enjoyable? Yes.

I really enjoyed this read, and I would definately recomend this book. The positives are many - the book is at times funny, at times suspenseful, at times action filled. It is paced fairly quickly and is an easy read.

The central character, Harry Dresden, is well fleshed out by the time the book comes to a conclusion with many insights into a complex character, and yet much left unexplored for future novels.

There is also much that is unique and original, a particular favorite of mine being the 'spirit' that serves as sort of a computer database for him, and lives inside of an old skull.

The negatives? There are some. I won't give plot spoilers away, but it is not long before who the main bad guy is becomes quite apparent. This is compounded by the utter stupidity of Mr. Dresden in failing to realize this until the near end of the book, despite it's being obvious to any half-way clued in reader.

Also, some of the secondary characters are a little two-dimensional. There is definate hope of them being more fleshed out in future installments (which I will be begining as soon as I finish this write up for that matter). The fact that Dresden himself is fairly well fleshed out by the end leaves the hope and promise that this will happen soon for the leading secondary characters.

All-in-all then it was a very enjoyable read and one that should definately be picked up I would think.

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