Could a werewolf be loose in Chicago? Common sense says no. The grisly evidence says yes. So does Harry Dresden. And with his weird connections, he should know.
-
Sexual Content - 2/5
2/5
-
Violence - 4/5
4/5
-
Language - 3/5
3/5
-
Drugs and Alcohol - 0/5
0/5
Summary
hooked. There's always
lots of action and
suspense, and Jim
Butcher is masterful at
ending each chapter
with a minicliffhanger
that keeps me turning
the pages. With all this
being the case, I always
seem to have a good
time reading any
Dresden Files novel or
short story. In this
particular book, Harry
goes up against several
different werewolves
who come in a variety
of species, most of
whom are quite vicious.
I probably wouldn't be
having nearly as much
fun with this series if not
for it's protagonist,
Harry Dresden. Part of
the reason I love Harry
so much is that I could
easily picture him as the
hero in one of my
romance novels. He's
chivalrous toward
women which I
personally find very
appealing, but which
the independent, kickbutt ladies who tend to
appear in these book
often find annoying.
He's very honorable,
always trying to do the
right thing, and he
views his wizard powers
as a serious
responsibility, always
trying to use them to
defeat evil even if it
means putting his own
life on the line to do it. I
love that Harry's magic
isn't an automatic fixit
for every situation that
comes his way. For a
large part of this book,
his energy was so
depleted he couldn't
even conjure, and even
when he can, it isn't
always enough to
overcome the
supernatural forces he's
up against. This lends
itself well to higher
suspense since there's
more on the line, and it
also means Harry must
often use his wits to get
out of sticky situations
instead of relying on an
easy solution. In each
book, it seems readers
will get tidbits of both
Harry's past and his
future. It appears that
the author is slowly
building a series arc in
which someone very
powerful is out to kill
Harry and is using the
villains of each book to
try to accomplish that
objective. I'll be
interested to see where
this leads in future
books of the series. We
also learn just a little
more about Harry's
past. Because of things
that happened with his
first love and his
mentor, Harry has a
hard time trusting
anyone, especially
women. His character
has undertones of a
loner, but at the same
time, deep down, he
would like to have a
relationship with
someone. In the first
book of the series, he
became involved with
Susan, a reporter from
the Arcane, a tabloid
style newspaper that
covers supposed
supernatural
occurrences. At first,
she only seemed to be
using Harry to get the
scoop, but in this book,
she shows some
surprisingly strong
feelings toward him.
They have a casual, yet
somewhat complicated,
romantic relationship,
and they share one love
scene in this book
minus any real details.
At the same time
though, I think Harry
has a bit of a crush on
Karrin Murphy, his
police department
liaison, leading me to
wonder if something
might happen between
them somewhere down
the line. In this book,
however, Murphy is still
quite miffed with Harry
because of things he
kept from her in the first
book, which have led to
her being under
investigation by Internal
Affairs. She has
become deeply
distrustful of him even
though she still likes
him as a person, so as
a consequence, they
spend a lot of the book
arguing. As to other
secondary characters in
the story, there are a
whole host of
werewolves, some
good, some bad, and
still others who fall
somewhere in between.
Of course, it becomes
Harry's job to figure out
which ones are which.
Before he can
accomplish that though,
several innocent people
die, including one
surprising character
who I was just starting
to like a little, because
this person finally
seemed to be warming
up to Harry. One of the
wolves, Tera, is one of
those kickbutt heroines
who the reader is kept
guessing about
throughout the story. I
enjoyed the little twist
with her character at
the end. Enigmatic
mobster, Johnny
Marcone, is back too,
first trying to hire Harry,
then winding up in the
sights of the bad guys. I
don't think this would be
a Dresden Files book
without Harry's
mischievous spirit
sidekick, Bob, who's
always good for a few
laughs and his loyal but
aloof cat, Mister.
Overall, I really enjoyed
Fool Moon, as well as
the series as a whole. I
would highly
recommend it to
anyone who likes urban
fantasy mixed with
mystery and suspense.
I know I'm certainly
looking forward to
continuing it soon.
Review provided by The
Hope Chest Reviews
(http://www.thcreviews.com)