slayra reviewed Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Review of 'Dead Beat' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Harry Dresden has a lot in his hands. Some really powerful necromancers are trying to take over the world using some really nasty magic. Murphy does not know but she is also in danger of having her career destroyed unless Harry gets Marva something called the "Word of Kemmler" - Kemmler was the most powerful necromancer in the world. Harry also has to protect the really frightened and not-that-brave Butters that gets involved by chance, while the White Council is at war with the Red Court.
I do not think Jim Butcher is capable of writing a bad Harry Dresden story. This was compelling as ever, powerful crazy enemies, friends that cannot be called to help, intrigue, and even Harry's own free will was at stake. However, I felt the pace was broken multiple times and I did not really understand why. Every time Dresden got up to do something …
Harry Dresden has a lot in his hands. Some really powerful necromancers are trying to take over the world using some really nasty magic. Murphy does not know but she is also in danger of having her career destroyed unless Harry gets Marva something called the "Word of Kemmler" - Kemmler was the most powerful necromancer in the world. Harry also has to protect the really frightened and not-that-brave Butters that gets involved by chance, while the White Council is at war with the Red Court.
I do not think Jim Butcher is capable of writing a bad Harry Dresden story. This was compelling as ever, powerful crazy enemies, friends that cannot be called to help, intrigue, and even Harry's own free will was at stake. However, I felt the pace was broken multiple times and I did not really understand why. Every time Dresden got up to do something important and the momentum was building up, he stopped to talk or to do something in between. Everything he did was important but I grew increasingly frustrated at the dialogues and pauses in the action. Apart from that, this could be one of the best of Dresden files. And the dinosaur!! Wow, that was worth 5 stars alone.
And I need to mention that James Marsters does a beautiful job as Harry's voice, as always. In my head while reading and not listening Harry has no other voice but his.