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Academ's Fury

(Codex Alera #2)

Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

4.27 · Rating details · 58,655 ratings · 1,657 reviews

For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think.

Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley and the mysterious attack of the Marat on his homeland. But he is far from safe, as trying to keep up the illusion of being a student while secretly training as one of ...more

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Nov 05, 2017 Petrik rated it it was ok · review of another edition

2.5/5 Stars

Another okay installment in the Codex Alera series, it’s time for me to part way with this series.

I’m going to keep this review short, I actually can copy my review for the first book here to explain why I won’t be continuing with this series.

Although my review is going to sound negative, let me state that this is not a bad series, but then again there’s nothing special about it and I don’t see any sign of improvement from the first book. It’s all once again, pretty basic and 2.5/5 Stars

Another okay installment in the Codex Alera series, it’s time for me to part way with this series.

I’m going to keep this review short, I actually can copy my review for the first book here to explain why I won’t be continuing with this series.

Although my review is going to sound negative, let me state that this is not a bad series, but then again there’s nothing special about it and I don’t see any sign of improvement from the first book. It’s all once again, pretty basic and formulaic.

I can already predict that the newly introduced villain in this book, the vord, will become the final boss of the series. Let me make a guess, the vord sounds like a virus so judging from that, there will be a Queen or King vord that became the final boss of the series. Then, judging from the tone of the series so far, even though there are war, politics and all that jazz, none of the main POV characters will die, maybe one at most. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

Academ’s Fury, the second book out of six in the Codex Alera series, began two years after the events of Furies of Calderon and the plot is still immensely predictable. A lot of scenes were still too long for the pacing’s own good and Butcher kept on repeating the things we already understood over and over again. For example, Amara couldn’t have a child. This situation is repeated for so many pages throughout the book. I don’t know why Butcher had the need to emphasize this point over and over again. I get it, she can’t have a child, saying it once or twice is enough. The worst part is, this is only one of many examples. Also, this series actually featured a lot of romance and I’m generally not a big fan of romance in my fantasy read.

Characters are still very hard to care, I kept on wishing the entire plot to focus only on Tavi because his POV is the only one that I’m slightly invested in. The rest are just okay-ish to meh. Amara was probably the worst for me, I kept on wishing she would die already so I don’t have to read her POV anymore. Maybe when it comes down to it, I just couldn’t connect with Butcher’s prose. I feel like I should've cared more about some of the events that happened in the book but it just didn’t connect with me. I’ve read a few series that’s predictable but they still managed to intrigue and made me invested, but not Codex Alera.

I’m usually a patient leader but still, there’s a limit to my patience. This is not a small series at all, six books long and each book are easily over 600 pages. I’ve read more or less 1300 pages so far and I’m only slightly invested in Tavi. That’s ONE character, only one over the course of 1300 pages and 400k+ words. If I’m not invested in the characters by this point, there’s just no way I can push myself to continue with the series. I tried so hard and got so farrrr, but in the enddd it doesn’t even matter.

This is a beloved series among many, but when it doesn’t work, it just won’t work. I won’t be spending my time for another 3000 pages of an okay series, there are so many great books out there waiting for me. It's time for me to part ways with this series. Overall, this is a series that I would recommend only to anyone who’s new to adult fantasy.

You can find this and the rest of my Adult Epic/High Fantasy & Sci-Fi reviews at BookNest ...more

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Aug 21, 2017 Anne rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: Pod People

Shelves: kindle, fantasy, read-in-2017

If you were on the fence about the first book (Furies of Calderon) then go ahead and give this one a try. The pacing was faster, there are finally some explanations for the way the furies work, and (now that I knew a bit about the world) the entire thing is a bit easier to understand. Plus, I really enjoyed seeing the characters again!

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This one was a bit different than the last book because, besides all of the political intrigue, there was also an Invasion of the Body Snatchers flavor to it!
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Sep 08, 2015 Evgeny rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Minor spoilers follow as it is impossible to talk about the plot of the second book of the series without at least mentioning some characters indicating they survived to live by the beginning of the second one.

Two years have passed since the events of the first book in the world with magic inspired by very popular Pokemon franchise
Snorlax

with social structure coming straight from Ancient Rome. Thanks to a brilliant stroke by the First Lord (the Big Guy in charge of everything in the realm - for those ...more

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Nov 11, 2016 Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

I liked Furies of Calderon (the first book in the Codex Alera series) but thought it was pretty average compared to other works in the genre. Academ’s Fury, on the other hand, was AMAZING!!!

Seriously – I couldn’t put it down! It delivered on every promise made in the first book and completely blew me away with its stellar pacing, fantastic battle scenes, exceptional characters, and overall creativity. I felt like my heart was ripped out a few times while reading it and I love it when a book can ...more

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Sep 09, 2013 Nimrod Daniel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

I really enjoyed reading this book. The book has two main plot-lines – The first takes place in Calderon, and the second in the Capital. You'll see here more politics and intrigue and a bit less action, in comparison the first book in the series. Butcher gives his characters more depth, and reveal to us more knowledge about the world.

Academ's fury is another great book in the series. I really like the world, the writing, the characters, the action, and all the politics and intrigue.
So, once ...more

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Apr 04, 2016 Scott Hitchcock rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: epic-fantasy, butcher

I'd say this one is marginally better than book 1. The first two- thirds I wasn't please with the progress of the series but the last third really made up for it. I think part of my frustration is that the two best new characters both got killed off and they both had great potential. Additionally I like several of the secondary characters more than the main characters. More Katai, Lady Acquitaine and Odiana.

The series has all the elements to be great but is just average at this point. I'm ...more

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Oct 05, 2013 Kevin Xu rated it did not like it · review of another edition

This book is just as bad or even worse than the first book in the series, but for a the opposite reason. This book I love the pacing, but I hate all the characters. All the characters to me seemed 1-dimensional and flat that I was not emotionally connected, which for many books the pace of the plot is more of a problem than disliking a character. I think the writing, design of the cover, and the overall series are all just god awful words can't describe it. I for one will never try to read or go ...more

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Oct 22, 2012 Tom rated it it was amazing

Another action packed installment of a great fantasy series.

I didn't know where it where it was going to go after the first book but was floored when it was every bit as good as Furies of Calderon and possibly exceeding it. In Academ’s Fury we get to see Tavi grow as he studies to be a Cursor. We get multiple stories going again with many of the characters from the first book. In addition we are introduced to some new intriguing characters one of my favorites being Tavi’s best friend Max. ...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Kaila rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, 2012, magic, fantasy-aficionados-challenge-2012

Although this installment was easier for me to read than Furies of Calderon (my groans were cut down by about a third, I'd say), I liked this second novel no more than the first one. It has been two years since the events of Furies, and we're plopped right back into the action without so much as an update, which at first had me a little miffed. The problem with plowing through novels so quickly is that proper nouns quickly find their way into the oubliette, so even though it's only been about ...more

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Jun 17, 2016 Philip rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, high-fantasy

3.5ish stars.

Book #2 provided a lot of what I loved about book #1, added a few more things that I love and, unfortunately, a few things I didn't love as well. Possible spoilers to follow.

The first chapter led me to believe that the series had gone waaay downhill somewhere in the gap between where the last book ended and this one began. Literally every stupid high school cliche I've ever read in one chapter- poor Tavi and his nerdy friends are getting bullied by the bigger, stronger more popular 3.5ish stars.

Book #2 provided a lot of what I loved about book #1, added a few more things that I love and, unfortunately, a few things I didn't love as well. Possible spoilers to follow.

The first chapter led me to believe that the series had gone waaay downhill somewhere in the gap between where the last book ended and this one began. Literally every stupid high school cliche I've ever read in one chapter- poor Tavi and his nerdy friends are getting bullied by the bigger, stronger more popular kids! Oh wait! Someone even bigger and stronger comes in to save the day and humiliate the bullies! What a lucky coincidence! Ugh. I'm glad that ended quickly. I realize that this is a classic high fantasy novel and there are certain tropes that are to be expected, even loved, but I like it so much more when Butcher transcends the particularly cheesy ones in his writing.

Despite what I was initially led to believe, Tavi actually became a better, more likeable character this time around. One of my criticisms of Furies of Calderon was the flat characterizations, Tavi included. I think he really came into his own here and I'm glad that Butcher hasn't (yet, at least) sold out and gifted Tavi with furycrafting abilities. He's way cooler and more interesting without them. Also, he pretty much (inexplicably) saved the realm again without any of those abilities. Pretty ridiculous but also pretty B.A.

One thing that was true about the first book and continues to be true here is that all of the "good" characters, the protagonists, are so gooood. There's none of the moral ambiguity that makes a really great protagonist. Bernard and Amara and Tavi are just so noble (spoken in the voice of Hades from Hercules). Boring! Isana, ever the victim, did have some interesting developments but only because she's so noble. Boring! All of the interesting characters who played both sides of the good/evil field, like Fidelias, Gaius, Varg, Lady Aquitane, etc. were ones that we saw for like five minutes every once in a while before we went back to the noble ones. Boring! On a side note- favorite character? Kitai.

Butcher did a lot to expand the world of Alera by introducing a lot of political intrigue and moving the setting from rural Calderon to the big city of Alera Imperia in the heart of the country. It made things feel a lot bigger and more epic and dramatic.

Call me wishy-washy but something cheesy that I did love was the romance. Tavi and Kitai! *heart eyes* Amara and Bernard! *heart eyes* Max and Gaius's wife! *heart eyes* Let's hook Isana up with someone here! The poor woman is lonely!

Was it just me or is this significantly longer than Furies of Calderon? It felt overlong and there were a few parts I struggled through despite the generally quick pace. I'm really looking forward to book 3, but I think I'll have to take a little break before I begin. ...more

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Mar 24, 2014 Terence rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-stars

Academ's Fury was a truly excellent book. The characters all showed great depth, the struggles they faced kept me tearing through the pages to see what happened next, and the new dangers (view spoiler) were terrifying.

(view spoiler) ...more

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Feb 05, 2019 Bart rated it really liked it

Shelves: own-paper-copy, 2019-read, fantasy

Actual rating: 4.00

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Sep 28, 2018 Shaitarn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: epic-fantasy

3.5 stars. It was good, but not exceptional. There's nothing new here, just a decent, solid old-fashioned fantasy story competently told.

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Feb 07, 2009 Stephen rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2000-2005, fantasy, unique-magic, audiobook

4.5 stars. Outstanding follow up to the excellent Furies of Calderon. The expansion of the world introduced in the first book and the new races and characters introduced, together with the internal politics and geo-political forces dealt with at length, made this a superb story. Can not wait to read the next one.

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Oct 22, 2017 Steven Naylor rated it really liked it

Rating a solid 4 stars

I like these books much better than I like the Dresden books. Between the Dresden books and now the Codex Alera books I have come to the conclusion that Jim Butcher has an over-the-top writing style. There is basically non-stop action throughout all his books. One could argue that there is almost too much action. What I mean by over-the-top writing style is that he makes the odds against the good guys terrible from the beginning and then throughout the story makes them Rating a solid 4 stars

I like these books much better than I like the Dresden books. Between the Dresden books and now the Codex Alera books I have come to the conclusion that Jim Butcher has an over-the-top writing style. There is basically non-stop action throughout all his books. One could argue that there is almost too much action. What I mean by over-the-top writing style is that he makes the odds against the good guys terrible from the beginning and then throughout the story makes them worse and worse. It seems a little redundant to make an impossible task even more difficult. I enjoyed reading about the fighting and the different ways in which the magic can be used. However, in my mind I am trying to keep track of the odds and how the overall fight is progressing, and in my mind what is being described is impossible. There are multiple battles both in this book and the first book with many waves in the fighting. Keeping track of the total number of people fighting from the beginning, and the number of people lost during each skirmish, would have left no people able to fight a long time ago. So, while there is great heroism in the fighting and I do think the fight scenes are very well written, I don't think they are very realistic. However, since I know that going into the story, I can just go along with it and enjoy the book - which I did.

The story takes place 2 years after the last book. Tavi is in the capitol studying to be a cursor. I love all stories that talk about training and how things are done. To be honest I wish the story had more on this subject, because again it is one of my favorite parts of any story. Tavi's Uncle Bernard also has a big part in this story as well as his Aunt Isana. Without giving too much away, Everyone is in trouble at the same time and needs help. Some of the problems are related and some of them are separate, which just coincidentally happen at the same time (see what I mean about over-the-top story telling?).

By not focusing too much on the impossibility of the story, I was able to sit back and enjoy it much more. While I do think Jim Butcher does a great job at "in the moment" writing, I don't think he does a great job at intrigue. Or to be more specific, I think I can see from a mile away where the story is going (at least on a big picture sort of way). I think I have figured out, even before starting this book, the secrets that are being kept. I also wish the Jim Butcher would spend a little more time on world building as the world that he has created is so interesting. I just think it could use a little more detail. He does do a great job with his characters though, and I really feel for the people that he has created.

Overall this book is better than the first one and while not perfect, it is a very good read and I look forward to reading the next book in the series. ...more

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Oct 24, 2016 Jonathan Terrington rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, worldbuilding, favourite-series

Jim Butcher's first two books in his Codex Alera are fascinating - weighted with capable, yet flawed female and male characters, and full of political intrigue and adventure. The very concept: an alien world populated by future descendants of the Roman people is intriguing. However, at times the writing itself feels 'too neat' and the suspension of disbelief falters.

The book follows Tavi, a young man in a world of furycrafters, who cannot furycraft. Furycrafting is the magic system of this ...more

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Aug 17, 2015 Travis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

What a sequel!!!!! It is always a nail biter when it comes to the second book in a series because normally they fall flat and don't live up to the awesomeness that was the first. That is not the case here with Academ's Fury the second book in the Codex Alera!! This books was everything the first was and so much more. I am absolutely having a blast with this series! The story is engaging and the characters are riveting to read about. Butcher also has a way with writing action sequences that leave ...more

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Dec 27, 2016 Amber rated it it was amazing

Shelves: librarybooks

When the first Lord of Alera Gaius mysteriously falls unconscious after drinking Spirit fire, Tavi and his friends must come up with a plan to cover for the ill Lord before the realm ends up in chaos. Can he succeed? Will his Uncle Bernard be able to save the realm from the Vord demons before it is too late? The answers you seek lie in this book when you read it for yourself.

This was a pretty good second installment of the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher. It was action-packed and the dialogue ...more

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Jul 02, 2019 Nadine rated it it was amazing

Academ’s Fury is the sequel to the Furies of Calderon though it doesn’t necessarily read like a sequel. Full of action, political intrigue, and characters I will now follow to the ends of the earth, the Codex Alera is a series I’m now committed to 100%.

As I mentioned previously, Academ’s Fury does not read like a sequel for the most part because of the nature of the plot. The novel follows Tavi as he navigates school and training to become a Cursor. With this type of plot comes the typical Academ’s Fury is the sequel to the Furies of Calderon though it doesn’t necessarily read like a sequel. Full of action, political intrigue, and characters I will now follow to the ends of the earth, the Codex Alera is a series I’m now committed to 100%.

As I mentioned previously, Academ’s Fury does not read like a sequel for the most part because of the nature of the plot. The novel follows Tavi as he navigates school and training to become a Cursor. With this type of plot comes the typical tropes of attending boarding school. Butcher does a fantastic job of keeping the tropes fresh and exciting through the richness of the characters and plot established previously in the first novel.

Academ’s Fury is action packed and full of political intrigue. Each chapter oscillates between different points of view, primarily Tavi, Amara, and Isana. So, readers get the best of each story unfolding in each perspective. Through Tavi, readers get the typical fantasy boarding school story. Through Amara, readers get a look at the bigger picture. And Through Isana, readers get a glimpse of the political machinations that drive this world.

What I enjoy most about this series is the characters. They’re fleshed out, rich in detail, and full of personality. It’s hard to point to a favorite since they all embody qualities I love to read about in characters, but Kitai and Tavi’s connection is one I’m most excited to explore in the next book, especially with how things end in Academ’s Fury.

Gaius reminds me of Dumbledore. He shows up as an all-powerful character dolling out wisdom and nuggets of important information only to be taken off the board until the end of the novel. I’m excited to see more of him, though I think he’ll suffer a similar fate as Dumbledore.

Overall, Academ’s Fury has cemented my love for this series through its incredible characters and fast-moving plot with twists and turns I didn’t see coming. I cannot wait to get my copy of Cursor’s Fury. ...more

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Sep 27, 2018 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2018, epic-fantasy

3.5 stars

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Jul 06, 2012 Rob rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, read-before-goodreads, read-2014, audio-book, own, author-male

Executive Summary: The chosen one goes to school in the capital and politics abound! If you enjoyed the first book, I think you'll find a lot to like here as Mr. Butcher continues to build out the world from the first book.

Audio book: Kate Reading once more does a great job as a reader. I've gotten used to her reading all the male voices so it's much less noticeable.

One of her voices in this one is so spot on to what I imagined, I find it annoying (because I find the way that character talks to Executive Summary: The chosen one goes to school in the capital and politics abound! If you enjoyed the first book, I think you'll find a lot to like here as Mr. Butcher continues to build out the world from the first book.

Audio book: Kate Reading once more does a great job as a reader. I've gotten used to her reading all the male voices so it's much less noticeable.

One of her voices in this one is so spot on to what I imagined, I find it annoying (because I find the way that character talks to be annoying). Doing the audiobooks for this series aren't a must like Mr. Butcher's Dresden Files, but they certainly aren't a bad option in my opinion.

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Like the last book, this one started a little slow for me. It also leans heavily on tropes. We get a bit of the magical school trope here, though not a lot of it. For me that's a bad thing, because it's one of the reason I like Harry Potter so much.

Then again when your protagonist has no magical abilities to speak of, I guess it makes little sense to dwell on the magical training that takes place there. Instead most of the focus is on politics between not only the various Aleran factions, but also with the Canim, a fierce wolf-like race who despite being considered enemies of the Alerans, maintain an embassy in the capital. This leads to one of my favorite characters of the series, Ambassador Varg.

This book also introduces my other favorite in Antillar Maximus. His antics remind me a bit of Harry Dresden and add some levity that was mostly lacking from the first novel.

Now what magical school story would be complete without the asshole bully, that I like to call "The Malfoy"? (I know Harry Potter wasn't the first to use this trope, but its arguably the most popular). Tavi must deal with bullying on a more severe scale than he ever faced back home in the form of Kalarus Brencis Minoris, son of High Lord Kalarus and his two cronies. Is it a requirement the bully have exactly 2 cronies? It certainly seems like it.

The stereotypical bully isn't the only thing of concern here however, and there are once again shades of gray when it comes to just who is "good" and who is "bad", all rolled up into the politics between nobles that are the most powerful in more than just title. Seriously, you do not want to be trapped in a dark alley with a High Lord or Lady whose pissed at you. It won't end well.

The story is also split with events back in the Calderon valley. I found that subplot a bit slow/uninteresting on this re-read, although Doroga helps to make it worthwhile and the second half of that story is a lot more enjoyable than the first.

Overall I found there is a lot I like here, in particular the politics and some of the new characters, that help me get over some of the slower parts of the story.

On to book 3, which is one of my all-time favorites! ...more

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Sep 28, 2014 Ctgt rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

I don't spend much time on reviews for later books in series' and this won't be any exception. If it's utter garbage then I'll lay out more details but as you can tell from my rating, I enjoyed this second book in the series. It had been quite a few months since I read the first book so I was a little concerned about getting back into the world. It took a few chapters but fairly quickly I was thrust back into Alera with Tavi, Bernard, Amara, Isana and my favorites, Doroga and Walker. Some ...more

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Nov 15, 2013 Andreas rated it did not like it

I gave this series a good second chance to win me over. There are many reasons why it didn't succeed:

Potboiler romance, shallow characters without development, predictable story is the best I can say. Though it's packed with action, it feels repetitive and you have to search for worthwile and important scenes. I had to skim through the pages to endure and reach the end.
I hoped for world building and interesting developments of the furies' magic system - but in 700 pages, nearly nothing new was ...more

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Aug 24, 2017 Donna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

I loved this book. I was sucked into it right away. I always love when I'm held hostage by a book. I try to limit my audio listening to just when I'm at work, but I couldn't stop listening to it. So after I got home from work, I slipped out to my garden for awhile just to hide from my family (more or less), then I came in and busied myself by canning 35 lbs of tomatoes. (The kitchen is also a place to hide in after dinner because no one wants to be put to work.)

I loved the story line, and also, ...more

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Sep 09, 2015 Jody rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Brilliant! Loved this book. I didn't think Jim Butcher could make this book as exciting as the first. I was wrong. Starting the next one right away.

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Jan 24, 2019 Benjamin Thomas rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy-epic

The second novel in the Codex Alera series picks up two years after the first one (Furies of Calderon) ends. Tavi is now a student at the Academy in the capital city while really being trained as one of the First Lord’s spies. He remains magic-less, unable to call upon the furies but he makes up for that with his intelligence and cleverness. Meanwhile, back in the Calderon Valley, Amara and Bernard team up with Doroga and his clan to face a new threat.

This second book really solidifies the world ...more

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Mar 26, 2018 Michael Britt rated it it was ok

Dnf @ 30%, but only for now. I’m going to have to reread the first book as I only recognize very few people in this book. So I’m extremely confused on what is even going on. This is why I hate waiting so long between books in a series.

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Jul 25, 2018 Jennifer rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018, action-adventure-mystery-suspense, dys-fantasy-pnr-scifi-altreal, borrowed-library, stars-3, romance, safe, part-of-a-series, takes-their-time

I'm on the fence about this one. On the one hand, I enjoyed it and yet there were some parts that I didn't particularly enjoy. This book was long and the telling of it dragged in certain spots, but the action parts definitely helped to mitigate the slog through the rest. And it's not that the rest was bad or boring per se. It's just that I found myself reading the book, purely looking forward to the truly important parts of the story or the next action sequence. So I guess I have to say that the ...more

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Sep 24, 2018 Addi rated it liked it

Another book chock full of fantasy staple and cliched themes but its good sweet pie, and I realize that this is Jim Butcher's secret. Nothing new, nothing too annoying or surprising. He does pulp fantasy really really well. There is no fat on this simple story. I think I might be compelled to complete the series!

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Dec 27, 2016 Sheyla ✎ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, 5-fangs, audible, amazing-series

“Anger subsides. Love doesn’t.”

What an excellent second book! Just as good or better than the first. If I had one word to describe this book, I would use the adjective EXCILERANT!

Jim Butcher is a master at crafting a unique world where amazing characters live. I wish I could join them. Maybe even have my own furies too. Who wouldn't want to meet Doroga, Tavi, Isana, Gaius, Bernard, or Kitai? I certainly would.

“Your Kind, Aleran, are the most vicious and gentle, most savage and noble, most
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Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and a new steampunk series, the Cinder Spires. His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. An avid gamer, he plays tabletop games in varying systems, a variety of video games on PC and console, and LARPs whenever he can make time for it. Jim currently ...more