Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Aug 20, 2010 Desperado rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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My Thoughts:

Alot of my friends (you know who you are) have been urging me to try this series for months. I read the first book, Storm Front back in August & I wasn't impressed. But I'm glad I decided to stick with it because Fool Moon kicked major ass. Friends, I am eternally grateful for the relentless peer-pressure & threats of bodily harm *cough cough* Catherine *cough cough* if I didn't give this series a go. Muah!

In the previous book, Harry Dresden had to battle a beyond nutso Warlock bent My Thoughts:

Alot of my friends (you know who you are) have been urging me to try this series for months. I read the first book, Storm Front back in August & I wasn't impressed. But I'm glad I decided to stick with it because Fool Moon kicked major ass. Friends, I am eternally grateful for the relentless peer-pressure & threats of bodily harm *cough cough* Catherine *cough cough* if I didn't give this series a go. Muah!

In the previous book, Harry Dresden had to battle a beyond nutso Warlock bent on ending him. This time around, the flavor of the month is Werewolves, & oh do they come in a few gruesome flavors. We learn alot about the many different weres; hexenwolves & loup-garou to name a few. Because of how savage this particular supe has been portrayed in literature, it made for a very gory book....& I LOVED it. I'm all about the blood, guts, & evisceration & Butcher can create a truly horrifing monster when he puts his mind to it. Blame it on Laurell K. Hamilton for deliciously scaring the shit out of me with Guilty Pleasures when I was still wearing training bras. I also loved the various plot lines, the reappearance of old characters (Jimmy Fingers!!) & the introduction of new ones. And I especially loved Harry Dresden.

Harry Dresden really stepped up his game in this book. In Storm Front, I couldn't really connect with him as a character. He seemed a little wimpy & unsure of himself, despite being a self-proclaimed badass wizard. But in this book, he lived up to his moniker. He kicked ass left & right & it was amazing. The things that geeky wizard can do with his rod makes my toes curl. Yes, he acted a little too cocksure sometimes. But you have to be. The second you get super scared is the second you make mistakes & then your happy ass is dead. Even when Harry was ready to piss his pants, he had a plan & he made things happen. Because of that, my perception of him has almost completely changed.

Not to say this book was all peaches & cream. There were more than a few cheesy moments. Like the badass trench coat that is gifted to Harry out of the blue on the night he goes off to save the world. Ironic much? Not to mention, Murphy pissed me off to where was itching to pistol whip her with her own gun. I hear she becomes more likeable as the series progresses but at this point, I hate the terrible way she treats Harry & I hate that he allows her to. Then there's the whole Susan storyline. I'm starting to like the chick, but it seems like all she does is run around with a camcorder or give Harry inappropriate booty action. Which was straight nasty. I love smut but I had to skip that scene.

Overall, this was pretty fantastic book. It put The Dresden Files on the map for me. Whereas before, I could take it or (mostly) leave it, now I'm excited to continue this series. The third book is Grave Peril & I can't wait to read about what supernatural baddies Harry comes up against next. But please, enough with the sex. I see Harry as a brother & I don't want to read about my brother getting his rocks off. *Lethal gags* ...more

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Nov 15, 2010 Vivian rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Hells bells, if this keeps up, I don't know how Harry survives to what, 11 books, 12? For that matter, I don't know if I can survive it. It's non-stop action and crazy dangerous situations.

Harry is a bit chauvinistic, jumps in before thinking - therefore managing to get on everyone's hit list, and has a bit of a hero complex. Yet I still like him, go figure. Anyone who can have snarky banter with his subconscious works for me. Plus, I can see Harry struggling to grow and learn to trust others a ...more

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Jul 11, 2011 Cee rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires, urban-fantasy, horror, werewolves-shifters, wizardy-magic

More of the same and yet completely opposite to the first part of the series... I still haven't made up my mind yet.

Wizard for hire Harry Dresden has more enemies than he can count on one hand, and they all want him dead. When there are serial killings that seem like the work of a bloodthirsty werewolf, he makes a few more. Will Harry be able to keep his head above water, and maybe restore his police friend Murphy's trust in him?

I like Harry's voice, and Mr Butcher is a good writer, yet still th ...more

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Jul 09, 2010 Stephanie (Reading is Better With Cupcakes) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, paranormal, scifi-fantasy, favorites, read-2013, reread, read-2019

This book was awesome! Even better than the first! The detail of the action scenes pull you in. It was very easy to create the imagery of the story in my mind while I read. The wit of Dresden is better dealt with in this one than it was in the first. I cannot wait to read further into this series!!

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Mar 05, 2012 Joyce rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, paranormal, drm-free-epubs, urban-fantasy, 2-in-series, audible-read

I re-read this as an audiobook. It was so well done. James Marsters does the narration. He really brings Harry Dresden to life.

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Nov 17, 2011 Katie rated it liked it · review of another edition

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This is a good book. Harry is a lot like Ned - full of honor and integrity. I enjoyed this adventure where there is a pattern of people dying everytime the full moon comes around. Murphy is on the case. Susan wants to print the story. Marconi is at the center of it all. I love the skull guy, and Mister. There are always some good lines, "as long as I don't get put with a 400 lb con named, Hump" then while looking at Tara, "Tell me I didn't get lucky..." I don't normally care for werewolf stories ...more

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Jan 13, 2013 Moondance rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: werewolf, urban-fantasy, sorcerers, dark-fantasy, shifters, unusal-characters, magic, action, wizards

OK. I am hooked. Harry is back in all his glory. After losing Murphy's trust in book one, Harry is trudging along until she reappears and needs his help. This time it seems that werewolves are behind a string of murders. Harry becomes way to involved with the investigation and ends up majorly injured. I really enjoyed the definition of different types of werewolves and how they react/interact in this story. So, Susan move over. I want Harry! 4 stars ...more

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Jun 22, 2010 Heather rated it liked it · review of another edition

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A lot of stuff going on in this book hard to keep it all straight sometimes. Plus between this book and the first my daughter and I watched Dresden File the first season so how I originally imagined the characters was way differnet and hard to remember by the time I got into the second book

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Sep 02, 2010 Sevie rated it liked it · review of another edition

This is the 2nd Book in the Dresden Files series and I am not real sure how I feel about it. Honestly, these books have been fillers, books to read while waiting for my favorite authors new releases. Now don't get me wrong there's good world building, some cool evil villains, a gambit of all kinds of supes. there's even a little romance but for some reason I just don't crave this series like I do others. However, Fool Moon is better than Storm Front and has a ton of werewolves, which is pretty c ...more

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Jun 23, 2012 Lili rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Great book, lots of mystery and angst ridden action.
Poor Harry got beaten within an inch of his life... forget an inch, half an inch!
I wanted to slap Murphy for not believing him but then I understood her too.
I love the bad guys, they were scary, creepy and great.
Can't help but wonder what'll happen in the next book. ...more

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