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Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7)

Jim Butcher

Start date: July 1, 2018

Finish date: July 31, 2018

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Jan 22, 2014 Logan rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, borrowed-library, 2014-books-read

After 7 books, I keep hoping things will get easier for poor Harry Dresden, but they just don't. I liked the action, particularly with the zombie Sue at the end!! But there are consequences heaped on every choice Harry must make, and he never has easy choices in the first place. Can't the guy catch a break? I think I need to put this series on hold before it frustrates me so much that I don't want to read it any more. ...more

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Jun 14, 2009 Netanella rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: wizard-warlock, urban-fantasy, author-jim-butcher, dresden-files-read-a-thon, 2014-july-reading-challenge

First paragraph:
On the whole, we're a murderous race. According to Genesis, it took as few as four people to make the planet too crowded to stand, and the first murder was a fratricide. Genesis says that in a fit of jealous rage, the very first child born to mortal parents, Cain, snapped and popped the first metaphorical cap in another human being. The attack was a bloody, brutal, violent, reprehensible killing. Cain's brother Abel probably never saw it coming.

Kudos to the author for an excelle ...more

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Apr 26, 2010 The Flooze rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal, owned, vanquished_2011

Necromancy! Dinosaurs! Polka?!

Dead Beat isn't my favorite of the Dresden Files, but it had a rousing conclusion and countless developments that will affect the rest of the series.

Harry battles a pack of power-hungry necromancers in this one, and where death magic is involved, what are we likely to see? That's right, folks. Zombies! Butcher's version are all about obeying the will of the wizard animating them, an aspect that is more terrifying to me than the thought of a mindless, brain-lusting ...more

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Oct 25, 2014 Kati rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, audiobooks, in-english, 2014, brothers

I loved Butters. And I loved Thomas. And I loved Harry riding Sue. Though after a while it got a bit silly just how many times Harry screwed up. First with the Erlking. Then with the book. Then at the vortex. Always allowing people to get the drop on him. It was really frustrating and I had to take a star off for that. Other than that, a really good book.

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Jan 09, 2012 Christal rated it really liked it

Shelves: magic, demons, fae, male-lead, vampires, weres-and-shifters, zombies-and-ghouls, urban-fantasy, necromancers

This book was a whirlwind! Harry has really become a tragic (but scary!) man, as his life continually punches him in the gut. I enjoyed him being able to fight back and maybe lay a few internal demons to rest in this book, while still setting up many plotlines that will resonate throughout the series.

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