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Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8)

Jim Butcher

Start date: August 1, 2018

Finish date: August 31, 2018

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

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

First paragraph: Blood leaves no stain on a Warden’s grey cloak. I didn’t know that until the day I watched Morgan, second in command of the White Council’s Wardens, lift his sword over the kneeling form of a young man guilty of the practice of black magic. The boy, sixteen years old at the most, screamed and ranted in Korean underneath his black hood, his mouth spilling hatred and rage, convinced by his youth and power of his own immortality. He never knew it when the blade came down.

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Apr 04, 2012 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it really liked it

Shelves: what-male-protagonist, what-modern-fantasy, what-vampires, why-favorite-author, why-favorite-series, what-fae

Not as good as some, but definitely strong and both dramatic and funny as usual. The book is fast paced and difficult to put down. The plot was much less save-the-world than usual but still fairly intense. A great new smart and brave African American character is brought in who I hope and expect to show up in later books in the series. My only real problem with the book is that Harry got very scared way too early on. I expected it to play into the plot, i.e., that he was scared because the villa ...more

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Mar 07, 2014 Logan rated it it was amazing

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

I had been reading this series regularly this fall/winter, but eventually all of the misery heaped on poor Harry started to get to me. I decided to take a break for a little while, so it's been a few months since I read book 7.

Whether it's because I just needed the break or this was a great book, I totally loved this one. I remembered all of the reasons that Harry makes such a great hero. He's funny, yes, but he's also fierce and humble and brave.

This was a much more personal case for Harry as h ...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Christal rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fae, witches-warlocks-and-mages, pi-detective-cop, weres-and-shifters, urban-fantasy, vampires, male-lead, magic, favorites, demons

I loved the horror convention setting and the "grown up" Molly. I thought this was the best book in the series so far. The story is really becoming tighter. Mr. Butcher is improving on and expanding his typical formula of big problem, weak Harry, big boom solution. Harry himself is changing and adapting to new expectations and I think it suits him. The side characters are also growing and turning this series into something pretty special. ...more

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Apr 27, 2009 Colleen rated it it was amazing

Harry's noir adventures as a wizard in modern-day Chicago just get better and better. Treat yourself and enjoy this series! Lots of adventure, thrills, angst, and consideration of good/evil, right/wrong, loyalty, all the biggies. Presents religion positively from a non-believer's view, which is unusual in modern fiction. ...more

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