Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Aug 12, 2017 Chaitra rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, urban-fantasy, part-of-a-series, fantasy

I tried. The two earlier Dresden books were more interesting than this one. Grave Peril I thought was atrocious. It's mostly hells bells and women with their boobs described in painfully lengthy paragraphs. Even when the women are evil and are about to kill Dresden. Even when they're barely of age and stoned out of their minds against their will. I don't know, I guess I'm a little uncomfortable with that level of lecherousness. And please stop about old school chivalry. Chivalry is not about hol I tried. The two earlier Dresden books were more interesting than this one. Grave Peril I thought was atrocious. It's mostly hells bells and women with their boobs described in painfully lengthy paragraphs. Even when the women are evil and are about to kill Dresden. Even when they're barely of age and stoned out of their minds against their will. I don't know, I guess I'm a little uncomfortable with that level of lecherousness. And please stop about old school chivalry. Chivalry is not about holding doors open for women and then carrying on a conversation to their boobs. Who will protect these ladies from this guy's eyes? (And they're all about to jump in bed with him with the least possible provocation. Give me a break!)

There's maybe 10 pages worth of plot. It's then needlessly convoluted because Dresden makes stupid decisions that lands him with half an ounce of magic that then contributes to making him weak and vulnerable until something enrages him (usually a woman being harmed) and then his magic swells (ha!) and he can beat the bad guys against all odds. And then it turns out that the bad guys that were beaten were either not beaten completely, or that they were just puppets and there are bigger bad guys to go after and now Dresden is weaker and more vulnerable because of all the magic that he just expended. Aaaiiee. I can't take much more of this.

However, James Marsters does a great job of reading it. I listened to about 90% of the book on audio and had to return it, and then I skipped through the next 10% of the ebook. I infinitely preferred the audio, even though the remaining 10% was the climactic endgame with not a single boob described (unless Lea made an appearance? Yes, I think she did, and also the vampire Bianca and Susan, so maybe three boobs were described. This is honestly miniscule for Dresden). The audio might just con me into reading the next. But then again, maybe I liked the first two books because I read them and not listened to the audio, which means I skipped over most of it but the plot. Hmm. ...more

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May 15, 2014 PepperP0t rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016-read, dangerous-heroes-between-my-covers, adult, series, contemporary, magic-users, adventure, other-paranormals, vampires, urban-fantasy

Dear Harry

Despite our meeting being a fun set up, by well meaning friends who thought you'd be perfect for me; a wizard with werewolves, fae, spirits and vampires for friends and enemies; I was glad when our time was over. Maybe I'm too picky, so I went again but again no thrill for between us. Then your grandmother, of all people, explained you're awkward and asked for another chance on your behalf.

It was a great date, battling 'The Nightmare' to keep the barrier to Nevernever intact. I almost ...more

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