Series Read: The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher

[Ashley Marie]

Steven wrote: "Karen wrote: "I just want to put a call out for Bob. Love his character!"

Yeah, he's really funny. I love how he's a bodiless spirit, inhabiting a skull.... chock full of lust and no way to make ..."

Bob is the best! So funny.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Re: Bob

I think my absolute favourite part so far was when (view spoiler)[ he asked to "ride along" with Harry when he was with Susan. Closely followed by when he did actually ride along with the cat (hide spoiler)]
He is everything Steven mentioned, and I like how he brings humour to the book which without him may feel exhausting at times. I also love that his voice on the audio book is back to that British accent James does so well ;)

[Steven]

He is definitely some needed comic relief in the "what else can poor Harry suffer through"-fest that Jim Butcher is writing.

As much as he goes through, I think Jim Butcher has created a masterpiece series. I am dreading being caught up, at least on the level that I'll have to wait a year in between new books hehehe!

[Lisa Kay]

Steven wrote: "I am dreading being caught up, at least on the level that I'll have to wait a year in between new books hehehe!..."

Ditto!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Chapter 28
(view spoiler)[ O.M.G now Susan traded away her last year of memories and doesn't know Harry! Oh gosh what else sould happen to poor Harry?! I like how you put it Steven:
"what else can poor Harry suffer through"-fest (hide spoiler)]

[Anima]

Storm Front

The encounter with Morgan - another brrrr moment, and I just love Bob, I laughted out loud listening to this part, when they were preparing potions *grins*

[Lauren]

Bob never fails to make me laugh. He's such a perv, lol!

Steven wrote: "what else can poor Harry suffer through" - quite a lot :0)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

That is a great part Anima :)

[Anima]

Storm Front

I'm in 70% and I'm really upset that Harry meets with so much injustice. It seems that people around him suspect him of worst motives instead of the best.

Still, I love this book due to the humour and irony. It is my favourite read this year so far, among other great reads :)

[Anima]

I finished, rated it five stars without hesitation, and now I move on to Fool Moon. Luckily, I have an audio version, I wonder if I could get addicted to Marsters's voice *grins*

[Steven]

Anima wrote: "I finished, rated it five stars without hesitation, and now I move on to Fool Moon. Luckily, I have an audio version, I wonder if I could get addicted to Marsters's voice *grins*"

Yes, his voice is very addictive. If I could pay attention to any audio book, this would be the series I would do. His voice is so perfect!

I hope you enjoy Fool Moon as much as Storm Front! :D

I finished Grave Peril (book3) over the weekend, I think it was, and just picked up Summer Knight (book4)

[Logan]

@Anima - I'm about to start Fool Moon too!

[Anima]

Thanks, Steven :)

Logan, that's great :)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Woohoo Anima

I'm *almost* finished Grave Peril, but I'm trying to catch up on our E&E BOM

[Nicole]

It's quite a pacey reading schedule for E&E! I only just finished yesterday's :D

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Yes it is! Although I was able to get through the last of it in an hour and a half today

[Sonia]

Finally started Summer Knight with Steven. I'm not sure what chapter I am, just tygat I started 2:30 hours ago and couldn't put it down. So many AWESOME starting points that I'm enthralled :-)

[Steven]

:) I'm about 25% in -- at the council scene! :)

[Sonia]

I'm at 45%. It is soooo good!

[Steven]

You passed me! X)

[Sonia]

Well, my day starts a bit before yours. Don't worry, you'll catch up before the day ends :P

[atmatos]

You guys are making me want to read the series over again!

[Steven]

Dooooo it!

[Sonia]

Steven wrote: "Dooooo it!"

I agree!!!

[Amanda]

I think I'll join in as soon as you all make it to . I miss this series!

Unfortunately my library only has the first four books on audio. So no James Marsters for me :(.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

I finished!

Certainly the best one so far for me I think because each book is layering on the last one. (view spoiler)[ I actually got a bit emotional at the end too. Poor Susan (hide spoiler)]

I have Summer Knight ready to go

[Sonia]

Wooohooo Karen!

The next one is soooo good that I can't stop reading it! I'm glad that the clock changes this weekend. One more hour to read:-)

[[deleted user]]

I love this series. I can't wait for the next book to come out this year.

[Steven]

"Here's where I ask why you don't spend your time doing something safer and more boring. Like maybe administering suppositories to rabid gorillas."

I love Bob!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

lol! great quote

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Chapter Eight

(view spoiler)[ O.M.G. Seriously, is Elaine totally setting him up or what?! I can't believe Harry is accepting her return so easily. It must be 10 years since she was "dead" and she suddenly turns up? Bah! Come on Harry. WAKE.UP (hide spoiler)]

Ok I feel better

And yes I am really enjoying this one :D

[Sonia]

LOL @Karen. I felt the same.

I'm trying to finish the book on my way to work, but not easy on a bumpy and jumpy bus *sigh*

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Chapter Thirteen

I loved the audio during this chapter - having to do all those fairy voices! That must've been very challenging for him.

(view spoiler)[ Does anyone else think that Justin (his adoptive father) may also be alive (seeing that his adopted sister has come back from the dead) and is the one who killed the knight? (hide spoiler)]

[Sonia]

Uh?! I'm confused. (view spoiler)[Why do you think Elaine killed the knight? I didn't read that (hide spoiler)]

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Sonia
(view spoiler)[ I don't think she did, I'm wondering if their adoptive father did (Justin). He is meant to be dead, but so was she!. So I figure, how do we know he was dead? Why couldn't it be him?
When Harry was talking to Bob they did say a powerful wizard would have been able to kill the Knight.... (hide spoiler)]

[Sonia]

Ahhhhhhhh, OK, that makes more sense. Good point. Didn't thought of that. I guess I need too read feaster tho find out :-)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

I'm really enjoying this one! I still have 6 hours left and I'm kind of savouring it :)

[Sonia]

Well, I'm reaching my stop, after the bad guy is discovered and gloated while the good guy is facing death... The usual.... Gosh...I want to read more! Not going to work thinking about it *pouts*

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

lol

[Steven]

Honestly, I don't want to read any of my other books, I just want to pick up more Dresden! :D

[Anima]

I hear you, the same problem here LOL

[Steven]

Anima wrote: "I hear you, the same problem here LOL"

It definitely is a problem, because I have three more netgalleys to review asap, and I wanted to finish a few of the series I'm in the middle of before the end of the year!!!

[Anima]

Yes, it is definitely difficult to stop reading Dresden, and equally difficult to coordinate other reads with this series. I also rescheduled my reads last month for the sake of Dresden and I have troubles with coming back on track!

[Steven]

Anima wrote: "Yes, it is definitely difficult to stop reading Dresden, and equally difficult to coordinate other reads with this series. I also rescheduled my reads last month for the sake of Dresden and I have ..."

Yeah, I had planned on one per month... and I ended up reading two during October X)

[Anima]

:)

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

I read the first book a few years ago but haven't gotten around to the rest. I'm going to re-read book 1 and start this series sometime in the near future. Probably 2014. I have a few other series I need to finish first.

[Steven]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "I read the first book a few years ago but haven't gotten around to the rest. I'm going to re-read book 1 and start this series sometime in the near future. Probably 2014. I have a few other series ..."

It's so good, Muffin! Hurry up and read them with us!!!

[Nicole]

Hey Steven, what's a netgalley,

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Steven wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "I read the first book a few years ago but haven't gotten around to the rest. I'm going to re-read book 1 and start this series sometime in the near future. Probably..."

Oh, the pressure!! Torn between wanting to play along vs. finishing up things I have already started, LOL! It's the same with the Harper what's her name by Charlaine Harris, too. Curse my inability to speed read 5 books a day, LOL.

[Steven]

Muffin, I'm enjoying those Harper Connelly books too!!!

Nicole, Netgalley.com is a website you can join and request free ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies) of books by all sorts of publishers. They send you a free copy of the book before it is published and you just read it and provide feedback (and also post your review on here or a blog, etc.)

ARCs are also known as galleys, thus the term Netgalley and the name of the site. :)