Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3)
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Called to Cook County hospital to deal with an enraged ghost, Harry Dresden, Chicago's resident wizard, is puzzled and disturbed not by the ghost's wrath but by the fact that someone had cast a torture spell on it, goading it into action. Harry's disturbance increases when he discovers that the same spell has been cast on one of his friends. Harry begins to realize that he and his friends may be targets of a vengeful spirit, and as he desperately tries to discover which of his many enemies has it in for him, his friends are attacked one by one. The spirit, whom Harry refers to as the Nightmare, continues to torment Harry's friends until he manages to cast a spell preventing it from harming anyone else until it kills him, which leads to a showdown that Harry might not survive. Harry is a likable protagonist with more than his share of troubles, and Grave Peril will keep readers turning the pages to find out how he overcomes them.
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This is really just fluff, but it's entertaining nonetheless. This third book in the Dresden Files is much better than the second book, but reading the books in sequence is pretty important for this series as there are a lot of cross and backwards references. There's also a fair amount of world-building in these books and each subsequent book presumes that the reader is already familiar with the rules of engagement that were introduced in previous books. I read these when I'm busy at work and don't have a lot of mental energy left for reading but want something entertaining. But goodness, enough with the "Hell's Bells" exclamation from Harry!
This will soon go in the mail to a Reading Diva. (mailed 10/27/09)
Called to Cook County hospital to deal with an enraged ghost, Harry Dresden, Chicago's resident wizard, is puzzled and disturbed not by the ghost's wrath but by the fact that someone had cast a torture spell on it, goading it into action. Harry's disturbance increases when he discovers that the same spell has been cast on one of his friends. Harry begins to realize that he and his friends may be targets of a vengeful spirit, and as he desperately tries to discover which of his many enemies has it in for him, his friends are attacked one by one. The spirit, whom Harry refers to as the Nightmare, continues to torment Harry's friends until he manages to cast a spell preventing it from harming anyone else until it kills him, which leads to a showdown that Harry might not survive. Harry is a likable protagonist with more than his share of troubles, and Grave Peril will keep readers turning the pages to find out how he overcomes them.
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This is really just fluff, but it's entertaining nonetheless. This third book in the Dresden Files is much better than the second book, but reading the books in sequence is pretty important for this series as there are a lot of cross and backwards references. There's also a fair amount of world-building in these books and each subsequent book presumes that the reader is already familiar with the rules of engagement that were introduced in previous books. I read these when I'm busy at work and don't have a lot of mental energy left for reading but want something entertaining. But goodness, enough with the "Hell's Bells" exclamation from Harry!
This will soon go in the mail to a Reading Diva. (mailed 10/27/09)
Received for Reading Divas! Thanks!!
