Side note: There is a fantastic little character nugget I want to address in this scene, which is the following narration by Harry: “But I’m a sucker for a lady in distress. It’s another one of those rare scenes where you feel creeped the hell out, and proof that Butcher can still write horror elements that make you want to burrow under the comforter just to be extra safe. That being said, Harry and Michael are in a hurry to protect a bushel of babies from a nasty ghost that is trying to feed on their life forces. Once I’m done with my full re-read and review, I intend to try to personally rank which books I liked the best, and I’m pretty sure this one will be in the bottom five.
Not to mention this scene is rather exposition-y, and most of the Dresden Files don’t open that way either. You rarely ever get a moment where it feels like he’s standing next to you shouting “THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT LATER” like in lazily written fiction. It feels forced, and it’s strange because most of Butcher’s plot and character threads are more subtle. Just for this book, it’s really too blatant that they are talking about Harry’s love life while rushing through the streets of Chicago to go beat up on a ghost. I’m not talking about the series-long foreshadowing, either. Unfortunately, the book opens with Michael pressing Harry about admitting that he’s in love with Susan, and I admit this is one of my least favorite openings in the series because the foreshadowing is basically beating you over the head. I don’t dislike her, per se, but I certainly don’t care for her all that much. If you’ve been reading my reviews, or hell just the introduction to this review, then you know I’m not a fan of Susan Rodriguez. They are like night and day, and in a good way.
He’s good people, and one of Harry’s closest friends. He’s not only personable, but he’s so kind and wise and levelheaded that you almost wonder how he can balance slaying monsters and being a father and husband so well. They are stone cold badasses, and Michael is no exception, but the great thing about him is that he’s not what you’d expect from a warrior of God.
The Knights are warriors entrusted with swords that draw their power from the nails of the Cross Jesus Christ was crucified on. As always, major spoilers for The Dresden Files’ Book Three, Grave Peril.įirst, a warning: I consider Grave Peril’s alternate title to be “The Novel in which I Want to Punch Susan Rodriguez in the Throat.” Just a heads up.īut the good news is that Book Three opens with one of the better supporting characters in the series: Michael Carpenter, a Knight of the Cross. Welcome back to the Dresden Files read and review! Yes, this one is a bit late, but once you see my review, you’ll know why.
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