Battle Ground | 
so-soThis is one long battle sequence, hence the name. I found it very boring to read and ended up skimming most of the book.
Originally, Peace Talks and Battle Ground were one book. I would have preferred that. Cut a few bits out and make the narrative tighter and it would have worked. On its own, Battle Ground is a slog.
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Look at that! It's become discoloured! 🤣
I'm going to start reading this for #CozyChristmas as I don't want this on my #Roll100 list for the third year. I know I've been avoiding it and with the recent disappointment of He Who Drowned the World, I will keep avoiding it
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pickI‘m so upset with how this ended. And I was also super confused as to how it started. It started basically in the middle of all the action, so it took me a minute to figure out what was going on. Also it had been a little bit (but not that long), since I read the previous book.
I think this is the last book in the series. I‘m upset with how it ended, but it‘s basically setting up what could potentially be a spin off series or more books.
pickOkay this was better than Peace Talks, but the two could‘ve been one big book. It didn‘t tell an epic story, I was epic for epic‘s sake. It tried too hard to be big when it didn‘t have a big story to tell. And Butcher had to kill off my favourite character because why tf not. There are way better, and shorter, books earlier in the series. The ending was not overly sentimental and promises bigger things that I‘m not confident Butcher can deliver.
A little #audiocrafting tonight with Harry and crew. Lennox is helping, as usual. #lennox #catsoflitsy
pick🎧 This one always makes me cry!
Get ready for a battle to end all battles. So many old & new characters.
Harry 😫 😭
I can‘t wait for the next book!
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I visited the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines today when I was in town. It was a nice little #audiowalk on a lovely, warm, sunny day!
pick33 of 2021. 10 hours and 40 minutes for #20in4. Didn‘t get to my goal this time, but there‘s next time.
This book was excellent. A lot of development in the story. Love this series! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🧙
#readathon #stackingtheseries #seriesread2021
pickI loved this latest installment of the Dresden Files. I spent the entire book on the edge of my seat and crying at the same time!
pickWoah that was a ride. This book dragged in the middle for me, just a couple too many battle scenes but it definitely picked up I‘m the last 200 pages or so. By the end the book I had tears in my eyes and I am interested to see how the new status quo works out. This is definitely not my favourite Dresden book but in the end I was okay with it and after waiting 6 years to read more Dresden files I‘m glad Butcher is continuing the series.
so-soButcher is falling into the trap of each book having Harry face a bigger, stronger enemy, and this book shows it's starting to get too big. Lots of characters to keep track of and nonstop action blunt the emotional impact of what's happening. It's also been a while since I read Peace Talks, and you need to recollect those details for the ending to make sense.
#pop21: a book set mostly or entirely outdoors
I had to fit this one in before the year ends. Love this series!! 🖤🧙♂️
#jimbutcher #dresdenfiles
I have until Friday to finish this! I've listened to the series on and off for the past 2 years and I'm finally catching up. This is an intense one #wintergames2020 #ReadNosedReindeer
This is still the most accurate description of my feelings about “Battle Ground”! 🙁
Trying to get through this before it goes back in a week! 😬 Good background listening for writing out my Christmas cards!
pickHarry never ever disappoints! What a wild ride! An epic all night battle of, well, everyone.
It‘s great to have a bit of escapism from the real world so when Jim Butcher decides to punch me in the gut, it hurts from the pages of fantasy to the real world.
pick🎧 James Marsters, worth the credit. A lot of fighting & dying. Saying goodbye to popular characters, new alliances are tentatively made, Harry is his usual snarky self. Funny, gross, inviting. Loved the ending, I cried. I wish Peace Talks & Battle Ground were combined as I‘d easily buy that hardcover. The Dresden Files seems to have come to a place where it can end & be restarted anew! Hope Butcher accepts the challenge. Great series! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
so-soI really did not like this book. I knew that there was going to be an epic battle, but that‘s all it was. Almost 15 hours of non-stop battle scenes. If that‘s your thing you might like this book. My husband liked it; I found it boring as all get out. Then there are some things that happened that just pissed me off because they were so stupid. This book was only saved by James Marsters‘ narration (perfect) and the additional short story at the end.
pickAfter a long hiatus, Dresden is back with 2 new books this year, and this second one is a doozy. To protect Chicago from utter destruction, old enemies will become unlikely allies, and some allies become mortal enemies, as they all leave it all on the field for good or ill. Harry‘s world will never be the same again as this series shifts again in another Changes level realignment. I can‘t imagine where he‘s headed next...
"Be good fun. Bigfoot versus octokongs."
I love River Shoulders & am so glad we get to see more of him.
I also really enjoy all the nicknames Harry comes up with for new creatures/monsters he is dealing with.
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pickThere are very few books/series that I actually prefer the audio version more than the print, but this one I definitely prefer listening to. It dragged and dragged, and I think I would have liked it so much more listening to James Marsters narrate. I'm not sure how a book that is nonstop action from the first to last page can be kind of boring. But it was. It was just one long battle. Still a pick, but it definitely wasn't my favorite of the lot.
Pretty upset at Jim Butcher right now. Can't imagine it will get better... probably just worse with about 175 pages to go. WTF, Butcher? I can't believe I waited five plus years for you to just crush me like that.
Well, this doesn't take any time to jump into the action. It definitely could have been released in one giant volume as far as I can tell. Not a complaint, just an observation. I never complain about more Harry Dresden. ❤🧙♂️🪄
Finally 😃 I was thunderstruck, when the bookshop told me that my pre-order hadn't gone through and that it would take about 9 days to order it now.
I hate doing it, but I ended up ordering at Amazon and now I can dive in 🥰
It's finally here!!!! I have been waiting all week for this to show up at the library. Fingers crossed the head of circulation/cataloging puts it in the system soon.
I started the newest Dresden book today. All of the other books in the series I listened to on audio, but I'd have had to wait months for the audio from the library, so I'm reading the print version. I was lucky to snag first in that line. And I'm hearing James Marsters in my head. I've never noticed that with other books, but I totally hear him in the distinct character voices. It reminded me that he does a spectacular job of narrating.
Is there anything better than being first to read a new book from the library? I think not.
#ItsNotSticky
#NoWeirdStains
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I knew it was going to be a tear jerker...I even expected THAT specifically to happen...but not in such a way! That is so so so wrong...I am never forgiving Jim for this! 😭😭😭I have never cried this much about a fictional character! And I can‘t stop!!
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pickIn book 17 the soul of Chicago is at stake in an epic battle between good and evil. Butcher, like a verbal cinematographer, weaves our reluctant hero Dresden from fight to fight until his final standoff with a friggin' Titan. In the end there are some massive blows to Dresden's world which may seriously shake up the series. 6 years away was a long time, but the 2 books Butcher gave fans this year totally make up for it.
Tuesday is the day :D
I do believe all the Dresdenites will agree with this one!!!
29 September can‘t get here soon enough! 😍😍😍
I still believe it would have been fine as one great longer book instead of one story in two instalments.
I promise I won't be posting these every day for 66 days 😂 At least not until we have reached a lower number ;-)
The Murphy thing was very stupid and unnecessary. Harry didn't need more reason to fight. It was cheap.
It's still a well written book but I've not been enjoying this series as much. The last few books were very hard to read and don't have the re-readability of the early books.
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