So far, the best in the series. | Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6)

Butcher's best so far!!!! | Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6) | Jim Butcher

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	• Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6) Jim Butcher Roc, 2004 - 372 pages average customer review:based on 53 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Very funny

This book really was the best in the series. Harry was especially witty in this lastest installment and had me laughing hysterically several times. I liked the twists involving his mentor and his vampire associate Thomas(not really a friend because they don't quite trust each other). This is a great read even if you haven't read the other 5, but it helps to get the back story on our friendly neighborhood wizard.

So far, the best in the series.

I really enjoy this series, but I agree with the other reviewers that Harry didn't really seem to have much of a life. In this book he finally discovers his family, learns disturbing things about someone he loves, and adopts a puppy that has foo heritage.
Very cool.
As usual, lots of humor, and several laugh-out-loud funny moments help to balance the darkness and bloodshed.
In addition, the character of Murphy also continues to develop and she makes the story richer. She is no longer the Xena-cop of the first books. Instead, she is developing more of an emotional life and a past. We meet one of her exes and her family, and see her relationship with Harry deepening. Who knows how things will develop.
We also learn more about the 3 vampire courts. Very interesting, in a disturbing kind of way. The Red court are demons in a shell of human flesh, Black vampires are more traditionally Stokerish, with rot and decay thrown in, but in many ways, the White court is the creepiest. They draw their power in through lust and seduction, making thier victims want to die, writhing in pleasure. Yikes.
I started reading this this morning and couldn't put it down until I'd finished it. Now I am tempted to read it all over again.
This book would make a great addition to your library!

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Butcher's best so far!!!!

Harry Dresden is not your ordinary PI. He's a wizard. You'd think that would make his life easier. No, his mere presence fries computers. He has to drive an ancient VW Beetle because anything modern won't work. However, Harry has a lot of good friends---Murphy the diminuitive police officer, Mister his 20 pound bruiser of a cat, Bob--a spirit trapped in a skull, etc.

He's got a paying client. Turns out to be a producer of porn movies who's trying to get rid of an entropy curse which he initially believes is directed at him.

Through a wild set of events, Harry ends up adopting a dog, taking on the White Court Vampires (incubi and succubi) and finding a brother. Overall, a great read. Hard to put down.

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Worth the wait

I started reading this series late, so I was able to read the first five books all in a row. This was the first of the series that I had to wait for, and it was more than worth it.

If you haven't read any of the previous installments, then let me be the first to welcome you to the world of Harry Dresden, wizard for hire. I would strongly recommend that you go back to the beginning and start with "Storm Front" and work your way up from there. Believe me, it's a great ride. If you start with this book you should be able to get up to speed fairly quickly, but you may not understand who some of these characters are. Butcher does give a bit of backstory as he goes, but you'll be so caught up by the story that you may well miss the few details he scatters around.

The important things to know about this series:
Butcher is an above-average writer with an ability to tell a story that is well-plotted, fast-paced, moving, interesting, and more than occasionally funny as heck.

Harry is one of the most interesting characters to come along in quite a while. His backstory is satisfying but still leaves enough unanswered questions to keep the series going for a while. He is also, occasionally, a son of a b***h.

The world of this series is a place full of vampires, werewolves (a few different kinds of each) and lots of other things that go "bump" in the night. It is also full of heroism, honor, daring, and sometimes even love.

These books read like a mixture of Buffy, Sam Spade, and Terry Pratchett. If you don't know who any of them are, then you need to get busy because there is a lot of great entertainment waiting for you. And Jim Butcher's novels are a good place to start.

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Easily The Best Of The Series

I think the other reviews sum it up nicely, this book is just the best so far. Jim Butcher just keeps improving as he goes along, and it shows. Harry is definately in top form in this book, I broke out laughing on multiple occasions from the dialogue alone. The plot is solid, and most importantly we finally get some backstory and depth into Harry's life prior to the books. Most importantly I think, this information rather than close doors, just opens up more doors for the future.

I am also glad that finally Murph is getting in on it too, her and Harry going at it together just plain works, something I've been waiting for since the start.

Plus, hey, any book that makes reference to a "Monkey Voltron", deserves some sort of bonus points.

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