Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
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iariaIt was okay.
I had a similar problem as I had with the first book wherein I couldn't get engaged with the story. It's so weird because I really enjoyed the final two books and zipped through them and I am just not feeling those early books at all. Do I keep trying and read the 3rd book, skip ahead to a book closer to the end of the series? IDK.
+ There was a serious problem with miscommunication in this book. If people bothered to tell each other stuff things could have gone a lot better. Harry blames himself for everything that happened which I think is complete nonsense but he seriously does need to learn how to share better.
Like, Kim and MacFinn should have turned to Harry after MacFinn's circle was broken and Harry refused to tell Kim everything in how to make it again rather than having Kim try herself. I assume the reasoning was that MacFinn already killed someone (?) and Harry as a representative of the White Council might just kill him? But if Kim did know him she should have known better. If they'd gone to Harry then a big part of Denton's whole scheme would have fallen apart.
Or, what if Harry called Marcone and told him everything after the escape from the garage.
And I don't know if it would have made significant difference but Harry damn well should have called Murphy and told her the truth about MacFinn so she could have had him moved to a different location or at least had her team on guard.
+ I liked how many different versions of werewolves there are. That was a neat twist to werewolf lore.
+ I liked Susan more. I like her relationship with Harry, I liked her determination and unwillingness to be left out. I liked how much she had his back. I liked that it was seeing her fear of him that brought Harry back to himself and that afterwards she kept reaching out to assure him he wasn't alone.
+ I liked Murphy a lot less. Her punching Harry twice, and hard, when she arrested him pissed me off. I remember liking her and her/Harry in the latest books but this tanked my opinion of her. Also while Harry completely understood her actions, lack of trust, forgave her and wanted to move on I'm not so fine with it. I feel like I should be more sympathetic towards her distrust and anger, the betrayal she felt when she realised Harry didn't tell her everything and that he could be connected to the case but... I don't. I was mostly left annoyed. She knows nothing, Harry is her expert in the supernatural, and she doesn't even bother to listen for an explanation.
+ I liked everything with Marcone. His contract offer being so good surprised me a little but I liked it. I loved how he kept trying multiple times to get Harry on his side. I liked that he was so suspicious of Harry agreeing in the garage. I liked him and Hendricks managing to get themselves out of that shitshow of werewolves intact. I love his confidence in himself. I loved him helping Harry out of the pit.
I liked that Marcone did save Harry's life multiple times - it wasn't during the pit escape but rather in the way he negotiated with people who wanted to kill Harry to keep him alive. If Marcone hadn't been interested in him surviving the Streetwolves would have killed him or Denton would have killed him.
+ Harry calling Marcone 'John' so often when addressing him amused me as did Marcone taking the time while swinging over a pit as a werewolf tries to kill him to snark at Harry not to use his first name.
+ Harry going off on Marcone like that was definitely not the politic thing to do. He really went off! It's interesting to think about how things would have been different if he'd accepted.
+ Another what if - if Harry and Marcone/Hendricks needed each other to escape the garage alive and did so.
+ I really super could have done without the female wolves being called bitches. Fuck off with that.
I had a similar problem as I had with the first book wherein I couldn't get engaged with the story. It's so weird because I really enjoyed the final two books and zipped through them and I am just not feeling those early books at all. Do I keep trying and read the 3rd book, skip ahead to a book closer to the end of the series? IDK.
+ There was a serious problem with miscommunication in this book. If people bothered to tell each other stuff things could have gone a lot better. Harry blames himself for everything that happened which I think is complete nonsense but he seriously does need to learn how to share better.
Like, Kim and MacFinn should have turned to Harry after MacFinn's circle was broken and Harry refused to tell Kim everything in how to make it again rather than having Kim try herself. I assume the reasoning was that MacFinn already killed someone (?) and Harry as a representative of the White Council might just kill him? But if Kim did know him she should have known better. If they'd gone to Harry then a big part of Denton's whole scheme would have fallen apart.
Or, what if Harry called Marcone and told him everything after the escape from the garage.
And I don't know if it would have made significant difference but Harry damn well should have called Murphy and told her the truth about MacFinn so she could have had him moved to a different location or at least had her team on guard.
+ I liked how many different versions of werewolves there are. That was a neat twist to werewolf lore.
+ I liked Susan more. I like her relationship with Harry, I liked her determination and unwillingness to be left out. I liked how much she had his back. I liked that it was seeing her fear of him that brought Harry back to himself and that afterwards she kept reaching out to assure him he wasn't alone.
+ I liked Murphy a lot less. Her punching Harry twice, and hard, when she arrested him pissed me off. I remember liking her and her/Harry in the latest books but this tanked my opinion of her. Also while Harry completely understood her actions, lack of trust, forgave her and wanted to move on I'm not so fine with it. I feel like I should be more sympathetic towards her distrust and anger, the betrayal she felt when she realised Harry didn't tell her everything and that he could be connected to the case but... I don't. I was mostly left annoyed. She knows nothing, Harry is her expert in the supernatural, and she doesn't even bother to listen for an explanation.
+ I liked everything with Marcone. His contract offer being so good surprised me a little but I liked it. I loved how he kept trying multiple times to get Harry on his side. I liked that he was so suspicious of Harry agreeing in the garage. I liked him and Hendricks managing to get themselves out of that shitshow of werewolves intact. I love his confidence in himself. I loved him helping Harry out of the pit.
I liked that Marcone did save Harry's life multiple times - it wasn't during the pit escape but rather in the way he negotiated with people who wanted to kill Harry to keep him alive. If Marcone hadn't been interested in him surviving the Streetwolves would have killed him or Denton would have killed him.
+ Harry calling Marcone 'John' so often when addressing him amused me as did Marcone taking the time while swinging over a pit as a werewolf tries to kill him to snark at Harry not to use his first name.
+ Harry going off on Marcone like that was definitely not the politic thing to do. He really went off! It's interesting to think about how things would have been different if he'd accepted.
+ Another what if - if Harry and Marcone/Hendricks needed each other to escape the garage alive and did so.
+ I really super could have done without the female wolves being called bitches. Fuck off with that.
