Book Review: Storm Front

Storm Front

By:  Jim Butcher

Publisher:  RoC Book

Publish Date:  2000

Format:  Paperback 352pgs, pocket size

Genre:  Urban Fantasy

Series:  1st in The Dresden Files

Recommendation:  Yeah, a fun series with strong magic influence and a man with manners, for a warlock that is. ;)

Book Synopsis:

Harry Dresden - Wizard

Lost Items Found.  Paranormal Investigations.

Consulting.  Advice.  Reasonable Rates.

No Love Potions.  Endless Purses, or

Other Entertainment.

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does.  Well, technically, he's the only at what he does.  So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers.  For the "everyday" world is actually full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in.  Takes a wizard to catch a - well, what ever.

There's just one problem.  Business, to put it mildly, stinks.  So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs.  But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it.  And now that mage knows Harry's name.  And that's when things start to get...interesting.

Magic. It can get a guy killed.

First Sentence:
I heard the mailman approach my office door, half an hour earlier than usual.

My Thoughts and Summary:
Harry Dresden, a wizard who's come out of the closet and specializes in finding lost items, paranormal and investigations, but Harry hasn't had any work to pay his rent, for some time.  Harry is an honest man, with what work had come around and he didn't take the payoff but told the truth.  Until a woman calls asking him to find what she has lost...her husband.  Then a call from Lt. Murphy comes, asking Dresen to come to her murder scene with a couple dead bodies involved, needing him to look around as she feels is paranormal related.  Two cases in minutes after a dry spell of months, Harry tries to handle both cases for both pays.

The book starts fast with two cases, which build the magical creatures and magical usages for us.  These two cases bring a wizard investigator into so much more that's out there; vampires, bad magic, and the council that watches over wizards and more.

I love Bob!  Bob is a possessed skull that helps Harry with his potions, or has all the potions memorized.  But his humor is wonderful!  I really enjoy him.  I enjoyed Harry as well.  He has an old gentlemanly feel to him, yet he's brass too.  But he is approachable for me, I know not for the other characters in the book, but I like him just the same.  Leutinent Murphy is a hard one.  She is a solid rock and on the police force that could make Harry's life hell.  But she is a good cop.

I enjoyed the mystery and following Harry along on the two cases he took on.  He really gets beat around some, but the mystery all works out in the end.  And along the way we get introduced to a real world full of magic that's just starting to come out of it's shell to the public.

I like there is magic here, mixed with humor.  It's fun.  I plan on continuing with the series to see where it goes, as I've heard the books get better.


I read this book for my own enjoyment.

Who? What? Where? (45)

Who are you with? Where are you at? What's happening?

Share with us just a little bit of what is happening in the book you are reading, right where you are now.

Just a tiny taste of what's happening, remember try to not give spoilers of the book.

(This is a new meme I'm going to try and will tweak as I go. And please don't laugh at my lame attempt at drawing. ;D )

I'm with Harry Dresden in a victims place of residence where he just spent the remainder of the night sleeping, and we really shouldn't be here as Harry is enough trouble with...everyone.  We found a clue and need to get out of here, but someone shows up who shouldn't be here, but could turn out to be a huge lead on a second case.  This now connects the two cases in my mind.

Storm Front
By:  Jim Butcher

Teaser Tuesday (98)

Teaser Tuesday

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Here's how it works:

Grab the book you are currently reading (anything at all)

Open the book to any random page.

Share 2 teaser sentences from anywhere on the page

Please Make Sure They Are Not Spoilers!

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Just enough to pique our interests.

This Week:

I looked over my shoulder, back toward the apartment.  Through the rain I heard a dry and raspy hiss, underlaid with a sort of clicking growl.

Storm Front
By:  Jim Butcher
199pg

Throwback Thursday (6)

Let's talk about those books already on the shelves, yours or the stores.

I have a post for books I'm looking forward to coming out;

Looking Forward To...

But what about all those wonderful books that are ALREADY on the shelves?

Whether it be on your shelf waiting to be read or on the shelves in the stores waiting for you to give it a good home.

So, I thought I would share a book a week that is just waiting for me to travel through it's world.

Now... where do I start?  On the the WANT List...

From all the blogs around, I have been sold on trying this series.  I've heard great things of this author and the series itself.  I don't have it yet, but hope to get the chance to get it some day here.  Thank you all!

Storm Front

By:  Jim Butcher

Goodreads Synopsis:

Harry Dresden--Wizard
Lost items found. Paranormal investigations.
Consulting. Advice. Reasonable rates.
No Love Potions, Endless Purses, Parties, or Other Entertainment.

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he's the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. For the "everyday" world is actually full of strange and magical things--and most of them don't play too well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a--well, whatever.

There's just one problem. Business, to put it mildly, stinks. So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name. And that's when things start to get... interesting.

Magic. It can get a guy killed.