Grave Peril

Precise rating: 4.5 ⭐️

I am so happy!

Reading the first book was fun! But after the second book I was a bit disappointed, since I wasn't really invested in the story at any point and it felt kinda all over the place. Suddenly, the knowledge that there are so many more books in this series felt like too big of a commitment. So I decided I'd give the series one more chance and read the third book—also since basically everyone on the internet says that book 3 is where the series really takes off.

Then, during the first 40% of the book, I was permanently on the brink of giving up on Dresden. Not because it was bad—I actually liked it a lot more than book 2—but it was not good enough to see the amount of books ahead of me as something to look forward to. Well, until I reached 40% and basically rushed through the rest of the book in the course of a bit more than a day! Hell's bells, as Harry would say!

It was absolutely brilliant! There wasn't a single moment where the book lost steam. I suddenly really cared for the characters. The supernatural creatures are so exciting, I am aching for more lore. But what I love the most about not just this book, but the whole series so far is Jim Butcher's seemingly most important writing rule: Murphy's Law!