tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post8791421771223911192..comments2023-10-25T11:03:29.174-04:00Comments on Impressions of a Reader...: TBR Review: Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) by Jim ButcherHilciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-61533745114074041952012-09-24T19:16:06.128-04:002012-09-24T19:16:06.128-04:00Hey Les! I had this book in my TBR since 2009? So,...Hey Les! I had this book in my TBR since 2009? So, don't feel bad... I meant to read this series since before that. The magic trick is to get up the energy to pick up that first book. ;P Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-89346853467556415592012-09-23T02:53:22.094-04:002012-09-23T02:53:22.094-04:00Another series I've been meaning to try. B is...Another series I've been meaning to try. B is good for the first book in a series and this just might be the push I need to start this one. Thanks for the review Hils!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-32549509418864513642012-09-22T11:35:13.657-04:002012-09-22T11:35:13.657-04:00Well Orannia, I guess we are some of the last hold...Well Orannia, I guess we are some of the last hold outs, lol! This first book was good as a startup, but everyone says the 3rd and 4th books it's where it gets really good... so I'm holding them to their word! <br /><br />Kate Daniels? Well... I read the first three books back-to-back-to-back, so I had the immediate opportunity to see how that series grew in greatness in leaps and bounds. I was so dazzled by books two and three that I immediately forgot about whatever bugged me at the beginning of book one. LOL<br /><br />Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-86810515921185975922012-09-22T11:29:44.593-04:002012-09-22T11:29:44.593-04:00Alyssa, It is a general consensus then! I really l...Alyssa, It is a general consensus then! I really look forward to that 3rd and 4th book now! I can't wait to be dazzled. *g* Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-34109010052174370722012-09-22T03:21:37.510-04:002012-09-22T03:21:37.510-04:00@Hils - I must confess to not having tried this se...@Hils - I must confess to not having tried this series, even though it's one of my best friend's favourite series *blushes*<br /><br />@Christine - I had the same response to the first Kate Daniels book, but I was told by someone that the series got better and it so did! I'm so looking forward to Andrea's book!oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-28140742123390241312012-09-21T18:29:19.011-04:002012-09-21T18:29:19.011-04:00I didn't really fall in love with the first bo...I didn't really fall in love with the first book. I liked it well enough, but it was the third book that really gripped me. Then I was doomed. LOL.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336947764683939123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-50451422073465491472012-09-20T14:09:16.246-04:002012-09-20T14:09:16.246-04:00Nath, finally! LOL, I will wait for my mind to be ...Nath, finally! LOL, I will wait for my mind to be blown away... I'll take your word for it. *g* <br /><br />I already have the second book, so I'll read that one, but if it's not great then I'll definitely skip to the 4th book and go on from there. Thanks for the heads up on that, Nath. I love Harry already from the short stories, but yeah... I can't wait to read the full-length novels with lots of Harry. :D<br />Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-16898740740457764562012-09-20T14:07:33.983-04:002012-09-20T14:07:33.983-04:00Alex, that TV show lasted for about a minute, lol!...Alex, that TV show lasted for about a minute, lol! But yes, it was based on the Dresden Files. I liked it, but not too many people did, I guess? Anyway, I hear this is a great series and I hope it picks up. :D Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-51797885610744525722012-09-20T14:05:52.385-04:002012-09-20T14:05:52.385-04:00Li, no! I've read all the short stories I can ...Li, no! I've read all the short stories I can get my hands on in anthologies though! I love Harry, lol! This book didn't wow me, but yeah... I enjoyed the series introduction. And lol! Harry has romantic entanglements? I didn't think he was capable of doing that.... LOLOL!<br /><br />Seriously though, some of the female characters in this particular book were a bit overzealous all around (all in their own particular way). I'll have to keep my eye on them. <br /> Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-6919396130238246302012-09-20T14:01:27.951-04:002012-09-20T14:01:27.951-04:00Christine! That would have been great! Maybe you c...Christine! That would have been great! Maybe you can catch up and we can read the series together anyway. :D But, The Rift Walker is a good choice for this month's theme too! I almost reviewed that one instead, lol! Actually I read both books (plus, Heart of Steel) from my TBR and in the end chose Storm Front. <br /><br />I think it's a solid beginning, but you know what? I don't know if that's due to the fact that I'm already familiar with the characters and this world. If I were not familiar, maybe a B-? I'm not sure at this point. Still, this is a series that everyone raves about, so I'm going for it. :D <br /><br />Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-52342547687192689662012-09-19T18:35:45.102-04:002012-09-19T18:35:45.102-04:00I'm so glad you finally gave Storm Front a go!...I'm so glad you finally gave Storm Front a go!! and I'm glad you enjoyed it :) Wait a couple of books Hils and this series will just blow your mind! LOL, now that you have read the 1st book, you can skip to the 4th one if you want to get into the real action :) I feel Mr Butcher was still trying to find his way in the 2nd and 3rd book... <br /><br />Yeah, I'm not super fond of Harry's romantic entanglements either, but the rest of the story-telling definitively makes up for it. Harry is a great character and you're just oging to love him more!nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-2833651983823611552012-09-19T18:26:48.855-04:002012-09-19T18:26:48.855-04:00Huh, I didn't know the tv show was linked to t...Huh, I didn't know the tv show was linked to this - not that I ever saw the show but I Remember hearing about it!<br />:D<br />I'm glad you liked the book over all, it sounds pretty kick-assAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-33704685427047741712012-09-19T16:15:04.946-04:002012-09-19T16:15:04.946-04:00Oh, I hadn't realised the both of you hadn'...Oh, I hadn't realised the both of you hadn't read any Dresden books yet!<br /><br />I struggled with the first few books, but Nath convinced me to jump ahead to the 3rd (maybe 4th?). Once I did, I raced through the rest of the series.<br /><br />There's great story-telling in these books, though I have slight misgivings about his female characters and also not convinced by Harry's romantic entanglements.<br /><br />LiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-85422878550703980112012-09-19T13:44:24.866-04:002012-09-19T13:44:24.866-04:00HIL-C-IIIIIIIIAAAAA! I wish I'd known you were...HIL-C-IIIIIIIIAAAAA! I wish I'd known you were going to read this one for your TBR Challenge! I would have read it, too!!! I have wanted to give this series a try for a couple of years now and just recently my friend's soon breezed through the entire series and it gave me a big itch to finally do it. But I didn't. I'm reading The Rift Walker, which I still haven't finished. <br /><br />I think a B is good for book one in this series. Heck, I think I gave the first Kate Daniels book a B- so I'm very forgiving of the first book if the promise is there for more goodness. <br /><br />I'll try to catch up to you, but we all know how THAT goes. lol :P Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.com