Five Reasons to Grab Storm Front
- Harry Dresden is a cat-loving wizard for hire. He isn't overly confident, is vulnerable like a human and tends to risk helping people even to his own detriment. He takes odd cases but most of his bills are paid assisting the Chicago Police Department as a consultant.
- While Storm Front is far from perfect, Butcher sets the world up, introducing the White Council (they oversee Wizards) and Harry himself. I love the potential I see here and understand why this character and world are fan favorites.
- Harry has two cases. The first is for a missing husband, a job he normally doesn't take but he's persuaded. The second case involves a double murder that is dark and sadistic. The Police have called him in to assist and things get intense when it looks like the deeds were performed by a wizard.
- The supernatural realm, magic, and creatures are very cool! Giant creepy crawlers, circles, golems and more can be found within.
- The book is laced with humor and I found myself laughing aloud. It offset the gore, suspense, and struggles our hero faced.
- Harry is complex, flawed, quick to anger and talks to himself and his cat named Mister. I adored the man. He isn't polished, doesn't date often and has an authenticity about him. The fact that he acts like an old dime store novel PI was delightful.
- James Marsters is the perfect voice for the gruff wizard