I'm now over the halfway mark -- I found the beginning kind of slow, and, for a Dresden book, not a lot has happened so far, but it's definitely keeping me reading now -- I've been going to bed late because I just keep starting the next chapter -- Butcher's good at that!
I mean, I'm reserving judgement till the end, but I suspect this one's not going to be among my favorites. Which is probably to be expected -- so far my favorite character has spent the entire book beaten up in a cell, and my second favorite (Carlos) has been acting like a jerk and at odds with Harry for the most part, and I'm assuming, based on the Harry and McCoy family conflicts so far, that we're headed towards McCoy learning about Thomas and then dying heroically (and he's another minor favorite of mine).
O read it and liked it -- about the same as the other Dresden books, he said -- but it sounds like he liked it based on the action that kicks off later than I've gotten to? Which is less than idea pacing.
But, yeah, I should be done with it pretty soon and then we can talk freely :)
Barquiel's running commentary of snark is a thing of beauty. He just does not give a fuck & it's awesome.
Platonically, though, I do really like his relationship with Ysandre, so probably that as the platonic OTP.
Barquiel's relationship w/ Ysandre is one of my favorites in the series. I do wish we got to see more of it than the glimpses we get, like I would've loved to see their reunion in Mercy. Considering how hard it was for him to see Ysandre turn against her own people, not to mention him & Alais, it must've been intense.
Re: BarquielhamsterwomanAugust 10 2020, 03:12:53 UTC
I think part of the reason I was enjoying Barquiel's snark so much, especially in Phedre's trilogy, is that he was snarking about a lot of th things that were annoying ME.
. I do wish we got to see more of it than the glimpses we get, like I would've loved to see their reunion in Mercy.
Yeah, same. I know that was not the point of that book, but it wouldn't have been that hard to fit into Imriel's POV.
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I mean, I'm reserving judgement till the end, but I suspect this one's not going to be among my favorites. Which is probably to be expected -- so far my favorite character has spent the entire book beaten up in a cell, and my second favorite (Carlos) has been acting like a jerk and at odds with Harry for the most part, and I'm assuming, based on the Harry and McCoy family conflicts so far, that we're headed towards McCoy learning about Thomas and then dying heroically (and he's another minor favorite of mine).
On the upside, Maggie is pretty cute!
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Same though my dad absolutely loved it ;) I'll say more when you finish lol
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But, yeah, I should be done with it pretty soon and then we can talk freely :)
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Platonically, though, I do really like his relationship with Ysandre, so probably that as the platonic OTP.
Barquiel's relationship w/ Ysandre is one of my favorites in the series. I do wish we got to see more of it than the glimpses we get, like I would've loved to see their reunion in Mercy. Considering how hard it was for him to see Ysandre turn against her own people, not to mention him & Alais, it must've been intense.
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. I do wish we got to see more of it than the glimpses we get, like I would've loved to see their reunion in Mercy.
Yeah, same. I know that was not the point of that book, but it wouldn't have been that hard to fit into Imriel's POV.
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