Fantasy books, stories, ＆c

I didn't mind the first book, but I do see why people do. It was definitely rough. But it had that nior vibe you were talking about, so it works for me despite its edges.

The last two books, on the other hand, I absolutely hated. PT/BG is the biggest pile of crap I've read from Jim. I feel like his editor was replaced by a Disney exec for that publication. I understand he had a rough time during writing, but the quality is shockingly off from the rest of the series. You can see the elements of the usual Dresden Files entry in between the books, but it's so padded out with filler and gratuitous bombast that it's a slog to read.

Imo this is kind of a recurring theme for Jim when he gets to wrapping up a series. Codex Alera does this, though most of those books are still some of my favorite. Unfortunately, the only way Jim seems to be able to power up the witty, clever guy is to just make him the secret grandson of the last big badass strong guy in the series and suddenly the witty, clever guy is the new zomg over 9000 guy.