Jim Butcher - Fool Moon

Pros: Great characters in plot driven action with a flowing writing style.
Cons: Perhaps a little cluttered with flavors of werewolves.

Fool Moon: The Dresden Files Volume II by Jim Butcher"So... Marcone had a fantastic motive to have Harding killed. It broadened his financial empire, and put him in a position to gouge MacFinn for as much money as he possibly ...

Pros: tight prose and pacing; engaging first person narrative
Cons: some gender stereotyping; too much blood'n'guts for the squeamish

Pros: Entertaining book with interesting characters.
Cons: Violence may bother some.  One irritating character.

After reading some reviews about The Dresden Files books, I decided to check them out and picked up Storm Front, the ...

Pros: interesting story
Cons: first half a bit hard to keep track of

Chicago is home to many things. The Cubs. The Sears Tower. Barack Obama. Second City Comedy Troupe. And in Fool Moon by Jim Butcher there are werewolves. Many different werewolves – some cursed others by choice. The problem with werewolves is they ...

Pros: Great characters, great writing style
Cons: Very violent-not for children or those with weak stomachs

"Fool Moon" is the second "Dresden Files" novel written by Jim Butcher. The first book, "Storm Front", introduced Harry Dresden as the only wizard in the Yellow Pages. It was full of action but this book is even better. THE PLOT While Harry ...

Pros: Much better than the first book, lots of intrigue
Cons: Marsters reading was too sleepy

Fool Moon is the second book in Jim Butcher’s wildly original Dresden Files series, which are the adventures of a modern day wizard named Harry Dresden. This series of books also spawned a short-lived TV series on the Sci-Fi Channel called ...

Pros: Butcher's sense of humor. Characters you will love to keep as friends.
Cons: Suburban fantasy is not for everyone

In this second installment of the Harry Dresden Files we meet a very interesting pack of werewolves. True to form with Jim Butcher, we seldom meet then forget characters. I expect we will see more of this basket of puppies.

Butcher's sense of humor shows hardily in Fool Moon. It is best described as sarcasm meets tongue in cheek. Dry and funny. Harry’s self depreciation is met evenly with his ability to work his way out of any situation. The way out often leaves one chuckling.

A good read. A good series.