This runs counter to his code of chauvinistic chivalry, and it may be a byproduct of necessity rather than design-but we all need to be vulnerable at times we all need someone on whom we can rely. Harry allows himself to be vulnerable around Susan. Harry's reliance on Susan testifies to the veracity of their bond and his feelings for her. Furthermore, by neglecting this part of Harry's life, I've neglected a major part of his character. Yet the entire reason I'm re-reading the Dresden Files series is in preparation for reading Changes, in which Harry and Susan's relationship plays a major role. When I first read the series, I didn't pay much attention to Harry and Susan's relationship, mostly because I was strictly a Team Murphy kind of guy.
Hence why one's enjoyment rests so much on one's disposition toward werewolves. While this book introduces the Alphas and changes the dynamic between Harry and Murphy (again), it's one of the most stand-alone novels in the Dresden Files. Aside from a couple of potions, a demon summoning, and a whole lot of combat evocation, Harry doesn't perform much magic, and we don't learn anything more about the White Council, the Nevernever, etc. If, on the other hand, you like werewolves, you might be predisposed the other way.īut my disclaimer digresses! Werewolf plot elements aside, Fool Moon seems to have less magic and exposition about the magical world of the Dresdenverse that I find so appealing. For that reason alone, while my re-reading of Storm Front persuaded me to give it a fourth star, I was biased against Fool Moon from the start. When my favourite supernatural series has a book or episode featuring werewolves, I just don't enjoy it as much. Maybe it's because I have an irrational fear of dogs, or maybe it's just the whole icky shapeshifting aspect, but I've never liked werewolf-oriented fantasy. Time for another confession: I am unfairly prejudiced against werewolves.
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