Grave Peril

Reread-

This book is fine. It's fine! I don't really get why some people swear by this book. I'm glad for them but most of it was just barely interesting. I'm glad I reread because it did confirm to me that Butcher did not somehow inflict me with Stockholm Syndrome over the course of many books. They really do just get much, much better in every way.

I did enjoy this book more this time, if only because I didn't realize how many important characters, organizations, or concepts are introduced in it the first time. Michael, Thomas, Justine, the red court, Leah...the list goes on. But it's still Butcher-in-Training writing these characters. Michael might be one of my favorite characters in fiction, but in this book he's just a beta version of the real deal.

Also yes this book's male gaze is just insufferable.