Title: New Rule: Random Rules Suck
Review: I had to walk away from this book about half way through. Butcher's writing is kinda rough, his women are cliched, and Harry getting the snot beat out of him before rallying to save the day was predictable. All of that was to be expected from book 1 and 2. Where I lost it was the endless introduction of arbitrary magic rules. Apparently, an evil witch is allowed to steal a holy sword if the previous wielder attempted to use the sword in a betrayal. Also, ghosts do not like water. Who knew? I just couldn't take it any more... there's probably some fancy literary word for making up random stuff in order to drive a plot... whatever it is, it sucks. I read the synopsis for book 3 and it looks like the arbitrary magic rules continued through the whole book. I'm glad I set it down!Since my friend is pushing the book series so hard, I must press on to book 4. Wish me luck!
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