In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher's debut novel is a brilliant urban fantasy about a young man who must throw out the magical rule book to solve the murder of his former mentor.
On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is...not one of those witches.
After flunking out of the Auditor training program and being dismissed as "not Department material," Grimsby tried to resign himself to life as a mediocre witch. But he can't help hoping he'll somehow, someway, get another chance to prove his skill. That opportunity comes with a price when his former mentor, aka the most dangerous witch alive, is murdered down the street from where he works, and Grimsby is the Auditors' number one suspect.
Proving his innocence will require more than a little legwork, and after forming a strange alliance with the retired legend known as the Huntsman and a mysterious being from Elsewhere, Grimsby is abruptly thrown into a life of adventure, whether he wants it or not. Now all he has to do is find the real killer, avoid the Auditors on his trail, and most importantly, stay alive.
My Review:
Wow, this was a really fun read! This world and the magic and how it works was fantastic to lean. And I loved these characters. Grimsby was such fun to read about, the way that his mind worked was something else! It was so entertaining!
Of course I can't help but compare it to his dad's Harry Dresden series, they're both urban fantasy. But these world are different and Harry and Grimsby are very different characters with different skills and backgrounds, and I'm really glad that James J. Butcher wrote this book!
The way the magic works, with the glasses, and the Elsewhere, it was really interesting to read. Grimsby has it rough, because his left arm was burned, which means the magic doesn't flow smoothly there, but he's worked hard to compensate for that.
This investigation into who killed Mansgraf, with Mayflower was so entertaining. There were parts of the book where we got the Mayflower's perspective, and given their different experience levels, and just how exasperated he was with Grimsby, I loved reading it! And that ending! It'll be interesting to see how everything will come into play in book 2!
This was an amazing read, and I can't wait to continue the series!
Author: James J. Butcher
Series: The Unorthodox Chronicles #1
Read: August 9th, 2022
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Ace
Expected Publication: October 1st 2022
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