Wow. Great book. I kinda wish Jim could combine his worlds cuz I’d love to see what Tavi and Harry could do together. This was such a great chapter in this world with so much promise of what is to come. I think I’ve said this in every book this series but I’m so angry I waited so long to read this series considering how much I love Dresden.

Another amazing book!!! So many new secrets revealed. I always love getting the epilogue from the First Lord's point of view. Always gives me something new to be excited about. And Tavi!!! Excellent as always. This series gets better and better with each book.

Much better than the first two. The action was well paced and still moved the story along. The characters got to evolve and become more people. The story deepens.

Is good. I am enjoying these.

This 2024 Re-read is going fantastically well and the series really breaks open here in a lot of ways

PS: The epilogue conversation between Sextus and Fidelias is terrific - short but every word has their history, hope and ideals etched into it. A masterclass in writing there

In this third installment in the Codex Alera series, Tavi is sent to work undercover in a legion with his friend Max. The legion ends up in a massive scale battle against the largest Canim incursion in many years. Amara and Bernard travel to Ceres to meet up with Isana, who is there for a free-the-slaves conference, when Kalarus decides to launch a huge attack against the realm. Amara and Bernard get sent off with very weak allies to rescue captives…so basically another installment of drama, intrigue, and ACTION. Although in this book we finally do learn a few tidbits about Isana’s past and who Tavi really is. I have theories. I’m not sure they were right. So much is still unclear! Can’t wait to read the next three and find out.

This book was super interesting because Tavi and Amara both remind me a little bit of Rand in the Wheel of Time series. Sometimes the legality isn’t as important as doing what’s right. When Tavi is just wrecked by the dead, it reminds me of when Rand counts the names of every women that fell because of him. I mean it was almost way too much of an obsession for him, but it gave you the glimpse into his heart. Tavi has this massive heart too. What’s also interesting is the sermon at church yesterday was all about legality vs. morality. Just because something is legal doesn’t make it right. This relates to the current events children separated from families issue, this relates to certain decisions to kill or not that both Tavi and Amara face in this book, and it just relates to life. Just because something is legally allowed doesn’t make it morally right. Or, as my mother-in-law says, “just because you can doesn’t mean you should.” Although she’s usually referring to their massive dogs sticking their head on the table, but still.

Best book I ahve read in a long long long long time. Such a perfect plot.

I’m really enjoying this series. Butcher writes action well. But more importantly, these characters feel like my family and friends. I’ve gotten to know them well in the 3 books I’ve read so far, and I’m excited to see what happens with them next. The ending is spectacular, so good that I’m close to picking up the next book even far too late into the evening.

Pretty good. The good guys (Amara, Bernard, Tavi, etc.) are annoyingly righteous at times.