So Butcher would be hit hard with that reception from a specific but very vocal demographic. People now are totally comfortable with throwing out labels such as 'sexist' and 'misogynist' like confetti at people they really don't know if the work produced diverges even mildly from their dogmatic perception of gender relations. I hope Butcher maintains his self-confidence and doesn't allow criticisms to affect him if he does plan to write a Molly-Dresden or Lara-Dresden romance. It would be a delightful bit of torture for poor Dresden.Īnd as you said, it would open up other avenues to potential relationships that would be far, far more interesting to read about. But I love the idea of all this effort in building a relationship with Murphy, all those highs and lows she and Dresden had - all reduced to memories Dresden has of her, with the prime Murphy forever dead. That would be fantastic! I know people heavily invested in the Murphy romance would crushed by this turn of events, and it may very well ruin it for them.

Thus allowing Butcher to reset their relationship. I fully predict that Alternate Murphy will be hostile and non-romantic with Harry before somehow entering the main Dresdenverse. The thing with Lara sounds like it could be full of cheesy goodness. As a romantic partner.all I can say is I found it a relief that she was fridged, so Butcher could move on to more interesting interactions. Was it much more functional than the alternatives? You bet.

The Dresden and Murphy relationship was a misfire for me.

But it's fine in crazy magical Dresden land, and would make for a fun story. Is that a relationship I would support in real life? You bet your skippies I wouldn't. Dresden was her mentor, knew her from childhood, and now she is a demigod to whom Dresden is bound, and who has nearly absolute power over him. They have great chemistry, there's good tension in their interactions, and it's an interesting, dysfunctional dynamic.

I generally don't ship couples, and even in this series I'm not terribly invested on that point, but I support you in your Molly-Dresden ship. I feel like the first three books were the weakest (the third book being the only Dresden book I actively dislike) then it basically hit a consistent tone of effective popcorn fun and some slick, slow burn world Phipps I'm unsure why people in this thread are disappointed by the last book. Very silly, but that's somehow part of what makes it such a blast. Oh awesome, you all are into Dresden Files as well.

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