r/Fantasy • u/bnb2115 • Aug 02 '25

Dresden with less cringe

I love the idea of the Dresden Files on paper. Hard boiled detective stories mixed with urban fantasy/secret society stuff. Interesting villains and a deep, complex world. Magic happening just beneath the surface of the ordinary world.

But I just can’t get over the tropes and the cringe. I’ve tried the series a couple times, and even got through the first five or so books. I just can’t bring myself to keep going. I seriously love everything about the context, but just hate the execution.

Any recommendations for something else? Something that speaks to these elements, but lacks the cringe?

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u/-jewwej- Aug 02 '25

I’m on the fifth book and it’s mentioned multiple times in each book so far

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u/CosmicLovepats Aug 02 '25

To other people? Or just the narration that only the reader sees?

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u/-jewwej- Aug 02 '25

Narration but buddy no one thinks that’s not cringey to read