Mari D. (luv2cnewthings) reviewed on 9/4/2013 + 55 more book reviews

Very imaginitive! Too boot - this one starts out with action from the very beginning to almost the very end.

It starts out with Harry and Michael (a new character) racing to Cook County Hospital. No; neither of them are having a baby at the moment! They are attempting to stop a pumped up poltergeist from killing the entire maternity ward. Apparently things like this have been happening a lot lately and they still have no clue why. Well...this fight leads to the Nevernever where we learn the ghosts are actually being tortured to act and we meet Harry's Godmother - to his most unfortunate dismay.

Jim Butcher continues on the literary track by backtracking in the story to the beginning of Harry's day where we meet another intriguing character who gives her name as Lydia. Additionally, the author gives the backdrop on the Blue Beatle again and even mentions the last book with the mayhem with the werewolves.

The Ringmaster in this mess involves Special Investigations...which in turn involves Murphy, but aside from a cameo appearance here and there she isn't in this book. So another star to Jim Butcher for that one since it was beginning to becom a pattern. (First two books: A murder, Harry is called in, he starts invetigating, Murphy decides to arrest him, he doesn't go to jail, gets his ass kicked and then solves everything. The End.)

Back to this particular story though....Someone says it's a nightmare. So, not surprising that Harry has a nightmare that takes a chunk of his stomach and half his power along with it.

Throw in a Vampire Ball, Vampire politics, Harry's bad deicions, Harry's girlfriend and all of Michael's references to G_d since he is "the fist of G_d" and you have yourself a pretty damn imaginitive book.

And no! Not everything is saved by Love at the end. :p

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