Carole W. reviewed on 11/28/2010 + 6 more book reviews

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This series just keeps getting better and better. Just when you think you have a handle this world, the author comes up with a new hero or monster or supernatural situation. In this book, wizard Harry Dresden takes on vampires and ghosts, while using a combination of chutzpah and creativity (sort of like a magical MacGyver) to squeeze out from between the rock and the hard place where he always seems to find himself. The consequences of Harry's doing the right thing, sticking to his principles, and aiding damsels in distress are especially wide-ranging and poignant this time out and seem to be setting the stage for a shift in Harry's interactions with others. It is a pleasure to see the author resisting the temptation to fall back on a tried and true formula, as often happens around this point in a series. Each book has pushed Harry toward a bit more growth, and this book contains a fair amount of introspection mixed in with the action. A really good read in a great series.

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