Charlie

Oh this was good. This was very good. The characters were so vibrant and complex yet thoroughly explored. The author tells you enough about the world and the magic to get you hooked, but leaves you with so many unanswered questions. Not in a frustrating way, but more in a way that keeps you wanting more.

The case is complicated to the point where I didn’t figure it all out but we’re given enough clues that by the end I was left feeling a little clever for picking up on some things, while also being shocked by the big reveals. This was the first murder mystery I’ve read but in my unqualified opinion it was very well done.

I will absolutely pick up the next book in the series as soon as it’s released.

3.5 - overall really cool story I sometimes lost track of which storyline was for which person but that's mostly because I'm an idiot and generally not used to books where I have to follow multiple storylines and I'm an idiot. Still really enjoyed this.

Probably between 3.5 and 4 - very fun and had some cool characters. I lost focus during all the fighting by the end but that's more my fault than the books fault I think. Liked it more than I had expected. Fun entry point into Jim Butcher. Looking forward to picking up the next book in the series at some point.

3.5 - totally fine little novella that serves its purpose of setting up the world for the RPG. Nothing groundbreaking.

3.5? Story is interesting and the characters are mostly likable but it was probably a couple hundred pages too long.