Katherine
It’s hard to review a book this late in a series without spoilers. However, I really, really enjoyed this one. It took a step back from the nonstop action of the rest of the series, which it really needed. Dresden books are fun because of the action, but what keeps me coming back are the characters. They’ve changed and grown so much over the course of this (frankly ridiculously long) series. This book gave them the room to show how great these characters are while dealing with heavy themes of grief, loss, depression, and even PTSD from previous books. Some may say this book is boring or too slow, but it was *needed* to transition into the next chapter (ha). I genuinely teared up several times reading this. Can’t wait for the next book- I’m sure it’ll be right back to the action, but I kinda hope some of the slower moments that this book had remain.
It’s hard to review a book this late in a series without spoilers. However, I really, really enjoyed this one. It took a step back from the nonstop action of the rest of the series, which it really needed. Dresden books are fun because of the action, but what keeps me coming back are the characters. They’ve changed and grown so much over the course of this (frankly ridiculously long) series. This book gave them the room to show how great these characters are while dealing with heavy themes of grief, loss, depression, and even PTSD from previous books. Some may say this book is boring or too slow, but it was *needed* to transition into the next chapter (ha). I genuinely teared up several times reading this. Can’t wait for the next book- I’m sure it’ll be right back to the action, but I kinda hope some of the slower moments that this book had remain.
