Robin M. (robinmy) - , reviewed on 1/17/2014 + 2046 more book reviews

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After the events of the last book in the series, Wizard Harry Dresden wakes up inside Faerie's Winter Court. He is the new Winter Knight and Queen Mab has some tasks for him...one of which is killing an immortal. Harry returns to Chicago and reunites with his friends, getting their help with the current mission. He also visits Demonreach, the island where his body resided during the last book. There he finds that things are not going well; an evil may be unleashed on Chicago unless he can stop it.

This book relies heavily on the previous books in the series, especially Summer Knight. If it has been a long time since you read that book, you may want to brush up on it. This is not a book to pick up and jump into the series. Start at the beginning. My only problem with this book was the heavy faerie storyline. I'm not a fan of faeries and my mind tends to wonder since they talk in riddles and rarely give a straight answer. Other people love the faeries, so I figure it's only me and not a problem with the book.

It's so nice to have Harry back. I wasn't a big fan of the last book, but felt this one was back up to the high standard of the series. I loved seeing Harry being reunited with his cronies. The scenes between Harry and his half-brother, Thomas, were very thought provoking. We see how things could have been different if Harry had just used his head. We also get some scenes with Bob, Butters, Mouse, Mac, and Murphy. I'm so glad everyone is back in this series. This book also has some surprise plot twists, and sets up the story for the next book in the series. My rating: 4.5 Stars.

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