Well, I must say that while I enjoyed the first one a good deal that this one was even better. Dresden is back in action, and shockingly soon after his last ordeal. While things start off a little hinky, it gets crazy fast to which I'm learning is just the way it goes when Dresden is brought in. Or perhaps it's why he's called in? Either way, stuff gets moving and wow. . . does it move.

There were definitely some darker elements to the fiction in here which is odd to say considering book one wasn't exactly innocent. It's just that this situation is somehow steeped in far worse brutality. I don't know. . . what I do know is that you can see the toll taken from the situation in book 1 especially in regards to Murphy(not that I agree with her behavior in a certain scene; there's no justification for it and Dresden did not do wrong so it bothered me that he blamed himself there but that aside. . .) and Dresden himself. Even Carmichael has changed to some degree. The new cast of characters are interesting as well. I especially like Tera who is fascinating to say the least.

The story in this one made me shake my head a lot, and also go "Dresden, you're a little slow man" as I had a deep suspicion early on about who was at fault, but that didn't make it any less enjoyable. I really enjoyed the different variations in regard to Werewolf lore as well. It didn't just assume that one way was the only way; something that a lot of fiction of this genre does for their own reasons, but that makes this much more interesting as it stands out from the others of its genre. I was almost sad to see the story end, but am excited to pick up the next book in the series and continue my visit with Harry Dresden as I have many questions that need answering after this book.