I loved this book,but I have some thoughts...don't we always!
Plus Side:
* Loved the way Molly's character was brought to life. What a great line; "So. You've finally been inside me. I feel like I should be offering you a cigarette." That was so cool. It showed she was all grown up
Also, that she'd aquired Harry's smart mouth. The entire Star Trek sequence that took place in her mind was another one of my favorites.
* Then there was Butters and Bob. At first, it bothered me that Butters had aquired Bob; but by the end of the book I felt he had earned his roll as caretaker. I always liked the character, but now even more so.
* Mortimer got some great characterization. For the first time I really liked (respected) him. Before "Ghost Story" he was just a minor bleep on the radar as far as I was concerned. Nothing to write home about.
* Another character I think might prove interesting is Fitz. Does his unusual coloring and the fact that "his eyes were an odd shade of brown, so light as to be nearly golden." mean anything. I like this character, already.
Things That Bother Me (Of course, I need to find 'some' fault no matter how much I like the series.
* What Dresden asked of Molly. I'm sorry, but I totally understand why he did it. He was being mentally being messed with by some big time "former angel" at the time. Also, it was his daughter he was trying to protect. He was trying to save the world from himself as the Winter Knight, as well, Still, he needs to make things as right as he can, or he won't be our Harry.
* Then, there's what he's done with asking Kincaid of all people to do the dirty deed. Could he have contacted Marcone for a favor? Maybe not, but if Karrin finds out I can't imagine her taking it well. I think she is likely to be furious at 'both' Dresden and Kincaid.
+ Then there's poor Thomas. Hasn't this poor guy been through enough? How's he going to react to the fact that Dresden left it up to Molly to tell him, or not, Then, Molly left him wallowing in guilt, thinking that it was somehow partly his fault; rational or not. Let's face it, Thomas was still recovering from the worst form of torture by the Skinwalker.
Poor guy, first, his mother left him with a father she knew would kill him as soon as he reached maturity. I believe she was on the run for about five years (I may be wrong on this point,) but I believe Thomas was nine or ten when Harry was born. Knowing she might be caught/killed; she, at least, had already taken steps to ensure that Harry had a Fairy Godmother to look out for him.In addition, Harry was to recieve the legacy of her knowledge of the 'Paths'.
Then, there's Ebenezar mcCoy. As far as I can tell, he has never shown the slightest interest in his 'other' grandson. Of course, maybe he ignores Thomas because he hated his father.
Add to this the fact that Harry "never once thought about Thomas, not once since returning to Chicago" because Harry would feel shame about not trusting him. I haven't got a problem with the fact that he didn't tell Thomas. Lets face it, Thomas would have tried to stop it; but come on. I really had a hard time with the fact that Harry would deliberately forget about his brother.
Then we get a little bit of Thomas, near the end of the book, and it's good. However, I don't understand why he will be able to make love to Justine just because she's going to make love to someone else, first? Why wouldn't they have done this long before? Maybe I'm just missing something. I'm not the brightest bulb on the block.:-D. Anyway, I was sort of hoping that Thomas would offer to be the Next Summer Knight in return for being able to make love to Justine.
Well, what's important is that Harry's back and in his body again. I guess I'll have to settle for remaining ignorant about some things.
Anyway, I really enjoyed the book. Jim Butcher is one of my favorite authors. I can't wait a whole year for the next book! :-( Help!