Well, with my brother's recommendations to drive me, I finally went through the Dresden Files novels... and I love them. Butcher's a great author, and Dresden is a fun and enjoyable protagonist with a lovable cast of supporting characters. The books do a good job of slowly but steadily ratcheting up the tension and stakes and occasionally shifting the status quo a bit (and then
Changes came along and took a baseball bat to the status quo's kneecaps). I was uncertain about
Ghost Story, worried that Butcher's tinkering with the formula might not make the story as enjoyable, but I found that I was quickly growing to enjoy it.
And yeah, I admit to getting teary when Uriel takes Harry to visit little Maggie and he finds out she's living with the Carpenters, in a household where she will be given unconditional love, with Mouse as her defender and wearing a cute R2-D2 shirt.
And now to join the other Dresden fans in the torment of waiting for
Cold Days.
