Did I know who was the "turn coat"? Yup. As soon as they showed up.

Did it lessen my enjoyment of the book? Nope.

Butcher's series just seems to grow in leaps and bounds now. He's found his soap opera rhythm of wrapping up a plot thread from an earlier novel, providing a full storyline for the current novel, while introducing an element that will play a role in an upcoming novel. Yes, "soap opera" is a dirty term, but hey, it worked for Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum/John Byrne in the glory days of the X-Men comic series, why wouldn't it work here?

Initially, when I started this series, I took on the next book just because I'd committed to reading them. But now? Now I truly look forward to the next installment with excitement. Butcher keeps raising the stakes, and a storm is very obviously coming.