i am now 12 books into The Dresden Files and the series is going strong. this entry throws some wicked curves at Harry and leaves with the ultimate cliffhanger ending. i enjoyed the great battle scenes and the new characters, but i am getting a little tired of Jim Butcher's extremely consistent style...if i had had to read about how tire Harry was in one more chapter, i would have thrown the book at the wall... hopefully the next book's theme will be less obtrusive. i will, of course, keep reading the series...i think i am almost caught up to real time. gotta find out what happens to Harry after he ------ on the last page... :)