I had a feeling this one would be a polarizing read for many, and I do kind of get a kick out of the ones who say "I'm done" because there's nothing new happening...when Butcher took a chance, burned his entire series to the ground, and then reset it with this one.

Is this the best book of the series? Well, no. That (so far) is the book before this one, CHANGES. And I will admit to being irritated with some aspects of this (especially Molly's multiple Star Trek characters on the Enterprise bridge...it just went on far too long). But, at the same time, some of the supporting characters really punched it up this time around. I expected it to be Murphy, but instead, it was Mort, Butters, and especially Molly. 

I expected the tone to change with this installment, and I was nervous of the change, but for the most part, Butcher pulled it off. It's going to be interesting to see how the next book goes.