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May 09, 2020 Paul rated it liked it

Shelves: crime, horror, fantasy, supernatural, urban-fantasy, read-as-ebook

3.5 stars

So if you read my last Dresden Files review you might be surprised that I went straight on to read this. Eh. Call me inconsistent. ;)

I enjoyed this about the same and for the same reasons. The bits of the formula I like are here and you sort of know what you're going to get - part of which is the not knowing exactly how things are going to resolve and wanting to find out.

One thing I did sort of want to mention was that there's a fairly explicit sex scene in this book that I still don't ...more

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Feb 09, 2017 Wanda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, audiobook, fantasy, 2017

Another great urban fantasy featuring Chicago's only wizard, Harry Dresden. The action's centered around the Shroud of Turin this time, that, and the ongoing war between the wizards and the vampires. Harry's corny humor and the introduction of a few new characters keep things feeling fresh and original even though this is #5 in the series. And Jim Marsters' narration of the audiobook is his best yet. ...more

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Nov 26, 2011 Nyssa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: magic, action-adventure, urban-fantasy, 2011-2020, speculative-fiction, amazon-update-available, humor, vampires, witches-and-wizards, dark

Another good installment of the Dresdenverse!

Harry's humanity, and his flaws really make this character, this story and this series work.

Which leads me to...

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Jan 30, 2014 Stephanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

This was a fast paced, action packed edition in the series. It was tough to go to bed with 3 hours left to go in the story. Harry is hired to find a shroud. Turns out that it is not just wanted by its buyer, but other forces as well.

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