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8. White Night
Another Dresden book. Somehow I managed not to borrow it from Matt and Lara initially, so I snagged it while we were there this weekend.
Basic premise is that low-level magic practitioners are being killed, including a couple deaths that look like suicides. There's enough to link them together, but also bits of the pattern that don't fit. This is in the midst of Harry trying to train Molly, his apprentice, and a bunch of junior Wardens. And, oh, by the way, one of the attacks looks very suspiciously like the work of a White Court vampire, making Harry's brother Thomas, who seems to be ducking him, a prime suspect.
Lots of character development here. Harry starts losing his hold on his temper, Molly grows up a lot, and Lasciel, the fallen angel whose shadow lives in Harry's head, well, she gets...interesting.
This book had a heck of a quote:
Life's easier when you can write off others as monsters, as demons, as horrible threats that must be hated and feared. The thing is, you can't do that without becoming them, just a little. Sure, Lasciel's shadow might be determined to drag my immortal soul down to Perdition, but there was no point in hating her for it. It wouldn't do anything but stain me that much darker. I'm human and I'm going to stay that way.
My complete book log is here.
Another Dresden book. Somehow I managed not to borrow it from Matt and Lara initially, so I snagged it while we were there this weekend.
Basic premise is that low-level magic practitioners are being killed, including a couple deaths that look like suicides. There's enough to link them together, but also bits of the pattern that don't fit. This is in the midst of Harry trying to train Molly, his apprentice, and a bunch of junior Wardens. And, oh, by the way, one of the attacks looks very suspiciously like the work of a White Court vampire, making Harry's brother Thomas, who seems to be ducking him, a prime suspect.
Lots of character development here. Harry starts losing his hold on his temper, Molly grows up a lot, and Lasciel, the fallen angel whose shadow lives in Harry's head, well, she gets...interesting.
This book had a heck of a quote:
Life's easier when you can write off others as monsters, as demons, as horrible threats that must be hated and feared. The thing is, you can't do that without becoming them, just a little. Sure, Lasciel's shadow might be determined to drag my immortal soul down to Perdition, but there was no point in hating her for it. It wouldn't do anything but stain me that much darker. I'm human and I'm going to stay that way.
My complete book log is here.