DRESDEN FILES, BOOK 12: CHANGES
Jim Butcher
ROC
ISBN: 9780451463470 Mass Market Paperback Reissue (3/1/2011)
9780451463173 Hardcover, 1st edition (4/6/2010)
Urban Fantasy

Susan Rodriguez was once in a relationship with Harry Dresden.  Circumstances after her attack by a Red Court vampire causes her to disappear from Harry’s life to South America.  But the Duchess of the Red Court discovered that Susan was hiding her 8 year old daughter and kidnaps her.  She is the perfect pawn to gain the corporation of Harry because he discovers that the girl is his daughter too.

This is perhaps the most shocking Dresden book yet, going where no Harry Dresden fan would have ever dreamed of going.  It also might be the best book in the series so far.  Weighing in close to 500 pages, as well as being the longest Dresden book to date, Changes is also the darkest as Harry is forced again and again to face situations with impossible choices.  The pace is non-stop as the reader breathlessly follows Harry from one harrowing situation to another.  All the familiar characters from previous Dresden books are accounted for and the trademark dry humor can still be found There is a overwhelming feeling that after this book, everything else in the Dresden world is going to change.  And with the stunning cliffhanger ending,  Butcher’s next “Harry” installment, Ghost Story, has been the cause of even more drumming fingers as fans impatiently wait for it’s July 26, 2011 debut.  It’s times like these that I wish we had a 6 Klover rating too!

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Let's see.. what to tell you about me.... well I'm an academic librarian and deal with stuffy boring books (I'm a mathematics librarian) so fiction is my fun outlet. My passions include ballroom dancing, bichon frise rescue work, reading (duh!) and if I had time, I'd get back to my quilting, scrapbooking, jewelry making, etc. Sigh. I really need to find my rich prince who tells me I never have to work again. LOL. Genre's that I prefer: Inspirational romance, gentle romance (Like Harlequin Medical, etc), romantic comedy and paranormal (unless they get too dark and gritty) to name a few. I love books with themes/characters of animals, librarians, dancers, trainers, ministers/missionaries, etc. Having said this, I read pretty broadly from the inspirational fiction line all the way to Blazes and chick lit. The only thing I don't really care for it erotica. I don't care for the starkness of the erotica genre. I guess I just like things wrapped up and tied with a prettier satin bow. :-)

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