Ghost Story

Ghost Story was a cut above the rest of the series for me, at least so far. Dresden is in a situation where he has to learn all new rules of how the world operates for him in his “condition” and how he can effect any change upon it. It's good to see a powerful character reduced and have to struggle as though they were back at their humble beginnings. I was much more invested in his successes and failures because I felt he was really up against some obstacles.

Many scenes were memories of Harry's past, revealing things we didn't know before, because they took place before the events of the first book or because Harry didn't know them either. These were all well integrated into the story and set up well to move the plot along.

This series is hit-or-miss for me but this is one of the “hits.” Ghost Story was uncommonly satisfying in terms of character development, compelling drama, and adventure.