Grave Peril

Executive Summary: I enjoyed this book, though not as much as [b:Fool Moon 91477 Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Jim Butcher http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345556849s/91477.jpg 855288] or as I remember liking it for that matter. Probably because I'm much better read at this point.Audio book: Mr. Marsters continues to improve as a reader. Gone are most the odd saliva sounds and he seems to have found his voice for the characters. He still reads things too quietly in parts, though maybe it's simply that the overall volume of my copy is too low for my liking (too much loud music?).Full ReviewI debated about if I should keep my original 4 star rating, or bump it down to three. This story didn't grab me as much as [b:Fool Moon 91477 Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Jim Butcher http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345556849s/91477.jpg 855288]. It's certainly better than [b:Storm Front 47212 Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Jim Butcher http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345556917s/47212.jpg 1137060]. I'd probably give this a 3.5.This book continues the mostly formulaic structure the early books in this series suffer from. Dresden is approached by a mysterious client and mayhem ensues.This book deals with not only ghosts, but vampires. Some of them do sparkle, but that's only to lure you in and feed on your emotions. If they feed to long you won't be running off and living happily ever after.We learn there are not 1, but 3 kinds of vampires (Mr. Butcher seems to like variation as he did with werewolves), Black (think Bram Stoker), White (feed on emotions), and Red.We've actually met the Red Vampire Bianca in previous novels, but in this novel we learn a bit more about the other kinds and the vampire courts.The book opens up with Harry and one of my favorite characters, Micheal, the Fist of God on the trail of some ghost that is wreaking havoc on a hospital nursery. Ghosts are out of control and Harry has been relying more and more on Michael's help to sort them out.We are also introduced to Thomas of the White Court, who becomes another of my favorite characters.The main plot of this book doesn't do a lot for me, but as a re-reader, there is an awful lot I appreciate that has both short term (new baddies introduced) and long term (no spoilers) implications the series as a whole.The book has some truly awesome parts, and I found myself enjoying Harry's sense of humor a lot more. Like Mr. Butcher's writing skills, Harry's sense of humor apparently taken some time to develop.All and all is a quick and easy read.