Small Favor

is there ever a bad dresden book??

Originally posted at FanLit:

???You???re hitting the big time, Harry!??? ~Bob the skull

Small Favor is book ten in the DRESDEN FILES. If you haven???t read this far, go back! You Shall Not Pass!

Harry thought his life was getting a little calmer when Karrin Murphy calls him in to look at a really weird crime scene. Soon they discover that mob boss Gentleman Johnny Marcone has been kidnapped, and this is a problem because it violates the treaty Marcone signed which made him a neutral independent state in the supernatural world. Queen Mab shows up and demands that Harry get Johnny back, which Harry must do because, several books ago, he made a promise to do her a favor.

This favor seems small, but it turns out to be the scariest and most deadly operation Harry???s ever been involved with (yet). Harry???s not sure which faction of supernaturals is responsible for Marcone???s kidnapping ... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/small-favor/

After the last book I was feeling like maybe I'd hit a wall with Dresden. I was getting annoyed with some of his formulaic aspects like how every woman seems to be incandescently radiant and beyond attractive, how he's “just old fashioned” about women in distress (even though he's self aware about it which is a great first step, i'd like to seem more development in that area after 10 books. I want to see some growth), and how he always has a headache and is so tired he can't speak. It happens EVERY single book. All this combined with boring and somewhat sloppy plot I was really disappointed with his last book. I was feeling some Dresden fatigue. I picked up this one right away though and was rewarded with one of my favourite in the series thus far. There was so much humour! I was on the edge of my seat so many times. I outright cried a few times. I'm back on the Dresden train. ;)