Summer Knight

This Dresden book did not click with me. It has all the witty banter and passable action that you would expect from our favorite urban fantasy miscreant, but the story was not as cohesive and exciting as I expected.

// Dresden is on the hunt for work to pay his bills when he gets embroiled with a faerie who wants him to complete three favors. Her name is Mab, Queen of Air and Darkness and Monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe. Along the way, he meets with friends of the past as they try to solve a power struggle within the courts. //

My main problem with the book was the way in which it just meanders through. You meet a character that's in trouble, Dresden initially does not want to help or does not have the means to, but accepts it nonetheless. Rinse and repeat. The scene setups were not all that intriguing and when Dresden does go out to do investigative work, it was a bit too similar to past novels. There is quite a bit of info dumps that had me scratching my head as well. Maybe it's the faire factor that just doesn't do it for me. I'm just not sure. Some of the jokes landed and made me laugh, and there were some truly touching parts with Murphy. Apart from that, I believe this is my least favorite. One and two were excellent, three was adequate, and this one just falls a bit short. I'm still intrigued by the series and plan to continue reading.

// “It's a rational sort of fear that puts a lawn chair down in the front of your thoughts and brings a cooler of drinks along with it.” //

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Storm Front –⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fool Moon - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Grave Peril - ⭐⭐⭐

// “For me chivalry isn't dead; it's an involuntary reflex.”//

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