A review by emsemce123
Death Masks by Jim Butcher

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This one was a little bit of a scattershot. Still a solid story, and a good read, definitely holds the feeling you've come to know and like from a Dresden Files book. In this one Harry has a duel with a vampire of the red Court (nice to see this plotline being continued and staying relevant to the overall story), has to track down the stolen shroud of Turin, Dealing with mortal hit men, and the return of Susan. I love the way characters leave and return in this series (nice to see Johnny Marcone and Karrin Murphy, yhough I'd like to see them have more substantial roles in future books and not just brief cameos throughout, a story with Harry stuck with Murph and Marcone? Yes, please!) Michael returns in this one along with 2 more Knights of the Cross. More characters are introduced this time around with the possibility of becoming recurring characters. All the threads eventually tie together into a single cohesive mystery, though this time around it felt more like an action story than a mystery. They're both there, it just feels one gets more attention than the other and a lot does happen in this book.