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The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)

by Rachel Gillig (Goodreads Author)

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Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15)

by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

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Michelle said: " Jim Butcher has done it again. After fourteen books in the Harry Dresden series plus numerous novellas, his fifteenth novel is every bit as exciting and surprising as the first one. He continues to up the ante on the depths of Harry’s powers, his inv Jim Butcher has done it again. After fourteen books in the Harry Dresden series plus numerous novellas, his fifteenth novel is every bit as exciting and surprising as the first one. He continues to up the ante on the depths of Harry’s powers, his involvement in the supernatural, and his relationships. As fans have come to learn, no one is safe from harm and no one is truly good or evil. It makes for the most fascinating stories. Skin Game is no different.

One of the things to love about the Dresden series is the fact that Harry is willing to share the limelight. It may be the Harry Dresden series but every one of his friends gets the chance to shine (or fail). They rely on each other in ways only true friends can, and the results are pretty spectacular. That they are all subject to danger and Mr. Butcher’s ruthless pen enhances their interactions because one never knows when it will be their last.

James Marsters = Harry Dresden perfection. Anyone who has not had the chance to hear him become Harry needs to do so immediately. He embodies Harry’s frustrations, his ironic wit, his fear, and his loneliness. He also manages to use the same voices for the many characters of Harry’s world book after book after book. Long-time fans and listeners will know exactly which character is speaking just by the voice Mr. Marsters uses. It is like visiting great friends after a long absence, comforting and comfortable without any awkwardness or confusion. After all this time, the partnership of Marsters and Butcher continues to be one for the ages.

There is an end game to this series, but fans will be hard-pressed to figure it out at this stage in the story. Harry’s involvement in Nicodemus’ business affairs changes the trajectory of the story, and how this will impact Harry’s future remains to be seen. That Mab is a key player in the end game is not a true secret but any details are still cloudy. The entire series is one big chess game, and readers are still a few moves behind Mr. Butcher to be able to see how it will end. With every book, he increases the tension, adds a few more clues, and throws in enough twists to maintain that fuzzy future. If anything, it makes the rest of the series that much more enticing. ...more "

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“Truly there is no such thing as finality.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

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“I want you to believe...to believe in things that you cannot.”
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“Fuck,’ I sighed. “‘Fuuuck,’ Dior said. “‘… Fuuuck?’ I asked. “‘Fuuuuuuuuck,’ he nodded.”
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“The end of man is knowledge, but there is one thing he can't know. He can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him. He will be killed, all right, but he can't know whether he is killed because of the knowledge which he has got or because of the knowledge which he hasn't got and which if he had it, would save him.”
― Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men

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“We learn from failure, not from success!”
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