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tonyabreck's review
3.0
Not as good as it could have been, but it's still head and shoulders above most books out there. While I appreciate a nice almost-light-hearted romp in between the often-times emotionally charged Dresden books, I'm not sure this was the character to go so light with.
rienie's review
3.0
The story was fun, but so short I cannot figure out why anyone bothered to publish it as a free standing book. It was hardly longer than a short story and less well crafted than I had expected. I am glad I checked this out of the library.
jrkrell's review
4.0
Novella from Thomas' point of view. He is given a job by Lara and also needs to protect Harry. Also enjoyed Mouse's and Bob's appearances.
Butcher shows Thomas as a decent being struggling with his vampirism. As Joan said we can probably expect more about the Oblivion War and Venators.
Butcher shows Thomas as a decent being struggling with his vampirism. As Joan said we can probably expect more about the Oblivion War and Venators.
bclaymier's review
3.0
Despite a few editorial oddities and a fairly sparse plot for the series, I found this to be a decently enjoyable little aside to flesh out one of my favorite "Dresden" characters. Part of me feels like the only reason this wasn't an attachment to one of the main-arc novels is because it was just too long, but it's still short enough to breeze through in a day at most.
This short novella centers around Thomas Raith, vampire of the white court, and his attempts to foil a plot that seeks to empower ancient demons through mass book publishing. Naturally his half-brother Harry, the finest wizard in all of Chicago, is unwittingly wrapped up in this mess, but Thomas can't let him know what's really going on here, or that Thomas is even helping him at all.
It's definitely not required reading, but if you want a bit more background for the series and the character of Thomas Raith, then this is going to necessarily disappoint.
This short novella centers around Thomas Raith, vampire of the white court, and his attempts to foil a plot that seeks to empower ancient demons through mass book publishing. Naturally his half-brother Harry, the finest wizard in all of Chicago, is unwittingly wrapped up in this mess, but Thomas can't let him know what's really going on here, or that Thomas is even helping him at all.
It's definitely not required reading, but if you want a bit more background for the series and the character of Thomas Raith, then this is going to necessarily disappoint.
technomom's review
4.0
I greatly enjoy this particular novella. In fact, I enjoyed it even more on my second read-through than my first. It gives the reader insight into Thomas' state of mind and broadens the universe beyond what we've seen before in the novels. There's some foreshadowing for [b:Turn Coat|3475161|Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, #11)|Jim Butcher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1304027128l/3475161._SY75_.jpg|3516480], as well.
rob_britt's review
4.0
If you like the Harry Dresden books by Jim Butcher you'll likely enjoy this short romp of a tale. It's set in the same universe and features Thomas Raithe who generally is a side story in some Dresden tales, but here he is the focus. I say "tale" because this is a novella rather than a full fledged book. You could probably read it in a one or two hour session and enjoy it for the snack it is...
cmjfoxfyre's review
5.0
LOVE the illustrations. It was great to get a hint of backstory/sidestory to Thomas' life, pre-Harry. MoreMoreMore! ;-)
laurenwedge's review
2.0
maybe it’s because i haven’t read any of the other books (i picked this up secondhand because it was short and had a cool cover) but i did not like it at ALL. the ending was so rushed and the whole thing felt misogynistic. as a woman i felt almost unclean reading it. i understand the appeal, but it wasn’t for me.