re: 2nd Dresden Files novel announced for this year.

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Skin Game felt stale

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Bruh. Jk. I read all 15 in pretty quick succession. I loved Skin Game. Butcher has at this point mastered the art of combining Harry's growth as a character with fun genre setups. I was down with the villain heist the whole way, even though a couple of the twists were predictable.

I thought Ghost Story was fine as a change of pace, but Changes and Cold Days on either end of it were his best yet.

As someone who felt Butcher had trouble executing the premise and characters set up in Storm Front for the next several books, the last 3/4 Dresden novels have been a remarkable step up in quality.