Ghost Story

I still find it crazy that a "non-reader" like me is in the middle of the 13th Jim Butcher's Dresden Files books.  I've really enjoyed most of them.  For one reason or another, I didn't like the 3rd book.  Part of that was I read the blurb for the 12th book in the back of the second.  The 12th book pretty much ruins the third.  As for the 12th book...well, the title is appropriate.  It's called "Changes" and it pretty much changes everything.  Without giving much away, it feels like and "Author's Clearing House" contest and there are lots of winners.  I honestly would have been content to continue reading books that were similar to the first 10 or so.  I guess the curse of the successful author is you want to feel like your characters grow and change, so the series never gets stale.  I can understand that, and I don't begrudge him for doing what he does.  Good stuff though, I definitely recommend you check them out.  And then (shameless plug) get the Lunatic Slayer Adventures books from Amazon, hahaha!

Books?! Are you kidding me?

So, strangely enough, I have been reading recently.  Weird, I know.  I'm not one for books, preferring reading in games, websites and magazines.  After my wife (big reader) went to the library and finally got her hands on the first 2 Dresden Files books, I decided I would at least start to read them.

I enjoyed the show, so I thought I might as well try to read the books.  Lo and behold, it was actually very entertaining.  Jim Butcher is a fantastic author.  I was a little sad telling my wife this, as she is also a fantastic author (I'm a little biased there).  They were captivating and well written.  I was surprised to even finish the first book, more surprised that it was in a week, and even more so that I read the entire second book.  That is very unlike me.

Another side effect of reading these is that I have a greater understanding of my wife's books.  Several things she did kinda bothered me, but it seems that is fairly normal in the kinds of books she reads.  So I've accepted why they are there, and gained more insight into the author personality.  Back on topic, I even started the third book.  Scary!