Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Storm Front was an amazing novel, and I honestly can not wait to make it to the second book (after I read one of my library books, of course :D). Harry Dresden is the perfect character--strengths, flaws, quirks, and a great back story. No, he doesn't get every girl, but he isn't a depressed emo loner either. He's simply a character. He lives, he breathes, and although he isn't human, I swear he could be real.

The plot was also great. It was full of suspense and action with a tad bit of sexual energy. The perfect adult novel. Is it better than the Anita Blake series? I don't know. I love them both equally. FYI: I recently forgave the Anita Blake series for it's future faults that I have not read yet, and I will still read the books simply because the author is amazing.

I don't really have much of a review for this, but I guess I could summarize it.

Storm Front is about a wizard named Harry Dresden. He works as a private investigator and a regular police consultant when it comes to "unnatural" crimes dealing with demons, wizards, etc. When Harry gets called by his long time friend Murphy to give his opinion on the murder of two lovers--a call girl and a body guard for the leader of the mob, things get ugly. No one but a powerful wizard could have pulled off a murder that brutal, that powerful. And when he realizes that dragging the police into the mix could lead to their death, he holds back information, which makes him one of the prime suspects.

While engaging in intense battle scenes involving demons, scorpions, and angry mobsters, Harry tries to piece together the murders while solving another mystery involving Monica Sells and her mysterious husband who has recently become involved in wizardry.

Storm Front is an excellent start to what promises to be an amazing series, and I can't wait to read the rest of the stories and see what Harry Dresden gets himself into next time.

Next on my list: Alone by Lisa Gardner