okay...i give up...i have been giving this series 4 stars the whole way though...but lets face it...it is a five star series. i guess i just didn't want to give an "urban fantasy" series four stars because there would be something "unfair" about it being that good...but the fact is they really are that good. this series is on its eleventh book and is going just as strong (if not more so) now that it was when it was first started by butcher. this one turns the view around to the white counsel and some of the infighting that is going on amongst them. what follows is another great romp through the supernatural chicago...enjoy!