I understand that after the peace talks the story needed to slow down a bit and be less dramatic. From a storytelling perspective, that generally works. That said, there are a few points that felt unclear or slightly at odds with earlier books.
   1.   Ramirez and Harry’s relationship
Ramirez seems to be on good terms with Harry again, but the transition isn’t really shown. A bit more explanation of what changed between them would have helped this feel more natural.
   2.   Lara and the soulgaze
Lara appears unaware of soulgaze, which was a little surprising, since we’ve already seen a soulgaze involving Ramirez earlier in the series.
   3.   Lara’s father regaining strength
This is an interesting idea, but it could use more clarification. Based on previous books, Papa Raith didn’t seem capable of independent thought. I’m open to this being explained later, but at the moment it feels underdeveloped rather than wrong.
   4.   Questions around Mab and Justine
One plot point raised some questions for me. Mab is strongly opposed to Outsiders, and Justine was known to be infected. It’s unclear why Mab wasn’t actively looking for her once this became known—presumably around the time Justine left Harry.
And if Mab couldn’t intervene directly, it’s a bit confusing that Harry could simply ask for Justine to be taken and Mab would comply. Especially since Mab later explains that she could kill her, suggesting that the usual restrictions on harming humans don’t fully apply here.

Overall, the story still works, but these moments made it feel as though not everything was quite lining up as smoothly as it could have.

Hi all,

Good news is: Mr. Butcher around 80% of Peace Talk written. As there is message, that chapter 39 is completed od 27th of December, and assuming that this book will be around 50 chapters as previous.

Bad news: Over the years I read a lot while waiting for new Dresden. Do you have anything interestimg to read on same genre?