I think Harry had a very simple world view in the beginning of the series.  He could see everything in easily defined terms, he was the good guy and the others were the bad guys.  Murphy, Michael, and the Alphas were the right allies because they were all good.  Monsters were bad.  Then he meets Thomas, who's still questionable, but then, lo and behold, it's Harry's brother.

Harry is growing up and realizing that the threats are getting larger, and the lines are blurred.  Mab isn't evil, she's just cold, but she's also the one who is responsible for keeping the outsiders away from humanity.  Michael's the best man he knows, but he's not immortal, and has had to retire.  Murphy was the one who most aligned with his young worldview, and even she realized that the police aren't always right or good, and sometimes you need to step outside the lines to protect the innocent.

He's acquired power and what seem to be questionable allies, but at his core, he's still choosing good and protecting the innocent.  It may seem like we're equivocating, but Harry's a big boy with big threats and hey he hasn't gone over to the Denarians, so he's still good.

I'm not sure it's "way too early" anymore.

All things Brandon Sanderson.

This, however, The Mistborn Trilogy is the only one(I believe) of his series that is fully completed.  The rest are serialized and in progress.  Not to dissuade, however we could easily find ourselves in another situation where we're just waiting for the next book for years.

That being said, big fan of his newest series, The Way of Kings.

The Malazan Book of the Fallen starts slow, gets really good, but then, for me, unravels a bit.  Erikson is a good world builder but his world got a little to big for me to keep track of.  So many characters and places, magic systems, politics, it gets a bit much.  There are some absolute standout books and characters however.

Everyone raves about the Kingkiller Chronicles, and the first book was excellent.  The second book was...unsatisfying and now we've been waiting several years for the "conclusion" with no end in sight.

I'm torn about my feelings toward The Iron Druid Chronicles.  I've read the whole series and while I liked the Atticus initially, he constantly chooses the wrong path.  While we, as the reader, question his decisions they bring him more and more sorrow.  It almost reads like a Greek tragedy.  I liked the series and read it through to the end, even read most of the shorts, but I'm conflicted as to whether I can honestly recommend it.

I've only ever read Ender's Game, and not the succeeding books, because I heard middling reviews of them, but it's worth a read as a standalone.

In terms of non-series books, read American Gods and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, they're excellent.  The nostalgia factor of Ready Player One kept me interested, but I think it could have been a better book with a stronger third act.

Bear in mind, any criticism I have is tempered by the fact that I am not creative and cannot write worth a damn.  These are my opinions and I would gladly listen to any counters you have as maybe I've missed something.

Bear in mind, also, that the child in question is Maggie, who's been exposed to the supernatural from birth, and the family she's been with is the Carpenters.  While in the Dresdenverse, there may be an active or passive conspiracy to veil the supernatural, so to speak, we're looking at a very aware subsect within children in general. 

Maybe all kids in the DV have a sense of "bad things", most kids grow up scared of monsters, things that go bump in the night, hands under their bed, or having imaginary friends.  The Carpenter family, including Maggie, are that much more aware that these things exist and have names.  Kids are told, from a young age, that it's just their imagination, or it's just the wind, or it's just that tree tapping on their window.

It could be that the kids that hunt Maggie are really just bullies to anyone else, however Maggie(and probably Harry and Mouse) create a sort of resonance that amplifies and encourages the haunts to track and attack her.

Just my 2c.

Yes, but in Changes Odin was using his Spear (presumably Odin's mythic spear Gungnir) /as/ a wizards staff.  It would appeal to me for harry to mount the spear of destiny on his staff, giving an upgrade to both.  Its always been the point and not the shaft that was important in the histories, but if the shaft were an enchanted Wizards staff (especially the muiltpurpose, layered version he had in SG) it could be all kinds of fun.   

Yeah, but an imposing guy walking around with a large stick, is a cosplay enthusiast.  An imposing guy walking around with a large spear will attract police attention.

Good to know, I'd best get to postin'!