I'm with StrayDog about the whole feel of the last 2 books.  The Star Wars idea breaks me out of the DF mode every time.  I used to like Butters but not so much any more.  Does he still have a job at the morgue?  And it really rankles that when Harry can't manage to say 2 complete words about Murph during the Graceland coffin scene, Butters steps in to handle it for him.  We don't even hear the words, just Harry thinking about how much Butters is seen as a hero.  Why not Michael or one of the alphas or someone from the Paranet?  No, it's another opportunity to put the newest Knight front and center, the one so new his Sword came with "training wheels" so he can't hurt the wrong person/thing/monster accidently because he didn't have the skills yet to identify friend from foe in the heat of battle. . .

After 2 weeks of "slogging" I made it to Chapter 27.  It reads unevenly, there is an obvious "bromance" involving the author and one character who developed into something akin to a superhero largely off screen over the last 3 books.  It's impossible to keep any timeline in mind and forget remembering where some characters are during battle scenes.  For me, it feels as if the author spent 3 years jotting down epic pieces of battles then sat down at the kitchen table to try and string them together.  The editing is sub par.  Not sure if it's worth the effort to try and read the book all the way through.

Soooo, still time to do a leisurely series reread if you didn't already do it, say twice, since Skin Game was a year old. . .

Murphy's skill with swords wasn't an issue, she held Nic and was winning, barely, until she spoke 2 words:  "Damn you." Her pronouncing a "judgement" changed everything about the battle.