The good
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A fun mix: a detective/noir story meets a wizard/vampires/magic story.
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Harry Dresden is a fun protagonist: part detective, part wizard, occasionally even funny.
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The world is intriguing, featuring both cops and mafia, but also vampires and evil wizards.
The not so good
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There are no clear rules or limits on the magic used in the book, so the solution to many scenes is a brand-new bit of magic that someone pulls off just in time (deus ex machina).
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Sometimes funny, but sometimes very cheesy.
