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Violence
A lot
Significant supernatural violence; monsters attack convention-goers, characters are seriously injured
Language
Some
Some strong language in the urban fantasy register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking; Harry's coffee consumption is legendary but he drinks occasionally
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The endangerment of a teenager and the emotional cost to her father give this entry genuine psychological weight beyond the action
What this book is about
The eighth Dresden Files novel tasks Harry with investigating supernatural attacks at a Chicago horror movie convention — creatures from horror films made flesh. The investigation leads to deeper conspiracies involving the White Council and the ongoing war with the Red Court vampires. Jim Butcher's series is reliably entertaining, and this entry is one of the darker ones, involving the endangerment of teenagers and a confrontation with the faerie Winter Court. Violence is significant in the urban fantasy action register.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Supernatural violence and horror imagery
Teen in serious danger
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