favorite books this year

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files.

Both Sam and I were fascinated by this series. The whole idea of a Wizard P.I., Harry Blackstone, living in modern day Chicago fighting the good fight for those of us that are too busy to see the trolls, vampires, etc of the world damaging the world as we know it, well, it made us feel much safer. The characters are compelling, especially Toot Toot, who Sam told me she wanted to come live with us so she could piggy pack him across the apartment. Basically Sam wants her own pet, which is cool... I did not have the heart to point out that since Toot is fairy, he has wings, and does not need a ride... But Sam is her own cat and she can have her own fantasies. Sam and I have talked about getting matching Toot Toot tattoos someday; we liked the character that much.