Proven Guilty (Mini-Review)

Proven Guilty is the eighth book in Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files series. In this entry Harry Dresden is warned of black magic occurring in Chicago. The hard task of tracking down a black magic user is made even harder when Harry must save congoers of a horror convention from their worst fears. Yep, some dark creatures are able to turn into what a person fears the most. As if that isn’t hard enough, Harry must also reconcile Molly Carpenter with her mother.

I loved how this book expanded on the character of Charity Carpenter. In the past books of the series, Charity seemed to be a little overbearing. The only reason given for her attitude was due to her hating Harry since she believed that he was putting her husband in danger. In this book, however, it is shown that she has a past that she has hidden from everyone. Even her husband. This secret past ends up creating distance between her and Molly. By the end of the book I was much more sympathetic to Charity than I had ever been in the series. However, the brief moment where Charity thinks Harry is having sex with Molly just makes no sense.

I like how this book handled Molly Carpenter and Harry Dresden’s feelings for each other. While Harry is attracted to Molly he is adult enough to know why that relationship would not be a good thing and controls his feelings. He even considers how he could accidentally tell Molly…