"Turn Coat" by Jim Butcher

I enjoyed reading this book in the Dresden series. It was nice to have Morgan finally admit that he had been wrong about Dresden. And it was nice hearing that Dresden was probably the most talented and powerful wizard of his generation. But I have read so many of these books that I am having trouble keeping track of the traits of minor characters, because they become repetitive after awhile.

"The Bone Clocks" by David Mitchell

This book fulfilled the test of a satisfying read for me because the ending brought tears to my eyes. It described the whisking away of Holly Sykes' granddaughter and adopted grandson to the safety of Iceland from the rapidly and dangerously devolving civilization of Europe, in the safe hands of the atemporal Marinus.

The book told a wide ranging story with some definitely loopy elements, and with a bit too much story telling. I mostly skipped over the part about Iraq because it felt like a documentary, including quite a few political opinions. But other sections of the book were riveting, and I'm grateful to the final section, which dealt with the devolution of civilization. It stressed for me  the tremendous importance of guarding our environment and resources.