If you're looking for Dresden, don't bother…

Personally, I thought this was going to be another version of book 11.5. Meaning a bunch of well written short stories that give us a good look at the "between the book " moments of the series that we all love. The first story, written by Butcher, was exactly that. The rest of the stories save one or two were just mediocre. I gave this review a story star for each story I actually liked.

Bottom line, give this one a skip and go look on the Dresden wiki for the story details.

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It's an Urban Fantasy Anthology, not Dresden

What did you love best about Shadowed Souls?

My favorite story was Molly's by Jim Butcher, but other stories stood as decent works. Not the best anthology I've ever read, but far from the worst.

Would you be willing to try another book from Jim Butcher - editor and Kerrie L. Hughes - editor ? Why or why not?

Gladly. This is Jim's first foray into editing, and I feel like the theme didn't come out too well. I'd expect future works to be an improvement.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The ending of the first story could be quite heart-wrenching. None of the others really affected me that strongly, though there were a couple laughs.

Any additional comments?

The narration overall was really solid, and each story brought something unique to the table. Don't go into it expecting what isn't there. Anthologies like this aren't for everyone, and you have to know what to expect going in.

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Only good story here was the one with Molly in it!

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Not sure what happened, Jim Butcher is awesome but these authors were crappy at best.

Would you ever listen to anything by Jim Butcher - editor and Kerrie L. Hughes - editor again?

Yes, I will read anything written by Jim Butcher.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

First story was great the rest.....MEH!

Any additional comments?

Disappointing!

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Not what I thought...

I, like others, was excited about a new Dresden set of short stories. I realized they were not all written by Butcher, but I did think the stories were at least in the Dresden universe.

While the first story was about Molly, the rest just seemed to be about creatures that MIGHT have been in the DresdenVerse, they were not specifically written that way. When you pair that with the fact that they weren't written by Dresden either, it turns out to be a real let down.

Jim Butcher is a great author and I love the way he weaves a story together. I don't JUST like wizards and vampires, etc..I like the way Butcher does it. I did not care for the rest of the stories after the first one. I tried to like them anyways, but I found myself skipping to the next story on several occasions.

If you were really excited to see a new book in the Dresden lineup, you might skip this one. In my opinion it wasn't worth the credit. Kind of wish I'd saved mine for the new Sanderson book that just came out in the Stormlight Archive series (also short stories). Now I have to wait for more credits!

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Save the Credit

The Jim Butcher story was great. The rest not so much. Pretty much just a collection of whining and angst. Wish I could get my credit back.

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good and meh

the short story kicking off the anthology is pretty revealing about Molly's new gig. The rest of the anthology held less interest for me. there may be another gem or two in the rough.. but don't expect to be stunned.

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This anthology should be renamed....

"Authors who desperately need to get laid". Jim Butchers story was decent, but the second one reads like bad Lost Girl fan fiction ( painful to to listen too) and the rest are almost as terrible. I feel bad, because I love Butchers work and this was his debut as an editor but I think he needs some more practice as I'm not really seeing the Theme for this anthology coming to the forefront. it was too busy on its backside.

I think Jim should have followed some Dresden logic and poured some icewater down his pants to clear his mind.
The narration over all was passable, nothing special but not bad either.
This is was not worth the full credit.

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Dishonest to Call This a Dresden Files Book

Would you try another book from Jim Butcher - editor and Kerrie L. Hughes - editor and/or the narrators?

From Jim Butcher, yes... With anyone else included, no...

What was most disappointing about Jim Butcher - editor and Kerrie L. Hughes - editor ’s story?

I purchased this on my cell phone. The lack of information that I received on my phone caused me to assume that this was a full Dresden Files book. Sadly I was mistaken. This is a collection of short stories. Hopefully you don't get tricked like I did.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Nothing wrong with the narrator.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Shadowed Souls?

I would remove anything that was not a Dresden Files story.

Any additional comments?

You deceived me. I am not pleased.

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Very uneven quality

Story quality ranges from mediocre to awful. I am a big Jim Butcher fan, but he apparently is a bad editor.

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Poor

Poorly written stories. With almost no connection to the Dresden universe. In my opinion, do not waste your time or money.

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