u/Senior-Seaweed-3726

I'm sure there are people here who've already read this book.

I read a lot of urban fantasy and am always happy when I find something new that entertains me. But to be honest, a lot of these books aren't exactly award-winning. They’re good entertainment, but I don’t expect most of them to make it onto the Hugo or Nebula lists. Don’t get me wrong, I love these books—one of them probably saved my life.

I recently listened to the audiobook of *Thicker Than Water* again, and I wanted to ask if there are others who also found the book and its very personal portrayal of a family drama to be of a higher quality. It reminds me of the books we read in school to learn about growing up—but in a good way.

For example Dresden files has a hidden magic world, "real life" myths included in the story, noir detective, downtrodden protagonist (in the beginning), magic system isn't overly complicated.