If I could I would give this book 3 1/2 stars. 
 This book is in many ways a setup for the third volume. Without spoiling anything the ending in the first book has lots of people wanting Aticus to help them with various problems and he spends most of the book dealing with them and the fallout from his actions in the first book. 
 My biggest complaint with this book and the series thus far is the main character is to old and powerful. He has been around long enough to have lots of experience with a large variety of threats,gods, magic etc.. His magical defences make him impervious to stuff that even gods throw at him. Even though the author puts him in situations where he could be killed you never really feel like the main character is truly out of his league or in real danger. You never get the sense of him having his back against the wall in a fight for his life. 
 The majority of the threats Atticus has to deal with are focused on him and that Atticus is only looking out for himself. He has to be badgered into taking care of problems that affect his town if they are not an immediate threat to him there is very little sense of concern over the deaths of innocents. 
 That said its still a fun read, there are some great characters like the Widow, his dog, his dealings with the rest of the supernatural community are interesting as well as how he deals with the police. While he does feel overpowered the main character is not tossing around fireballs or destroying buildings with a spells.