I tried. I really did try to get into the story and finish the book but I just couldn't do it. I ended up stopping at Chapter 9. Honestly this book moved really slowly for me. I would just end up flipping page after page and just skipping the long paragraphs. I started this book because it showed...
The best of the books so far. I enjoyed all of the books, but have been frustrated with Toby's lack of planning or introspection. Her planning doesn't get better but at least Tybalt starts doing it for her. We also finally get to see her relationships with those around her (Tybalt and Conner but...
These books really do just get better and better. It had me laughing and crying at the same moment, and that is a first. I've found my favorite cup of tea, and it's this series! This is the kind of book that makes you want to become a writer, overflowing with emotion and character and intrigue.Mc...
I can see why people were frustrated with the repetitious nature of this book - by the last time she went I into Blind Michael's lands, I was getting ready to scream, too. I mean - how many times can you make it out by the skin of your teeth/sheer luck and not learn to go in with a plan?! But th...
I'm in shock this book was even published. All the characters run around like headless chickens.Toby spends the entire book doing nothing, reacting to things, basically not thinking through what's going on at any time and failing, which is not suprising since there isn't a single example of detec...
Funny and entertaining: brain candy (fluff, read for fun). A woman whose family is on the run from a religious group since her great x 4 grandparents defected from the Covenant once they decided that the monsters in the world-known as "cryptids" (waheelas, cuckoos, Aeslin mice, and bogeymen/women...
This was the first book I read where it was set in the Faerie world primarily. Usually we get glimpses of the Faerie world in other supernatural books and this was a change to finally find a book devoted to them,I was skeptical about reading this book since it was about Faeries but it was an inte...
I found this starting slow but I had to catch up with the myriads of fae terminology like of lieges, of kingdoms and of spells to name a few. But well, this is UF. And I'm a little new to this genre. Guess that's the reason SM had reserved a page or two for those unlikely words but not to spoil t...
Don't let my rating fool you: I really enjoyed this book. But the repetitiveness? HOLY SHIT was it ever annoying. This series is quickly becoming a favorite and I absolutely adore October (so far *crosses fingers*), but the amount of times she explained that she can't say "thank you" was so irrit...
I enjoyed this installment, but I saw a lot of negative reviews for it so I was a bit weary going into it. A lot of people were complaining that this book was "too long" for the content and I can totally see that, but I definitely think listening to this series on audio would be preferred if that...
It's no secret that I'm an urban fantasy fan, but the October Daye series, for me, has to be one of the best. It has a lot more depth, detail and nuance than many of the other action-filled series out there. And I know it doesn't work for everybody, but I absolutely adore the October Daye books, ...
Midnight Blue-Light Special is the second book in Seanan McGuire's very strong InCryptid series. Picking up soon after Discount Armageddon left off, Verity finds herself with a couple of difficult decisions. For one, she must finally chose between her dancing career and life as a cryptozoologist....
Well, just when she thinks she's got it all figured out and nailed down, McGuire throws Toby a few nasty curveballs... Some characters start to lose some of their appeal as they gain power and position; I'll take Conan the rogue over King Conan, or the first few Harry Dresden and Anita Blake book...
Toby versus the Queen of the Mists. Since Tybalt is involved it truly is a cat fight. I almost can't put the book down. Well, I had to sleep, work, and eat. LOL This is a great read!
I'm a big fan of Seanan McGuire's InCryptid series, so while I impatiently wait for the third book, I decided to check out some of the short fiction. One Hell of a Ride continues the focus on family by going back a couple generations in the Price/Healy family tree. The focus here is on Jonathan H...
Nancy had been jerked awake by Kade shaking her shoulder, leaning so close that she could see the delicate filigree pattern of lines in his irises. She had jerked away, blushing and clutching the sheets around herself. Kade had only laughed, turning his back like a gentleman while she got up and ...
They slunk home with sugar-glazed expressions and doggie bags of leftovers. Etienne was going to learn a lot about nacho cheese over the course of the next day or so. I sort of wished I could be there for that. Quentin and Raj, meanwhile, had retreated to Quentin’s room for an actual slumber part...
That wouldn’t have been the end of the world—you float your equipment through a forested area, you learn to expect a little snag-and-tag from the landscape. The Greenies would rather we skirted our balloons higher to avoid branch breakage, but there’s no way to do that without burning more fuel a...
—Evelyn Baker The Crier Apartments, nowhere near enough hours later “WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?” Lyra’s voice cut through the fog of sleep like a knife through a swamp bromeliad. My eyes snapped open a split second before I sat bolt upright in bed, turning to star...
Luckily for us, there are very few mistakes that can’t be solved with a suitable application of either lipstick or hand grenades.” –Frances Brown The penthouse of the Plaza Athenee, sometime around midnight “THANKS AGAIN FOR LETTING ME STAY.” I sank a little dee...
Magic returned, their Tuatha de Dannan escort opened a gate, and they were gone, heads held high, expressions neutral and serene, as befitted the High King and Queen of the Westlands. Toby had been summoned to see them off. It was supposed to be an honor, something to reflect the great service sh...
Most of them were too occupied with their tasks to notice our arrival. I cast a glance toward Etienne, raising an eyebrow. He was frowning, his attention on the children. I shared the sentiment. It’s hard to estimate age on fae kids—differing rates of growth and standards of physical maturity mea...
The Old Flame VELMA MARTINEZ—OCCASIONAL RELUCTANT SUPERheroine, former child star, bitterest of all bitter twenty-somethings, and prime candidate for serious therapy—stepped out of the Chevron Extra Mile, arms loaded down with road snacks and half a Twinkie still sticking out of her mouth as she ...
Reynard—not the name that he was born with, but then, how many people can be truly defined by their original names in both childhood and maturity? A truly sensible culture would grant a person a new name with every decade of their life, until age and perspective allowed them to choose the name th...
"Maybe that's her out, if she wants it. When her true love dies, she won't have anything else to tie her to this world. She can take him to the last exit, and go through by his side. It would be so romantic, don't you think? If she waited?" I stand abruptly. "I'm sorry, Emma. I'm going to go." He...
Points for style, I guess. Points off for being too stupid to live.” —Kevin Price Waiting in one of the quarantine rooms in a secluded guesthouse in Queensland, Australia THE FEELING STARTED COMING back to my tongue an hour after Dr. Helen Jalali administered the werewolf ...
She looked reasonably professional, especially by the standards of the organization she worked for: Sure, suit jackets over ruffled pirate shirts were unusual, but she had notes in her file that explained the choice. Her pencil skirt was long enough to be appropriate, and her sensible heels would...