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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Been panting for this book for over a year, and I gotta say, it didn't disappoint. The situation Toby is in is horrific, moreso because she doesn't KNOW it.
Anyway, liked this a lot, can't wait for the next one at the end of next month.
Anyway, liked this a lot, can't wait for the next one at the end of next month.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Can I sue for emotional damages?!
Seriously though, this book kept the tension high from page one. It was brilliant and frustrating (because you love these characters and McGuire is a damned good weaver of story).
McGuire delivers trauma in a brilliant way and I cannot wait for the next one.
Seriously though, this book kept the tension high from page one. It was brilliant and frustrating (because you love these characters and McGuire is a damned good weaver of story).
McGuire delivers trauma in a brilliant way and I cannot wait for the next one.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I bawled nearly nonstop through about 80% of this book. I'm about to collapse from dehydration, probably. 5/5 stars.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(I received an ARC of this book for free.)
So much found family in this book, and so many nice little moments of bonding even in this very cruel world.
So much found family in this book, and so many nice little moments of bonding even in this very cruel world.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I feel unable to give this an accurate rating until I've finished The Innocent Sleep, but 4 will do for now. That's one of the problems with parallel narratives, isn't it? It's impossible to judge one on its own without the other.
If you've read this far in the series (I can't imagine starting at the 17th book, but there will be some spoilers for what has come before after this point), you should remember that the last book left us on our first ever Toby cliffhanger, with Titania having swept October off to the Summerlands, but without her true memories of the life she's lived and the family she's built for herself along the way.
I had kind of a difficult time reading the thoughts of this October who is not OUR October at first, but was impressed at McGuire's ability to write her as someone who was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike the Toby we've followed for 16 books. I loved the little peeks we'd get at Toby Prime poking through, thoughts that NuToby would never have. I laughed that this Octoberhates pants, never drinks coffee, and TAKES BATHS.
But it did feel like the set-up took a very long time (we don't even see my best girlthe Luidaeg until 51%, which oughta be a fuckin crime) in getting there, and then the resolution just kind of...happened.
Obviously, this is a must read if you're a fan of the series, and it IS a strong entry. I can't wait to find out what happens next, I just wish the front half was a little less bloated, and some of that padding were moved to the end.
If you've read this far in the series (I can't imagine starting at the 17th book, but there will be some spoilers for what has come before after this point), you should remember that the last book left us on our first ever Toby cliffhanger, with Titania having swept October off to the Summerlands, but without her true memories of the life she's lived and the family she's built for herself along the way.
I had kind of a difficult time reading the thoughts of this October who is not OUR October at first, but was impressed at McGuire's ability to write her as someone who was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike the Toby we've followed for 16 books. I loved the little peeks we'd get at Toby Prime poking through, thoughts that NuToby would never have. I laughed that this October
But it did feel like the set-up took a very long time (we don't even see my best girl
Obviously, this is a must read if you're a fan of the series, and it IS a strong entry. I can't wait to find out what happens next, I just wish the front half was a little less bloated, and some of that padding were moved to the end.