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Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire

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okevamae's review

5.0

Book 16 means a BIG old infodump up front. There are some pretty big infodumps in the rest of the book, too, but luckily Seanan McGuire has a knack for making them relatively easy to follow (though not always.) I knew from the publisher’s blurb that something major was going to go down, and that someone close to her was not what they seemed, but WOW. I was NOT prepared. And it ends on one hell of a cliffhanger, too. In my opinion, this is one of the better books that’s come out in this series for a long time, and up there as one of the best books in the series, period. If you’re a fan of this series, get your hands on this one as soon as possible – unless you’re someone who would rather wait a year for the next book than deal with a cliffhanger in this one.

Representation: LGBTQIA+ characters and relationships, polyamorous relationship

CW: blood, death of a child

delaneybull's review

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adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

accidentalspaceexplorer's review

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5.0

I like that this was less of a mystery and more of a "what is the right way to handle this devastating thing" for Toby - and the cliffhanger was very effective!

yousei's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

andreashibly's review

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The author ran out of plot after the two main characters were married in the previous book and went with an amnesia plot-line for this book. Additionally, the quippy banter between main characters started to get in the way of common sense plot related actions. Not continuing series.