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eastofthesunwestofthemoon's review against another edition
5.0
It's another great entry in the October Daye series.
tzurky's review against another edition
5.0
WOW! WOW! Color me surprised! Immediately after o become jaded with this series she throws this curve-ball at me. It’s absolutely amazing and I loved all of it.
See this is a book with ALL of the emotional stakes. All the relationships and the trauma and the subtleties of the fae world the author had set up are threaded together to form the plot of this book. This is a book about family, the one we’re born to and the one we choose and it deals with all the hurt October has experienced at the hands of the people who were supposed to protect her and all the love and friendship she has received from the people who have helped her and respect and appreciate her and I was here for all of it. There is not one scene here that is not genuinely fraught with emotional distress on the part of all the characters and it’s incredibly moving.
The book also manages to progress the overarching plot in very visible ways, basically setting up the main quest as it were. God, I hope all the next installments will be this utterly gripping. The addition of the new character is very promising - no scene with her in it can be anything short of combustible, but I may have to settle in for another filler. After all April’s second mom hasn’t called in her favor yet and I think McGuire is trying to keep her series going as long as she can.
On some level I get it - it’s a good series, some of the best UF and I too love the Luidaeg and I like that that quest was allowed so slowly take shape over the course of 10 books but honestly, I’m just about ready for it to come. Let’s finish this, let’s rock and roll, baby!
See this is a book with ALL of the emotional stakes. All the relationships and the trauma and the subtleties of the fae world the author had set up are threaded together to form the plot of this book. This is a book about family, the one we’re born to and the one we choose and it deals with all the hurt October has experienced at the hands of the people who were supposed to protect her and all the love and friendship she has received from the people who have helped her and respect and appreciate her and I was here for all of it. There is not one scene here that is not genuinely fraught with emotional distress on the part of all the characters and it’s incredibly moving.
The book also manages to progress the overarching plot in very visible ways, basically setting up the main quest as it were. God, I hope all the next installments will be this utterly gripping. The addition of the new character is very promising - no scene with her in it can be anything short of combustible, but I may have to settle in for another filler. After all April’s second mom hasn’t called in her favor yet and I think McGuire is trying to keep her series going as long as she can.
On some level I get it - it’s a good series, some of the best UF and I too love the Luidaeg and I like that that quest was allowed so slowly take shape over the course of 10 books but honestly, I’m just about ready for it to come. Let’s finish this, let’s rock and roll, baby!
seeinghowitgoes's review against another edition
5.0
April O'Leary has always been an interesting character in the Toby!verse, I've never known quite what to make of her but it's a fascinating peek into other parts of this universe to see that Toby isn't the only one making deals with the Night Haunts.
Merged review:
I honestly thought that series was drawing to a natural close, all of the loose ends seemed to be tying up and what on earth could possibly come up in Toby's life. Family, what a bitch. Despite making herself a new family, it's her blood born family that will continue to haunt her.
When Amandine the Liar returns, she leaves taking Tybolt and Jazz with her in lieu of the task that she's set October - to find her sister August. It's a journey that brings Simon Torquill back into the fold and a novel where for the first time in a long time I've genuinely felt as though there were things at stake.
This series continues to rise of my list of favourites, and as always I'm tempted to reread it all over again just to be part of Toby's journey all over.
Merged review:
I honestly thought that series was drawing to a natural close, all of the loose ends seemed to be tying up and what on earth could possibly come up in Toby's life. Family, what a bitch. Despite making herself a new family, it's her blood born family that will continue to haunt her.
When Amandine the Liar returns, she leaves taking Tybolt and Jazz with her in lieu of the task that she's set October - to find her sister August. It's a journey that brings Simon Torquill back into the fold and a novel where for the first time in a long time I've genuinely felt as though there were things at stake.
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I was on knife's edge at the end for the big punch in the face and thank god everything worked itself out, but also at the same time slightly disappointed that McGuire didn't go for it.This series continues to rise of my list of favourites, and as always I'm tempted to reread it all over again just to be part of Toby's journey all over.
berlinbibliophile's review against another edition
3.0
This was a bit of a weird one. I really enjoyed it, but to me the story didn't seem to hang together as well as the others in this series do. There was also quite a lot of set-up which never paid off, which meant that I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop in that regard. Nonetheless, I had a lot of fun reading this book and I look forward to the next one.
margotfoster's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed the latest adventure into October's life as a hero of the Realm. McGuire continues to put out really strong engaging stories with multi-faceted characters.
I also really enjoyed the novella included at the end of the book. April is a really interest POC and the story was well done.
I also really enjoyed the novella included at the end of the book. April is a really interest POC and the story was well done.
laughlinesandliterature's review against another edition
4.0
I hate Amandine. I just hate her, and I hate that she was the main person driving this conflict forward because she's a trash Firstborn. Almost worse than Eira because at least Eira is trying to be awful. Amandine is awful without trying because she's a selfish waste of space.
daniellebex's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5