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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this but the narrator isn't my cup of tea. She did a good job, inflection ect. but I don't enjoy high pitched voices so I'll stick with the ebooks.
Other than that I want more of the aslin mice! Good story, good world building and the characters are great.
Other than that I want more of the aslin mice! Good story, good world building and the characters are great.
I've been hearing great things about this series from friends I trust, and I was looking for a fast and fun read so I took the plunge - and I'm glad I did! Best described as a mash-up between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural, the InCryptid series is a large world that spans several generations of the same family of monster hunters turned cryptozoologists. There are many short stories in addition to the novels, most of them available for free on the author's website. I haven't read them yet, but they seem to contain the family origin story.
Once upon a time, what is now the Price family worked for the Covenant of St. George in Britain, slaying monsters - any unconventional, supernatural creature who wasn't deemed to have "come over on the ark". But they went independent and moved to America when they realized that some of the "monsters" were sentient, and were being slaughtered for no good reason.
These days, the Price family works to understand and catalogue the many odd species of cryptid (monsters) in the world, helping those who need assistance to survive and eliminating those who kill humans or otherwise threaten to expose the existence of the cryptid world.
Verity Price is the middle child, sandwiched between older brother Alexander and younger sister Antimony. All her life, she's just wanted to dance, and she has an alter ego (Valerie Pryor) who is a competitive ballroom dancer. She's living in Manhattan for a year, trying to juggle dance competitions with her cryptozoology studies (via real world fieldwork) and working to pay her bills as a waitress at Dave's Fish and Strips (
Once upon a time, what is now the Price family worked for the Covenant of St. George in Britain, slaying monsters - any unconventional, supernatural creature who wasn't deemed to have "come over on the ark". But they went independent and moved to America when they realized that some of the "monsters" were sentient, and were being slaughtered for no good reason.
These days, the Price family works to understand and catalogue the many odd species of cryptid (monsters) in the world, helping those who need assistance to survive and eliminating those who kill humans or otherwise threaten to expose the existence of the cryptid world.
Verity Price is the middle child, sandwiched between older brother Alexander and younger sister Antimony. All her life, she's just wanted to dance, and she has an alter ego (Valerie Pryor) who is a competitive ballroom dancer. She's living in Manhattan for a year, trying to juggle dance competitions with her cryptozoology studies (via real world fieldwork) and working to pay her bills as a waitress at Dave's Fish and Strips (
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A very nice urban fantasy book that features different fantastical beasts or "monsters". The plot and writing are very B movie-like, but in the best way possible. The story flows nicely and it´s a very easy and fast pacing book.
2.5 stars. Very nearly DNFed.
Verity Price is a letdown. She has no developmental arc; starting and ending without physical or emotional vulnerabilities... at least that's how she sees herself. She professes to believe in the inalienable rights of Cryptids but kisses a member of the Covenant after knowing him for ten minutes. That's like a civil rights activist kissing a member of the KKK. But it's okay since he's super hot.
She makes no plans and takes barely any time to prepare before diving into unknown danger. In any fair world, she'd be the cautionary tale told by smarter survivors.
This story is formulaic and trite. I expected more from the creator of Velveteen.
Verity Price is a letdown. She has no developmental arc; starting and ending without physical or emotional vulnerabilities... at least that's how she sees herself. She professes to believe in the inalienable rights of Cryptids but kisses a member of the Covenant after knowing him for ten minutes. That's like a civil rights activist kissing a member of the KKK. But it's okay since he's super hot.
She makes no plans and takes barely any time to prepare before diving into unknown danger. In any fair world, she'd be the cautionary tale told by smarter survivors.
This story is formulaic and trite. I expected more from the creator of Velveteen.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars
I found Verity to be kinda weird in that unbelievable way at first, being a deadly cryptozoologist who's really into ballroom dancing - it just didn't quite compute. Maybe if it was a different type of dancing, I wouldn't have been so weird about it - like contemporary or jazz. I don't know, it was just a bit jarring for me.
Though in saying that, I eventually got used to the idea and it didn't feel as though it rubbed me the wrong way (then again, the ballroom dancing bits did drop off quite a bit as a book progressed).
The story was pretty interesting and I quite like the premise, especially the way the Price family's back-story was scattered through most of the book (that was also really interesting! A bonus).
As kickass as Verity is, I am I completely won over and adore the Aeslin mice - they're just so... cheerful and cute! *tiny cheering noises with "hail"s thrown in* Also, although Istas was only in a couple of scenes, I really liked her character and hope to see more of her in the next book.
I still don't like how McGuire/Grant keeps repeating things we already know. It does get a bit annoying.
I found Verity to be kinda weird in that unbelievable way at first, being a deadly cryptozoologist who's really into ballroom dancing - it just didn't quite compute. Maybe if it was a different type of dancing, I wouldn't have been so weird about it - like contemporary or jazz. I don't know, it was just a bit jarring for me.
Though in saying that, I eventually got used to the idea and it didn't feel as though it rubbed me the wrong way (then again, the ballroom dancing bits did drop off quite a bit as a book progressed).
The story was pretty interesting and I quite like the premise, especially the way the Price family's back-story was scattered through most of the book (that was also really interesting! A bonus).
As kickass as Verity is, I am I completely won over and adore the Aeslin mice - they're just so... cheerful and cute! *tiny cheering noises with "hail"s thrown in* Also, although Istas was only in a couple of scenes, I really liked her character and hope to see more of her in the next book.
I still don't like how McGuire/Grant keeps repeating things we already know. It does get a bit annoying.
This was an entertaining listen. There was a lot about the story that I really liked. Especially the cryptozoologist part, where Verity sometimes has an internal fight between her ethics and her scientific curiosity. I liked the ballroom aspect and the mice, and even the romance was nice. There were moments where the tone felt slightly off to me, for example when she has to bring tragic news to a family, and apparently feels bad about it, but it comes off pretty lighthearted on her part. Also while there is a lot of diversity in the cryptid‘s world, and Verity talks incessantly about different methods of reproduction and about tolerance towards other sentient beings, the main cast is very white, and the big confrontation at the end was very „white saviory“. I am currently fighting with covid (the bugger got to me at last, argh), so I might just be in a bad mood. For the most part I really enjoyed myself with this book and it’s alternative world full of magical critters.
This was goofy and gory, scaly, and a little sexy. I have really enjoyed everything I've read by Seanan McGuire, so I'm excited to continue in this series!