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A review by robbyblaze
Sleep No More by Seanan McGuire
5.0
The primary complaint I’ve had about later books in this series is that there is so much time spent catching the reader up with every detail of the series thus far. Some certainly more guilty than others, in that regard.
Here, due to the hook that is our core conceit, we are able to mostly eschew that - and the story is much better off without October narrating the implications of each uncle’s brother’s husband’s Cu Sidhe best friend’s sordid past.
Catching the little bits yourself feels more rewarding, certainly.
The story and pace do live up to the long-term realization of a pre-series outline taken shape, but I suppose I need to read the companion piece to see how I feel about it in its entirety.
It doesn’t feel that there are many other guns above the mantel to fire…
Here, due to the hook that is our core conceit, we are able to mostly eschew that - and the story is much better off without October narrating the implications of each uncle’s brother’s husband’s Cu Sidhe best friend’s sordid past.
Catching the little bits yourself feels more rewarding, certainly.
The story and pace do live up to the long-term realization of a pre-series outline taken shape, but I suppose I need to read the companion piece to see how I feel about it in its entirety.
It doesn’t feel that there are many other guns above the mantel to fire…