A review by pigsflew
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire

3.0

I'm not a fan of the consent issues involved in Alex/Terrie's relationships, and especially with how there's little comment on how differently the change in personality is handled between Toby and Quentin, along gendered lines. There's so much overridden agency in those sequences that it's surprising that Alex and especially Terrie continue to be written as not-a-villain in the series, long after Toby stops allowing him anywhere near her. Their situation in the end is pitiable, perhaps, but their way of life had been deplorable before and it's unclear they learned any lessons.

Otherwise, it's a great book with a great story. I just couldn't wrap my head around that piece.