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A review by tani
That Ain't Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire
4.0
I enjoy this series so much, and this was definitely a fitting climax to Antimony's storyline. I've grown so fond of Annie, Sam, Fern, and Cylia, and James was an absolutely wonderful addition to the cast. (I'm actually hoping he'll get his own book someday in the future, and I don't think that's an unreasonable hope at all.)
This book deals with the crossroads, a topic that has appeared over and over in this series, but particularly when it comes to Annie's story. I really loved that McGuire was able to take such a large conceptual being and make it into such a personal and exciting story. She did a wonderful job of diving into the topic and delivering my favorite of the books featuring Annie. It even allowed her to up the ante, which almost shouldn't be possible with Annie's story at this point.
I also really enjoyed the way that Annie and Sam's relationship was handled here. There have been a lot of bad things that have happened since they met, and it's got to be so hard to establish a stable relationship in those circumstances, which is a fact that is not glossed over at all. Their relationship definitely has the most depth of all of the relationships we've seen in this series.
In all, I felt like this was a fantastic wrap-up to Annie's story arc. The book also included a novella at the end, which simultaneously answered a burning question that came up during the course of Annie's story, and provided a wonderful lead-in to the next book, featuring our favorite cuckoo! I'm definitely looking forward to it!
This book deals with the crossroads, a topic that has appeared over and over in this series, but particularly when it comes to Annie's story. I really loved that McGuire was able to take such a large conceptual being and make it into such a personal and exciting story. She did a wonderful job of diving into the topic and delivering my favorite of the books featuring Annie. It even allowed her to up the ante, which almost shouldn't be possible with Annie's story at this point.
I also really enjoyed the way that Annie and Sam's relationship was handled here. There have been a lot of bad things that have happened since they met, and it's got to be so hard to establish a stable relationship in those circumstances, which is a fact that is not glossed over at all. Their relationship definitely has the most depth of all of the relationships we've seen in this series.
In all, I felt like this was a fantastic wrap-up to Annie's story arc. The book also included a novella at the end, which simultaneously answered a burning question that came up during the course of Annie's story, and provided a wonderful lead-in to the next book, featuring our favorite cuckoo! I'm definitely looking forward to it!