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A review by jeremybost
The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire
3.0
This series frustrates me immensely: the emotional connection the author builds between readers and the characters is quite strong, which makes it all the harder to follow long as Toby tries to find new ways to kill herself and her friends. I know all the characters make jokes about it, so maybe I'm supposed to laugh it off because "Oh, at least they're self-aware." But seriously, Toby's approach to everything is step one, get mad, and step two, run headfirst into obvious danger with the excuse of being to heal everything. Except her healing has a ton of limitations.
Fortunately and conveniently for the plot, there is always a male around, usually Tybalt, to rescue her every time! Wow! So maybe Toby is actually the secret genius here and knows she is a protagonist in her own series with the inability to die because the series must continue and all this makes sense.
As a reader, though, I've gotten to the point where I can pretty much predict at what point someone will come to rescue her, and that definitely lessens the enjoyment. I guess the suspense is figuring out who the rescuer will be this time, though Tybalt is generally the safe guess.
But hey, I'm still hooked and still reading, secretly wishing I was reading the Dresden Files or something instead with a moderately self-sufficient and intelligent character.
Fortunately and conveniently for the plot, there is always a male around, usually Tybalt, to rescue her every time! Wow! So maybe Toby is actually the secret genius here and knows she is a protagonist in her own series with the inability to die because the series must continue and all this makes sense.
As a reader, though, I've gotten to the point where I can pretty much predict at what point someone will come to rescue her, and that definitely lessens the enjoyment. I guess the suspense is figuring out who the rescuer will be this time, though Tybalt is generally the safe guess.
But hey, I'm still hooked and still reading, secretly wishing I was reading the Dresden Files or something instead with a moderately self-sufficient and intelligent character.