A review by hanz
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire

dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I enjoyed Middlegame, but this was such a slog. The book could have been way shorter, there was so much repetition and info dumping with characters explaining again and again what was happening to the main characters and also an entire section recapping the world building and plot from the first book. Very little actually happens and the stuff that does is very rushed. 

I thought the "villain" of the book was poorly chosen, and instead of being a generic evil person, it would have been more interesting to grapple with the dangers of science, like in the first book, but this time it could have been more interesting considering the existing character relationships. 

All in all, very little substance despite nearly 500 pages and I won't be continuing with this series. 
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