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Magic for Nothing
Magic for Nothing | Seanan McGuire
22 posts | 19 read | 7 to read
Improbable, adjective: 1. Not very likely to happen; not probable. 2. Probably not a very good idea anyway. 3. See also bad plan. As the youngest of the three Price children, Antimony is used to people not expecting much from her. She s been happy playing roller derby and hanging out with her cousins, leaving the globe-trotting to her older siblings while she stays at home and tries to decide what she wants to do with her life. She always knew that one day, things would have to change. She didn t think they d change so fast. Annie s expectations keep getting shattered. She didn t expect Verity to declare war on the Covenant of St. George on live television. She didn t expect the Covenant to take her sister s threat seriously. And she definitely didn t expect to be packed off to London to infiltrate the Covenant from the inside but as the only Price in her generation without a strong resemblance to the rest of the family, she s the perfect choice to play spy. They need to know what s coming. Their lives may depend on it. But Annie has some secrets of her own, like the fact that she s started setting things on fire when she touches them, and has no idea how to control it. Now she s headed halfway around the world, into the den of the enemy, where blowing her cover could get her killed. She s pretty sure things can t get much worse. Antimony Price is about to learn just how wrong it s possible for one cryptozoologist to be."
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“Ista, May I present the current junior priestess of my line and my companion on this voyage...she and I have agreed Mindy is an acceptable thing to call her. Mindy, this is Ista, she‘s a waheela. She will not eat you.” “Hello, carnivore” said Mindy. Image from https://tinyurl.com/yye53zk8

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slightlyfoxed
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#ReverseReadathon book two + snacks!

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Lauredhel
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Tagged by @ju.ca.no for my #fivestarpredictions : here are a few from my TBR that I'm looking forward to.

HippieChickHomeschool I'm reading Parable of the Sower right now. You won't be disappointed! 7y
Lauredhel @HippieChickHomeschool I really should get going on my Butler reading before my copy of Luminescent Threads arrives (i won it!) But I've been in the mood for fluff, romance, and short stories lately. Maybe soon. 7y
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Lauredhel
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Lying down to read? It's kitty time! #catsoflitsy

(I'm actually reading The Recitation of the Most Holy and Harrowing Pilgrimage of Mindy and also Mork, but that isn't in the database.)

SharonGoforth 😻😻 7y
Librariana Those kitties, tho! 😍 7y
Lcsmcat Kitties! 😻 7y
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Jinjer Kitty faces!!!! 7y
AlwaysBeyondHope HAIL!!! 7y
Lauredhel @AlwaysBeyondHope HAIL!!!!!!!!!!!! 7y
LauraBeth I think your cats are starving 😹😹 (edited) 7y
AlwaysBeyondHope @Lauredhel the Aeslin mice are amazing and I love them so much 7y
Linear The cat on the right looks so angry LOL I know it's just a markings on his forehead but it's still funny 7y
Lauredhel @Linear Mr Bingley is definitely a touch grumpy in this pic. I'm paying more attention to the book than I am to him. 7y
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Lauredhel
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A simple lunch: toast and cheddar, fruit, a cold brew coffee, and Seanan McGuire. #booksandcoffee #booksandfood

Lauredhel I forgot to check the caffeine content of the cold brew. I spent the whole afternoon overcaffeinated! ☕ ☕ ☕ 7y
ChasingOm I drank coffee with dinner last night, then couldn't sleep. 😳 Also, I want to get into this series... 7y
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Runner5ive
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This book was AMAZING. I was left in shock at the end. The best in the series so far. Can be read first but it makes more sense if you read the first 5 books in the InCryptid series first. I thought Seanan McGuire might lose her touch with so many projects going, but no. She's just getting better.

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kammartinez
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5 ⭐️s

An Antimony book yes~! I empathize wth Antimony and her relationship with Verity because there are times when my relationship with my own sister can be like that, so it was nice to see that relationship from Antimony's POV instead of Verity's. Also nice to see a more nuanced portrayal of the Price family, and how they need to pay the price of Verity's actions. Covenant are still right bastards though.

CherylDeFranceschi This was my favorite one because of Antimony. 7y
kammartinez @CherylDeFranceschi So glad she finally got the spotlight XD. 7y
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Timidmagick
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Poor, poor Antimony. I sure hope this series is going to have them make the Covenant see things their way but how will we know anymore of her story without Aeslin mice around?

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WeeWeegieBookworm
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Loved the latest adventure from the Price family. It was great to have Annie having a centre role too. Can't pick my favourite of the three siblings now! Can't wait for tricks for free next year :)

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WeeWeegieBookworm
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Got thrown on night shift tonight so what better way to spend the day than starting Ms McGuire's latest 💞💞

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silentrequiem
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This was fantastic! I'm so glad Antimony's books look to be as fun as Verity's. (I thought Alex's were a bit blah and meh.) And oh, that ending! I want the next book NOW!

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The history of the human race has been one long quest to find new, novel things, and then kill, eat, or enslave them. There‘s a reason the aliens haven‘t made an appearance yet, is what I‘m saying.

(Picture from Fog City Journal)

Suet624 Wow. Quite the photo... 7y
moranadatter Great quote. I need to read more of her books. 7y
silentrequiem @moranadatter They are fantastic. I need to read her Tobey Daye books. I haven't yet... 7y
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silentrequiem
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God, these covers are bloody awful. But I'm looking forward to reading about the third Price offspring, Antimony, and the fallout from the last book.

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Seanan McGuire always knows how to make me laugh.

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LadySarah
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I was trying to read, but then I got distracted by this face! I guess reading can wait a little while.

LauraBeth Well hello gorgeous! 😻 7y
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LadySarah
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This quarter and its nightmare courseload is finally over and so I finally have time to read! (Well, read things other than Greek Tragedies. And I am all Greek Tragedied out). So of course, given free reading time, it's time to catch up with Seanan McGuire and the Price family.

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Debiw781
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Perfect morning with a perfect read. #beachtherapy #urbanfantasy

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CherylDeFranceschi
Magic for Nothing | Seanan McGuire
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I asked my furry biblioracle what to read this evening. By the disdainful look I got, I take it my choices were not highbrow enough for her. Little snob.

AlaMich I just read Midnight Riot and liked it quite a bit, FWIW ☺️ 7y
RowReads1 Not enough cats. 7y
CherylDeFranceschi @AlaMich Everyone I know who's read it has really liked it. 7y
ChasingOm I also read Midnight Riot recently and I'm looking forward to buying the rest of the series, lol. 7y
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Sarrie
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Everytime Seanan hits it out of the park! Book six and this series still manages to get me. She always has new cryptids, diversity, and amazingly strong women. Antimony maybe my favorite Price so far. If you haven't decided to get this one, you have got to get back in for it.

SaraFair She must be good at the trapeze to be able to use one hand? Did she get a call? Lol 7y
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Ysabet
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Antimony's first novel! (Sixth book in the series.) I already love Antimony from the novellas she narrated, so I'm very excited for this.

#Jinksy #CatsOfLitsy

CherylDeFranceschi Got mine today, too! 7y
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amckiereads
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It's not out til March 7th, officially, but it came yesterday and I obviously stayed up late to read it because obviously. 😍📖🦄