Bookwomble This is one of my favourite books! 😊❤️🧚📖🧚❤️ 4w
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#CharacterCharm #FairyElfPixie I‘ve held on to this one for a long time ! It‘s cute!
pickThis is the first book published by author Seanan Mcguire. I felt a lot of time was spent introducing the reader to new locales and characters. As this series has made it to 19 books, that has probably paid off by now. But at the time, it felt like too much to keep track of. I liked the main character, Toby, and enjoyed her snark level. This is a murder mystery with fairies, and ultimately the mystery is solved. This was fun.
pickDid I immediately start reading this after finishing Sleep No More? Of course I did, (actually I had the sense to sleep in between, even I have to sleep occasionally) and I spent the day telling the six children I‘m currently responsible for that actually what I wanted to do was read one more chapter 😆 I am genuinely thrilled to have been able to read a story from Tybalt‘s pov as I‘ve spent many of Toby‘s recent adventures wanting just that.
panNot sure this series needed 15+ books. A lot of this felt like filler. There are only so many times we need to be told that Toby bleeds a lot, her fiancé doesn't like it, she used to be so sad & lonely but she's built her own family. By book 15 it doesn't need to be rehashed YET again. Also, the High King is unrealistically incompetent. Plus, it feels like the ensemble cast has gotten too big. I just don't care about a lot of the side characters.
pick🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑I finished this one a while ago but totally forgot to post it. It was actually quite good, and it exceeded my expectations. It had complex character interactions and a lot of interesting lore.
panI wanted to like this. It draws extensively & specifically from (mostly) Celtic folklore about the fae. I forgive a lot with a 1st book in a fantasy series because we have to build out a whole world but my issue was:
I was taken out of the plot so many times by a characters behavior:
-Why is Toby kissing this guy? Why do we like him?
-why is this character mad at Toby?
-Why doesn‘t Toby just tell the truth?
Etc
Also ..not what a hope chest is.
This book sounds really good so far! I'm on page 50, and I'm so intrigued. I love the little details from the previous book, but I also like that it's a separate story for itself. I'm excited to read more!
pick🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑Finally finished this after a huge reading slump! I really enjoyed it, I loved the characters, the romance, and the fantasy. It had beautiful descriptions and storytelling.
