The ninth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans.
Sarah Zellaby has always been in an interesting position. Adopted into the Price family at a young age, she's never been able to escape the biological reality of her origins: she's a cuckoo, a telepathic ambush predator closer akin to a parasitic wasp than a human being. Friend, cousin, mathematician; it's never been enough to dispel the fear that one day, nature will win out over nurture, and everything will change.
Maybe that time has finally come.
After spending the last several years recuperating in Ohio with her adoptive parents, Sarah is ready to return to the world–and most importantly, to her cousin Artie, with whom she has been head-over-heels in love since childhood. But there are cuckoos everywhere, and when the question of her own survival is weighed against the survival of her family, Sarah's choices all add up to one inescapable conclusion.
This is war. Cuckoo vs. Price, human vs. cryptid…and not all of them are going to walk away.
My Review:
Reading these two stories was really fantastic! I just love this series, and it was great to be in Sarah's head, as well as see the conclusion, basically, of Annie's story arc. At least the last 3 book one. Such great reads!
Imaginary Numbers was interesting, because Sarah's a cuckoo, and in the few stories that she, or her adopted mother, weren't the cuckoos being talked about, cuckoos were the enemy. The reason why Alice doesn't have an older sibling. And we learned so, so much about them! Such a fantastic story!
So the quotes at the top of each chapter, they're from family members of the same gender of the family member who is narrating the book. Which is kinda important, because this book is pretty different, and we get Artie's narration for a good chunk of the book. So that was pretty fantastic, since part of the story was their relationship!
Oh, and that ending! That was pretty intense, and who knows what the fallout is going to be! We're given hints in a few word choices in that epilogue, but that's only going to be the tip of the iceberg, I'm certain! Can't wait to find out more!
Follow the Lady, it's set between That Ain't Witchcraft and Imaginary Numbers, and it tells the story of Annie and her group traveling home to Portland from Maine, and meeting up with Grandma Alice. Given the events of That Ain't Witchcraft, well, that's pretty important. And now I'm kinda wondering if the end of Imaginary Numbers is going to play into it as well, given where they are!
Also, it really brought to mind that we have a) not seen how Thomas made that deal with the crossroads that eventually ended up sending him off somewhere. And b) we haven't seen how the 3 Healys died. We're told they were murdered, but we haven't read that story. And while it'd hurt, it's a pretty important part of the family history!
Such fantastic reads, and I cant wait for Calculated Risk!
Author: Seanan McGuire
Series: InCryptid #9, 9.5
Read: February 24th, 26th, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series! And they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Books! And Imaginary Numbers is a WoW Book!
Publisher: DAW Books
Published: February 25th 2020, February 25th 2020
Imaginary Numbers:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Follow the Lady:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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