Week 39 Reviews: Aftermarket Aftermath, Dreaming of You in Freefall

From Goodreads:

Seanan McGuire's New York Times -bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid series continues with the thirteenth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around us

Mary Dunlavy didn't intend to become a professional babysitter. Of course, she didn't intend to die, either, or to become a crossroads ghost. As a babysitting ghost, she's been caring for the Price family for four generations, and she's planning to keep doing the job for the better part of forever.

With her first charge finally back from her decades-long cross-dimensional field trip, with a long-lost husband and adopted daughter in tow, it's time for Mary to oversee the world's most chaotic family reunion. And that's before the Covenant of St. George launches a full scale strike against the cryptids of Manhattan, followed quickly by an attack on the Campbell Family Carnival.

It's going to take every advantage and every ally they have for the Prices to survive what's coming—and for Mary, to avoid finding out the answer to a question she's never wanted to where does a babysitting ghost go when she runs out of people to take care of?

My Review:
Oh man, these were amazing reads. But I almost wish that I hadn't read them. Because they are game-changers, and most of those changes are pretty devastating. It was great to have all these characters that we've been getting to know coming together, I mean, they're related, but each book had a select number of characters, and so that was a high!

Aftermarket really gave us a look at what Mary's babysitting ghost job defines as family, and when you factor in that time has been running alongside when these books have been published, well, there's a member or two that we hadn't really met, which was really great! 

That ending, though? I need to know what is going to happen next! I wonder if we're going to get a 2nd book narrated by Mary, since we usually get 2, and sometimes 3 through the course of the series. But that ending is a pretty big change and I need to know what is going to result from that! 

Dreaming of You in Freefall, if you know anything about these characters, that one world should help you figure out who this is about. And after what happened in Aftermarket Aftermath, it was rough. That last line, I just wanted to give a hug! 

Absolutely loved reading these books even when they hurt, and I need to know what's going to happen next! 

Author: Seanan McGuire
Series: InCryptid #13, 13.5
Read: September 24th, 2023
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books, and Aftermarket Aftermath is a WoW Book! 
Publisher: DAW
Expected Publication: March 5th 2024, March 5th 2024

Aftermarket Aftermath:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Dreaming of You in Freefall:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars