Week 24 Reviews: The Innocent Sleep, Doubtless and Secure

From Goodreads:

The 18th novel of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times bestselling October Daye urban fantasy series.

For one bright, shining moment, Tybalt, King of Cats, had everything he had ever wanted. He was soon to set his crown aside; he had married the woman he loved; he was going to be a father. After centuries of searching for a family of his own, he had finally found a way to construct the life of his dreams, and was looking forward to a period of peace—or at least as much peace as is ever in the offing for the husband of a hero.

Alas for Tybalt and his domestic aspirations, fate—and Titania—had other ideas. His perfect world had been complete for only a moment when it was ripped away, to be replaced by hers. Titania, Faerie's Summer Queen, Mother of Illusions and enemy of so many he holds dear, has seized control of the Kingdom, remaking it in her own image. An image which does not include meddlesome shapeshifters getting in her way. Tybalt quickly finds himself banished from her reality, along with the Undersea and the rest of the Court of Cats.

To protect his people and his future, Tybalt must find the woman he loves in a world designed to keep her from him, convince her that he's not a stranger trying to ruin her life for no apparent reason, and get her to unmake the illusion she's been firmly enmeshed in. And he'll have to do it all while she doesn't know him, and every unrecognizing look is a knife to his heart.

For Tybalt, King of Cats, the happily ever after was just the beginning.

My Review:
I of course loved reading this book! Tybalt is a favourite character of mine, and this is some pretty hard times for him, given that his wife, who they just learned was pregnant, was put under a spell by their enemy, and is under her control. Add his past with his first wife and their child, yeah, that was something Tybalt wanted to rectify immediately. 

This book spends more time in the early days of Titania's version of the world, because Tybalt knows what's wrong, and boy, is he making attempts at fixing things. But between the Court of Cats, and some particular information, results in waiting until the time started in Sleep No More. But it was really great to see what these characters that weren't in Sleep No More were doing in this one! 

We didn't have a lot of overlap between the two books, but the times that we did, oh man, I can understand why the both reacted the way that they did. It still hurt! But oh, it's hard to talk about this one without spoiling Sleep No More, but it was great to see that ending from Tybalt's perspective, too! 

Doubtless and Secure was a really great story, we got to see the history of Saltmist, of Dianda's parents, and her childhood, and all the way up to the first beginnings of a reaction to Be the Serpent. So that was really interesting, espcailly with her brother (though I though in The Unkindest Tide, he was older? I'm going to have to do a reread!) and that bit of prophecy, I can't wait to see it come true!

These were both such fantastic reads, and I can't wait to see where the series goes in the future! 

Author: Seanan McGuire 
Series: October Daye #18, 18.5
Read: June 14th, 14th, 2023
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books, and The Innocent Sleep is a WoW Book! 
Publisher: DAW Books
Expected Publication: October 24th 2023, October 24th 2023

The Innocent Sleep:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Doubtless and Secure: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars