Week 23 Reviews: Silver and Lead, Seas and Shores

From Goodreads:

Seanan McGuire's New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated October Daye series continues as Toby Daye is thrust once again into danger... and this time she has more than ever to protect.

Something is rotten in Faerie. In the aftermath of Titania's reality-warping enchantment, things are returning to what passes for normal in the Kingdom in the Mists―until it's discovered that the royal vaults have been looted, and several powerful magical artifacts are missing. None are things that can be safely left unsecured, and some have the potential to do almost as much damage as Titania did, and having them in the wrong hands could prove just as disastrous

At least the theft means that Sir October "Toby" Daye, Knight errant and Hero of the Realm, finally has an excuse to get out of the house. Sure, she's eight and a half months pregnant, but that doesn't mean she can't take care of herself. But with the sea witch offering to stand godmother to Toby's child, maybe there are greater dangers ahead for Toby and her family than it appears....

Old enemies will resurface, new enemies will disguise themselves as friends, and Queen Windermere must try to keep her Hero on the case without getting herself gutted by the increasingly irritated local King of Cats. Sometimes, what's been lost can be the most dangerous threat of all.

My first review of Silver and Lead, Seas and Shores 

My Review:

I had to reread this book! I know, I just read it last month, but since it had been so long since I'd read the whole series, and there were a few things that I wanted to confirm, I need to reread. Which meant that I was loving being in this world, and wanted to spend more time-and why not reread it? 

I feel for Toby, she's only remembered and processed she's been pregnant for 4 months, but the later 4 months in pregnancy, she's close to delivering. She's so close to the finish line when her services are required with the missing artifacts. Here's hoping that Arden builds out her court more so Toby's not the only Hero of the Realm, because if Toby was a different person, she would've had to wait another month in a quickly escalating situation. 

It was so interesting to see Toby still carry on being a hero, while trying to take things easy, to keep her baby safe. Because her tendency is to just throw some blood into the situation, even when it seems crazy to do so, that's her line's strength. The question mark is what qualities the baby is going to get, which parent's line they'll more closely follow. 

One big question that my reread answered, was whose magic Toby was smelling in that final scene. Because it was pretty important, and I had been thinking it was one character, but the reread told me, if I understood things correct, who it is, which has me really excited to see what happens in the future of the series! 

Loved reading these stories and I can't wait to continue on with this series!

Author: Seanan McGuire 
Series: October Daye #19, 19.5

First Read: May 4th, 4th, 2025

Read: June 2nd, 2nd, 2025
Source: NetGalley

Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books! 
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: September 30th 2025, September 30th 2025

Silver and Lead: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Seas and Shores:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars