Geekess reviewed Urban Enemies by Seanan McGuire
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3 stars
I wanted to like this book more. Honestly, three stars is a bit too high. 2.5... maybe. But I liked the other books, so... I rounded up.
After reading book 2 in the series, I wanted more cuckoo-stories, so I picked this one. I hadn't read the description too well, and so I thought it would be a Sarah novella. So from the beginning I was waiting for the main character to change into the Sarah we know and love. And then, poof, it was finished. Whiplash.
It is an interesting peek into the mind of a regular cuckoo. It's chilling and well written, while still staying very light and airy. It neatly ticks the boxes on the Character-building-checklist, which, to be fair, I found a bit too formulaistic for my taste. But the author executes it quite well, as usual, so I shouldn't complain too much, as it was …
I wanted to like this book more. Honestly, three stars is a bit too high. 2.5... maybe. But I liked the other books, so... I rounded up.
After reading book 2 in the series, I wanted more cuckoo-stories, so I picked this one. I hadn't read the description too well, and so I thought it would be a Sarah novella. So from the beginning I was waiting for the main character to change into the Sarah we know and love. And then, poof, it was finished. Whiplash.
It is an interesting peek into the mind of a regular cuckoo. It's chilling and well written, while still staying very light and airy. It neatly ticks the boxes on the Character-building-checklist, which, to be fair, I found a bit too formulaistic for my taste. But the author executes it quite well, as usual, so I shouldn't complain too much, as it was never heavy handed.
My complaint: it was too short. Yes, it's a novella. So that's entirely my problem. But I would have liked to see some kind of development. Still, it was a nice sweet and fluffy snack.
I can recommend this to the fans of the series.