tl;dr Man, as enjoyable as the smut was (and damn, there was a lot), this book absolutely DRAGGED. There were several fake-out endings that came beyond the height of the story that seemed excessive, and most of it slowed down because Poppy has constantly been in one of two agitated states: fight or fornication. THAT [...]
I was going through my list of books I'd meant to put a review in for, and for some reason I had notes down for this one but completely forgot to actually write my review! I would have used a general full review format, but I thought it was better to have the gist of [...]
Initial Thoughts I was way more entertained by the second half of the book than I was on the first, so that says something about my eagerness to get into the second (and I think, hopefully, the last?) of the series. If you're looking for a grand adventure that reads and feels like stories from [...]
Alright, more Seanan McGuire and Wayward Children mini reviews! Really am having a great time reading this series. Beneath the Sugar Sky is book 3 of the series, and thus follows the next installment in the adventures of those in Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. "No visitors. No quests." Except, once more, things go [...]
Initial Thoughts I... actually enjoyed this a bit more, surprisingly so because this book was practically an excuse to write all the smut about the god of the underworld and the goddess of springtime and death. ALL THE SMUT. And boy, my reaction to those scenes was a whole spectrum of reactions, including laughter. Not [...]
Story and Somnomancy 