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I HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR?!
September 9 2016, 14:24:11 UTC 10 months ago
I was thoroughly engrossed for the entire novel and would have finished sooner if I didn't have to eat, sleep, and most frustratingly of all work. >:(
Any who, Raj's crush on Chelsea is adorable! But I wonder what happened to Helen.
I love the family that Toby has made for herself. Each character is unique and important in their own right. I love that this book gave us a peek at characters that we haven't seen in a while. I was surprised about Jessica not being capable of being in the same room as Toby. not only was that news to us, but incredibly sad, and might explain why we haven't heard from the Browns in a while.
Tybalt calling the house "Home" nearly killed me. (Though him nearly being killed almost made me throw my book at the wall.)
I know it wasn't mean to be funny, but when Toby thought "This is gonna suck" just before hitting the ground I did laugh a bit.
I wonder when the Selkies' time will officially be up, and whether that is when the Luidaeg is going to call in Toby's debt that she acquired in this book (for the flame to save Tybalt).
And she racking them up as she goes isn't she? She now owes the Luidaeg and the Night Haunts, and probably someone else that I'm forgetting.
And WTF did Eira mean when she said that Toby had set things in motion? Was it filling a Firstborn? Was it finding out that her Mother was Firstborn? Bringing the Sea Witch out of hiding? That whole goal post to goalpost thing had my internal wheels spinning.
Is it just me or is the timing of the Arden novella off? If we open on June 5, Toby had to wait a week before conclave began, and then the conclave lasted at least two days if not three so how is it the 10th when Arden is debating weather she should give Nolan the cure? Also, if she was 12 during the earthquake on 1906 and 14 and Nolan was shot in 1934/6, Arden would be in her early 40s when he was shot, not before she turned 30 as she said in the novella. But I still love new perspectives!
This is a fantastic series that I read at least twice a year and can't get enough of.
What a great installment! I can't wait for the The Brightest Fell. (Though what a friggen ominous title!...no good comes of such a title!)
RE: I HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR?!
September 9 2016, 19:47:50 UTC 10 months ago
SERIOUSLY WHAT IS UP WITH THE SELKIES. I think what bothers me is that the Luidaeg doesn't seem the sort to be all, "Oh, the deadline was June 1, I'll just...wait around and give them some more time or whatever." More like she'd be at the door on the day at midnight or something, not just...stalling.
I was very surprised to see Cassandra Brown. I had forgotten who all of the Brown kids were except for Karen at this point since we haven't seen any of them in ages. Though it's nice to see that Arden may end up with a new friend/employee.
RE: I HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR?!
September 9 2016, 23:17:50 UTC 10 months ago
She's either making them suffer cause she can or something else isn't ready yet. Either Toby or some other component that she needs.
And I loved that we got to catch up with characters that we hadn't heatd from in a while.