Spelunking Through Hell (Incryptid #11)
Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuireFirst, a non-review related story, I decided to read this series last year because after reading the October Daye books I started following Seanan McGuire on Twitter. I love all her cat updates and photos. And since all of her cats are named after characters from the InCryptid books, naturally I had to go and read them. (I mean, there are definitely worse reasons to start a series.) Anyways, now I am here, just having finished my advanced copy of Spelunking through Hell and am just so darn pleased with this book. Here's why:
Alice is a total badass who doesn't hesitate to charge in and make quick decisions. She's chaotic, more fragile than she seems and very, very tired. She's also been given a new infusion of hope in her efforts to find Thomas so she continues bouncing through dimensions with very little care for her own well-being in a desperate last-ditch effort to get to him. The result is another amazing installment in this series.
Some details I really liked: Getting to see more closely how Alice uses her magic tattoos to travel across dimensions and keep herself in (mostly) one piece. I also enjoyed getting to see more of the dimensions in this universe, and the complexity with which they connect to one another. Magic systems and world-building tend to be my jam, and these were both interesting and well-fleshed out.
A major theme for many of the characters throughout this book is trust. Trusting each other, trusting themselves, what it means to both earn and lose trust. Just a lot of really good inter-character moments that are handled with McGuire's trademark blend of quippy dialogue meets sincerity. These relationships drive a lot of the story, and motivate the character growth and tension.
In a word, this was a gratifying read. A few of the long story arcs from the series have some major plot advancement, and I think it's one that InCryptid fans are really going to treasure. (At least this one is!)
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC, this is an unbiased review.
Some details I really liked: Getting to see more closely how Alice uses her magic tattoos to travel across dimensions and keep herself in (mostly) one piece. I also enjoyed getting to see more of the dimensions in this universe, and the complexity with which they connect to one another. Magic systems and world-building tend to be my jam, and these were both interesting and well-fleshed out.
A major theme for many of the characters throughout this book is trust. Trusting each other, trusting themselves, what it means to both earn and lose trust. Just a lot of really good inter-character moments that are handled with McGuire's trademark blend of quippy dialogue meets sincerity. These relationships drive a lot of the story, and motivate the character growth and tension.
In a word, this was a gratifying read. A few of the long story arcs from the series have some major plot advancement, and I think it's one that InCryptid fans are really going to treasure. (At least this one is!)
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC, this is an unbiased review.
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