The tenth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans.
Just when Sarah Zellaby, adopted Price cousin and telepathic ambush predator, thought that things couldn't get worse, she's had to go and prove herself wrong. After being kidnapped and manipulated by her birth family, she has undergone a transformation called an instar, reaching back to her Apocritic origins to metamorphize. While externally the same, she is internally much more powerful, and much more difficult to control.
Even by herself. After years of denial, the fact that she will always be a cuckoo has become impossible to deny.
Now stranded in another dimension with a handful of allies who seem to have no idea who she is--including her cousin Annie and her maybe-boyfriend Artie, both of whom have forgotten their relationship--and a bunch of cuckoos with good reason to want her dead, Sarah must figure out not only how to contend with her situation, but with the new realities of her future. What is she now? Who is she now? Is that person someone she can live with?
And when all is said and done, will she be able to get the people she loves, whether or not they've forgotten her, safely home?
Just when Sarah Zellaby, adopted Price cousin and telepathic ambush predator, thought that things couldn't get worse, she's had to go and prove herself wrong. After being kidnapped and manipulated by her birth family, she has undergone a transformation called an instar, reaching back to her Apocritic origins to metamorphize. While externally the same, she is internally much more powerful, and much more difficult to control.
Even by herself. After years of denial, the fact that she will always be a cuckoo has become impossible to deny.
Now stranded in another dimension with a handful of allies who seem to have no idea who she is--including her cousin Annie and her maybe-boyfriend Artie, both of whom have forgotten their relationship--and a bunch of cuckoos with good reason to want her dead, Sarah must figure out not only how to contend with her situation, but with the new realities of her future. What is she now? Who is she now? Is that person someone she can live with?
And when all is said and done, will she be able to get the people she loves, whether or not they've forgotten her, safely home?
MY THOUGHTS
The first half was a little slow. Never boring, just not a lot of action. There were a lot of recaps, and then the characters were trying to figure out what was going on, and where (and who) they were. But the second half really delivered on the excitement, and I couldn't finish it fast enough. I didn't know how they were gonna possibly do what needed to be done. It was stressful!
Just like the previous book, I really enjoyed getting Sarah's perspective. This book was narrated completely by her, so that was really interesting. She's a fascinating character. Annie, one of the main supporting characters of this book, was back to annoying the crap outta me. It was like all her likability from the last few books evaporated and she was back to the bratty girl from the first few books in the series. She made me want to scream sometimes. But anyway, there was a new character introduced who just might be my new favorite. Greg was just plain awesome!
There were some revelations about Sarah's family, human and cuckoo alike, that really helped make sense of some things, and I can't wait to see where things go in the next installment.
NOTE: This book does contain some strong language.
FOUR STARS
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