If I hadn't just read the previous two books to get ready for this one, I'd be reading the whole series over again just to get to this one. Very good!

I like the wrapping up of one story arc so we can move onto the next. Nice work, Ms McGuire.

EDIT 11/10/14 - I can't believe this didn't make it to the Goodreads Awards for 2014. ( )

I was looking for something fun and relaxing to read. THIS WAS NOT RELAXING. (Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog is doing a better job.)

It was good, though! Wow, PLOT. As other people say, I can't even begin to go into it, and it's so clear that McGuire was planning this all along. You'll be kicking yourself for not noticing some of the clues; I know I did.

I wasn't thrilled with how Toby acted towards some of her friends and allies, but I'll have to think it over and decide if she's as much in the wrong as I think she is. Throughout the series, she is sometimes way too harsh with people. She never apologizes or gets called out for it, and often the people in question don't even seem to hold it against her.

Her falling-out with Sylvester and Luna is gut-wrenchingly sad to me, which was maybe the intent. But still, ouch.

On a totally unrelated note, I finally learned how to buy ebooks from somebody other than Amazon, although I still have to figure out how to get Kobo books through independent bookstores instead of their website. I will probably be buying ebooks more often now! ( )

The Kingdom of the Mists is looking a bit stable and Toby hopes that things might just settle a bit, however she didn't count on Simon turning up and crashing things.

This series has sucked me in and kept me reading! ( )

This book gave us a bit more background on Toby and her mother, but I'm still hoping to learn more! Toby's abilities are so new and different that it would be nice for her to actually communicate with her mother and learn the things she needs to know. I really enjoy these books, though. The characters and plots are compelling and they're fast, fun reads. ( )

3.8! Glad to get some of the Simon tangle unlooped at last. Our revenant is compelling. I guess I'm still waiting to see what the night haunts want, no sign in this book. Yay Luidaeg! ( )