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A review by okevamae
Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire
5.0
In this installment of the InCryptid series, a whole lot of things come to a head all at once. And it’s not pretty. If you’ve been waiting for a shoe to drop on an inevitable plot development or a fraught conversation, you’ll probably find it here. The family takes some staggering losses and has to make some hard, morally dubious choices in order to survive.
Mary was the perfect POV for this story, and really, logistically, the only one that makes sense. It was also nice to finally get some more background on her story, and what exactly she is now that the crossroads are gone. Mary’s love for the family is palpable – they are literally the reason she exists.
The novella at the end... I can’t say whose POV it is and what it’s about without giving too much away, so I’ll just say that it takes place during Aftermarket Afterlife, and that you might need tissues.
Five stars! And very much wondering whose narration the next book is going to be.
Representation: LGBTQ+ characters, POC characters, disability rep
CW: mention of eating disorder, death and mourning, children in danger, mention of child death
I received an advance copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Mary was the perfect POV for this story, and really, logistically, the only one that makes sense. It was also nice to finally get some more background on her story, and what exactly she is now that the crossroads are gone. Mary’s love for the family is palpable – they are literally the reason she exists.
The novella at the end... I can’t say whose POV it is and what it’s about without giving too much away, so I’ll just say that it takes place during Aftermarket Afterlife, and that you might need tissues.
Five stars! And very much wondering whose narration the next book is going to be.
Representation: LGBTQ+ characters, POC characters, disability rep
CW: mention of eating disorder, death and mourning, children in danger, mention of child death
I received an advance copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.