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A review by mikhailrekun
Velveteen vs. The Seasons by Seanan McGuire
2.0
Between this and the Toby Daye series, I'm starting to think of Seanan McGuire as a sort of 21st century Piers Anthony -- incredibly prolific, very talented (Anthony used to be, anyway, before he started phoning it in), but dear god, does not know when to let a series END. And so they all seem to start very strongly and then gradually decline.
I mean, this is not a bad book. But it's weaker on pretty much all levels than the first two. Plotting is shakier, characterization is all over the place (we get a batch of new people in each season, we barely see old favorites like Victory Anna, and lots of characters just end up changed for somewhat dubious in-book reasons), and the whole thing is a good deal preachier than is necessary (and I say this as someone who is in basic agreement with everything said).
I mean, this is not a bad book. But it's weaker on pretty much all levels than the first two. Plotting is shakier, characterization is all over the place (we get a batch of new people in each season, we barely see old favorites like Victory Anna, and lots of characters just end up changed for somewhat dubious in-book reasons), and the whole thing is a good deal preachier than is necessary (and I say this as someone who is in basic agreement with everything said).