A model of ‘show not tell,’ McBride’s characterizations are delightful. As I said above, rejoining her characters felt like coming home. What I’d like to reflect on, however is Lish McBride’s ‘dual giftedness’ that makes her one of my favorite authors. I don’t really want to get into the plot here – too many spoilers. And that’s not even taking into account the feelings she might have for him.īut when a mysterious illness starts to affect magical beings, it’s up to Ava and her team to stop its spread. And since Ava’s currently avoiding her friends after (disastrously) turning down a date with Lock, well, everything kind of sucks. Her new boss seems like an improvement, but who knows if he’ll stay that way? The Coterie life changes people. Getting rid of Venus didn’t set her free-she’s still Coterie. We also have a great interview from her blog tour for Firebug here.Īva is having a rough time. Rejoining her characters felt like coming home.įor some context, read my review of Firebug here. I enjoyed this entry into McBride’s universe every bit as much as her previous novels. The ARC for this sequel to her 2014 novel Firebug hit my doorstep extremely early, but I still dropped everything to read it – and I was not disappointed.
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