Magic for Nothing

I liked Antimony even better than her siblings, which was a surprise. The best thing about this series is still the Aeslin mice. :P

★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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And you shouldn't believe all the press about Ouija boards. They can't be used in an exorcism. Trivial Pursuit can, but that's another story.

Chaos Choreography

If there's one thing in this world that I know I can rely on, it's the joyous cheering of the Aeslin mice.

I've been looking forward to this because it's told from Antimony's POV. I've kind of always liked Antimony despite her sour relationship with Verity, and this book goes some ways towards explaining just WHY their relationship is sour. Which I like, because I sympathise with Antimony's situation in my own way.

Additionally, this book brings in a more nuanced portrayal of the Price family and the Covenant. Covenant are still right bastards of course, and nothing's going to change that, but certain individual members might not be beyond redemption - or at least I hope that's the case. I also really liked seeing how the Price family has to...well, pay a price for what Verity did in the last book. “No good deed” and all that. Deffo looking forward to the next book to see how Antimony handles what's happened to her in this one.

Wow WOW WOW WOW

I don't know if I like Annie more than Verity, but I sure do like them both. This book is great and I loved seeing how Annie would handle herself. The carnival setting made it fun and the Convenant raised the intensity.
THAT ENDING!

Seriously looking forward to the next book.