Review – Imaginary Numbers (InCryptid, Book 9) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: 448 pages
Publisher: DAW
Release Date: February 25, 2020
ISBN-13: 978-0756413781
Stand Alone or Series: 9th book in the InCryptid series
Source: eGalley from NetGalley
Rating: 5/5 stars
“ Sarah Zellaby has always been in an interesting position. Adopted into the Price family at a young age, she’s never been able to escape the biological reality of her origins: she’s a cuckoo, a telepathic ambush predator closer akin to a parasitic wasp than a human being. Friend, cousin, mathematician; it’s never been enough to dispel the fear that one day, nature will win out over nurture, and everything will change.
Maybe that time has finally come.
After spending the last several years recuperating in Ohio with her adoptive parents, Sarah is ready to return to the world–and most importantly, to her cousin Artie, with whom she has been head-over-heels in love since childhood. But there are cuckoos everywhere, and when the question of her own survival is weighed against the survival of her family, Sarah’s choices all add up to one inescapable conclusion.
This is war. Cuckoo vs. Price, human vs. cryptid…and not all of them are going to walk away.”
Series Info/Source: This is the 9th book in the InCryptid series. I got an eGalley from NetGalley to review.
Story (5/5): I really enjoyed this a lot. This story focuses on Sarah and her race, the cuckoos. It was incredibly entertaining and I really loved getting to know more about the Price family and learning more about cuckoos. This also includes a novella at the end about how Antimony and crew got to Oregon to rejoin the family.
Characters (5/5): While I wasn’t a huge fan of Antimony being featured in the last couple books, I am a huge fan of Sarah. Sarah is one of my favorite characters, so I was very excited to be able to read a story focused on her. Delving into the world of cuckoos and getting to learn more about Sarah’s origins was amazing. I also really enjoyed Artie and learning more about succubi, as well as getting to know the rest of the Price family a bit better.
Setting (4/5): The setting really wasn’t the feature of the story. The majority of the story takes place at the Price family compound. I continue to really enjoy how the incryptids are blended seamlessly into our modern day world.
Writing Style (5/5): I always love McGuire’s writing style, it’s very engaging and highly readable. This book is no exception to that. This book is very well written, easy to read and engaging.
Summary (5/5): Overall I enjoyed this installment of the InCryptid series much more than the last few books told from Antimony’s POV. Sarah is an awesome character and I really enjoyed getting to learn about the Cuckoo race. I was excited to see that the next book in this series will also be from Sarah’s POV. This was a wonderful installment in a very solid urban fantasy series that continues to be very well done. I would recommend this whole series to urban fantasy fans out there.
