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Picking
up right where Chaos Choreography lets off, this
latest InCryptid novel throws us right into the middle of
the building danger from the Covenant of St. George and their
plans to purge North America of the cryptid menace -- a menace
the Price-Healy family calls friends and family. Antimony
Price is used to being the overlooked child, never quite winning
in competition with her older sister and brother. But when
her sister Verity appears on live television with a giant
snake god, the Price family knows they won't be able to hide
from the Covenant any longer, and there is only one person
who can help: Antimony. As the unknown Price child, she can
infiltrate the Covenant and discover their plans before it's
too late for her family. All she has to do is survive in the
most dangerous place in the world. As with all the past InCryptid
novels, I loved this book. Annie has more in common with her
sister than she thinks or would like to admit. She's equally
stubborn, bold, and morally strong. She also excels at the
Price family blend of honesty and snark. As always, the Aeslin
mice bring charm to every scene where they show up. I also
loved the new characters who show up for this one. The Covenant
members are so beneficently evil, a combination that can only
come from true believers. I also loved the way the author
deepened the characterization for Margaret Healy, the child
left behind with the Covenant where she’s never allowed
to forget her tainted bloodline. Characterization was as important
as action in this latest installment and just as compelling.
Though the novel has a nice feeling of completion to the arc,
it also has me extremely excited to see what happens next
for these amazing characters. If I were awarding stars, I'd
give it a constellation.
Reviews of other titles in this series
Discount
Armageddon #1
Pocket
Apocalypse #4
Chaos
Choreography #5
Magic
for Nothing #6
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