THAT AIN'T WITCHCRAFT
SUMMARY
Crossroads, noun:
1. A place where two roads cross.
2. A place where bargains can be made.
3. See also “places to avoid.”
Antimony Price has never done well without a support system. As the youngest of her generation, she has always been able to depend on her parents, siblings, and cousins to help her out when she’s in a pinch—until now. After fleeing from the Covenant of St. George, she’s found herself in debt to the crossroads and running for her life. No family. No mice. No way out.
Lucky for her, she’s always been resourceful, and she’s been gathering allies as she travels: Sam, fūri trapeze artist turned boyfriend; Cylia, jink roller derby captain and designated driver; Fern, sylph friend, confidant, and maker of breakfasts; even Mary, ghost babysitter to the Price family. Annie’s actually starting to feel like they might be able to figure things out—which is probably why things start going wrong again.
New Gravesend, Maine is a nice place to raise a family…or make a binding contract with the crossroads. For James Smith, whose best friend disappeared when she tried to do precisely that, it’s also an excellent place to plot revenge. Now the crossroads want him dead and they want Annie to do the dirty deed. She owes them, after all.
And that’s before Leonard Cunningham, aka, “the next leader of the Covenant,” shows up…
It’s going to take everything Annie has and a little bit more to get out of this one. If she succeeds, she gets to go home. If she fails, she becomes one more cautionary tale about the dangers of bargaining with the crossroads.
But no pressure.
REVIEW
I've been a fan of Seanan McGuire for a few years now, which in terms of McGuire’s book production equals about 300,000 books and short stories published (the absolutely amazing thing is that this is not nearly the staggering hyperbole that it appears to be when compared to reality).
Of McGuire’s books, I have a special place in my heart for her InCryptid series, as it was the first series that got me hooked on her writhing, but I've always been a little disappointed in their somewhat one off/duology nature of each of the books in the series. Which is why I was so excited about McGuire’s most recent POV chapter in the InCryptid series, Antimony’s POV, as not only does it pick up from the final moments of Chaos Choreography, but because of Verity’s shocking declaration of war against the Covenant, Antimony's entire storyline deals with the ramifications of Verity and Antimony's actions, which shake the very foundation of the world our characters live in to its core. These cosmic quakes include Antimony’s attempting to infiltrate the Covenant, and getting caught, Antimony falling in love with a cryptid (while infiltrating the carnival he lived at) and making a deal with the crossroads to save him, and now attempting to battle with both the Covenant and the Crossroads, all of which will have lasting effects on the series and where it’s going (I really want to say what the effects are but I won’t because it would be massive spoilers!). These lasting effects are one of my favorite elements of a long running urban fantasy series and it makes me positively giddy to see them finally take effect in such an amazing series.
As for the book itself, That Ain’t Witchcraft was filled to the brim with heart-pounding action scenes, endearing characters and witty dialog. I personally loved Fern, and really thought McGuire did a fantastic job using her and Antimony’s relationship to show the trust and reliance that the other members in the group have in the Antimony and the Price’s as a whole. Not only that but all of the amazing things we find out about Mary. I really want to say more, but let me tell you after this book I need a second book just about Mary just to help discuss the revelations that are discovered in this book.
All in all, I was a big fan of That Ain’t Witchcraft. It had action, great character development, insight into other characters in the series, and I personally can’t wait for the next book in the series.
INFO
Published: March 5, 2019
Price: $7.99
Link to Buy: https://www.amazon.com/That-Aint-Witchcraft-InCryptid-Book-ebook/dp/B07DMYYK5F/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=262BTT41W6K3R&keywords=that+ain%27t+witchcraft&qid=1557805401&s=gateway&sprefix=that+ain%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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