Yeah, I enjoyed "Half-off Ragnarok" much more than the previous two books with Verity! I too read the whole thing in a sitting one evening. Your comment about the scientist/cryptozoologist feel versus the "I'm not Buffy but I could stunt double for her" thing is dead accurate. :)
I also liked seeing Sarah as a broken telepath...Chilling. Like having a loved one with (temporary?) Alzheimer's, who could also destroy your own mind.
And the rest of the family we got to see? Great. The cryptozoologist family feeding the murder victim's body to the alligators? Well done!
P.S. Did you know that Seanan has made available a number of stories online at her website about the extended family? While she has occasionally provided a tip jar to finance the time required for creating a short story (I usually donate what I can), all the stories are free. There is even a story or two set in her October Daye series (have you started that one yet, with Rosemary and Rue?)
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Date: 2014-05-17 04:51 am (UTC)I also liked seeing Sarah as a broken telepath...Chilling. Like having a loved one with (temporary?) Alzheimer's, who could also destroy your own mind.
And the rest of the family we got to see? Great. The cryptozoologist family feeding the murder victim's body to the alligators? Well done!
P.S. Did you know that Seanan has made available a number of stories online at her website about the extended family? While she has occasionally provided a tip jar to finance the time required for creating a short story (I usually donate what I can), all the stories are free. There is even a story or two set in her October Daye series (have you started that one yet, with Rosemary and Rue?)