The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

I will admit that I put this down about halfway through because I thought I knew how it would end and I wasn't a fan of that -- even though I thought the writing was well done. Then I forced myself to pick it up again and finish it and I was shocked by how it turned out. I'm very glad that I finished this, I couldn't put it down once I started again.

Without giving away any of the twists, this is almost a deconstruction of the serial killer genre. It will break your heart before you turn the final page and stick with you for a long time. Definitely will be recommending this one!

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Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire

I actually went back and reread Imaginary Numbers before I reread Calculated Risks. (I was 99.9% that I'd already reviewed Calculated Risks, but the NetGalley shelf doesn't lie. Oops.)

I did this because it's never a bad idea to reread Seanan McGuire and also because when I realized that I hadn't posted a review yet, I realized that while I remembered the broad outlines of the plot (oh, SARAH!!!), some of the finer points escaped me. So, reread Sarah's books.

Seanan McGuire just keeps piling mythology and backstory into the InCryptid universe and I am a fan of that. Sarah has been a background character since book 1 and it's interesting to see some familiar scenes through her eyes. She will also break your heart during this sequence. Some of the interplay between Sarah, Annie and Artie really hit home after losing my mother to dementia earlier this year and watching her decline and lose her memories of so many things -- including the people she loved.

Absolutely a worthwhile way to spend a hot summer afternoon and I'm very much looking forward to the next one!

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