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Magic for Nothing (InCryptid #6)
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Improbable, adjective:
1. Not very likely to happen; not probable.
2. Probably not a very good idea anyway.
3. See also “bad plan.”
As the youngest of the three Price children, Antimony is used to people not expecting much from her. She’s been happy playing roller derby and hanging out with her cousins, leaving the globe-trotting to her older siblings while she stays at home a ...more
1. Not very likely to happen; not probable.
2. Probably not a very good idea anyway.
3. See also “bad plan.”
As the youngest of the three Price children, Antimony is used to people not expecting much from her. She’s been happy playing roller derby and hanging out with her cousins, leaving the globe-trotting to her older siblings while she stays at home a ...more
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I've been looking forward to getting Antimony's POV in a full-length InCryptid novel since I read Blocked on McGuire's website. If you haven't read Blocked (or any of the other short stories from her or Elsie's POV), you probably don't know what to expect.
Alex and Verity paint the youngest Price sibling in a somewhat unflattering light, and on the few occasions she shows up in their books, Antimony reinforces that impression.
BUT.
There are two sides to every story.
And whil ...more
I've been looking forward to getting Antimony's POV in a full-length InCryptid novel since I read Blocked on McGuire's website. If you haven't read Blocked (or any of the other short stories from her or Elsie's POV), you probably don't know what to expect.
Alex and Verity paint the youngest Price sibling in a somewhat unflattering light, and on the few occasions she shows up in their books, Antimony reinforces that impression.
BUT.
There are two sides to every story.
And whil ...more
Seanan McGuire, you rock my socks. I dunno whether this review should be a love letter to your writing skills or a letter of supplication, begging for beta reading opportunities, friendship (like really, let's be BFFs and hang out every day), and a chance to be an Aeslin Mouse to your Awesomesauce Priestess.
This series has had a few POV changes. Each time, I've been wary for some reason, and then pleasantly appreciative at the development and growth of the world that these POV changes bring. Thi ...more
This series has had a few POV changes. Each time, I've been wary for some reason, and then pleasantly appreciative at the development and growth of the world that these POV changes bring. Thi ...more
4.25 . “HAIL THE RETURN OF THE PRECISE PRIESTESS! HAIL THE COMING OF THE VERY LARGE MONKEY!” Stars
When I started this book I was a little afraid that I was going to hate it. No offense to Seanen McGuire but Animony was a total brat and I didn’t know if I could handle her as the main PoV for an entire book. Thankfully she grows up a little along the way and goes from the baby of the family who was digging pit traps against her siblings to someone how learns how to make some sacrifices that are no ...more
When I started this book I was a little afraid that I was going to hate it. No offense to Seanen McGuire but Animony was a total brat and I didn’t know if I could handle her as the main PoV for an entire book. Thankfully she grows up a little along the way and goes from the baby of the family who was digging pit traps against her siblings to someone how learns how to make some sacrifices that are no ...more
I may be incurring the wrath of fanboys and fangirls out there, but I think I like the 6th book better than all the other previous Incryptid books by McGuire. :)
Truly, it's just the right shape and mass of corny plotlines, that are soooo unbelievable, mind you, that still takes off as a yet another character novel with intrigue and spying and CIRCUS! Featuring yet another member of the Price family!
And yes, it's romance and the circus. It's true... so true... the monkey and the roller-derby gir ...more
Truly, it's just the right shape and mass of corny plotlines, that are soooo unbelievable, mind you, that still takes off as a yet another character novel with intrigue and spying and CIRCUS! Featuring yet another member of the Price family!
And yes, it's romance and the circus. It's true... so true... the monkey and the roller-derby gir ...more
4.5 stars
It's official: Antimony is my favorite of the Price siblings! Consequently this is my favorite book in the series. Unfortunately Annie is paying for her sister's mistakes and was sent to infiltrate the covenant. It made for an entertaining read because I was just waiting for something to go wrong. There was no way Annie would last long among a group of ruthless killers without giving something away. Let's face it: the only way to join the bad guys is to truly become one.
Annie could kic ...more
It's official: Antimony is my favorite of the Price siblings! Consequently this is my favorite book in the series. Unfortunately Annie is paying for her sister's mistakes and was sent to infiltrate the covenant. It made for an entertaining read because I was just waiting for something to go wrong. There was no way Annie would last long among a group of ruthless killers without giving something away. Let's face it: the only way to join the bad guys is to truly become one.
Annie could kic ...more
Four and a half from me
Well little Annie ( Antimony) had to grow up sometime but did she have to be thrown to the wolves? I know she's the baby of her family , the level headed one who keeps her head down but I did feel that her family seemed almost too eager to sacrifice her to the Covenant who they've been hiding from for the last three or four hundred years. Yet Annie rises to the occasion, she's brave, confident in her abilities ( even if she has to go undercover unarmed) and yes prepared in ...more
Well little Annie ( Antimony) had to grow up sometime but did she have to be thrown to the wolves? I know she's the baby of her family , the level headed one who keeps her head down but I did feel that her family seemed almost too eager to sacrifice her to the Covenant who they've been hiding from for the last three or four hundred years. Yet Annie rises to the occasion, she's brave, confident in her abilities ( even if she has to go undercover unarmed) and yes prepared in ...more
Buddy read with the Cryptozoology Club at BB&B. HAIL!
WARNING! SOME MINOR SPOILERS!
In the sixth instalment of InCryptid we're finally getting Antimony's POV. She's the youngest member of the Price family and let me tell she's a spoiled brat! Her constant whining during the first half of the book made me want to strangle her. Her older sibling, Verity especially, are the root of all evil in her universe. God, I wanted to slap her! Reading from her POV made me extremely grateful for being an on ...more
WARNING! SOME MINOR SPOILERS!
In the sixth instalment of InCryptid we're finally getting Antimony's POV. She's the youngest member of the Price family and let me tell she's a spoiled brat! Her constant whining during the first half of the book made me want to strangle her. Her older sibling, Verity especially, are the root of all evil in her universe. God, I wanted to slap her! Reading from her POV made me extremely grateful for being an on ...more
-Enjoyed the setting/world, the Price family, and the Aeslin mice/cryptids. Really despised the main character though.
-Hated Antimony's POV, Verity and Alex were far better protagonists.
-Antimony was seriously unlikable, and not in an interesting or engaging way. She was full of self-pity and judgement, and had a huge chip on her shoulder. I didn't get why she acted so hard done by when she was just as loved and cared for as the rest of her family. Also, it was amazing that she was 23 years old ...more
-Hated Antimony's POV, Verity and Alex were far better protagonists.
-Antimony was seriously unlikable, and not in an interesting or engaging way. She was full of self-pity and judgement, and had a huge chip on her shoulder. I didn't get why she acted so hard done by when she was just as loved and cared for as the rest of her family. Also, it was amazing that she was 23 years old ...more
I love this series so I was quite excited when I found out that it was time for Antimony, the youngest of the Price siblings, to take the spotlight. She's not had a major role in the previous books but I enjoyed her short stories (if you haven't already discovered all the free short stories that Seanan McGuire posts on her website you're really missing out, they give so much extra background insight into the series and are well worth reading!) and was looking forward to getting to know her bette
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*Source* Publisher
*Genre* Urban Fantasy
*Rating* 3.5
*My Thoughts*
Magic for Nothing is the sixth installment in author Seanan McGuire's InCryptid series. Magic for Nothing piggybacks off the events that happened in Verity's last book, Chaos in Choreography. Magic for Nothing features the youngest of the Price clan, 22-year old Antimony Timpani Price. Unlike Verity and her brother Alex (whose books I skipped over to get to Chaos), Annie has magical abilities which she has been keeping a secret from ...more
*Genre* Urban Fantasy
*Rating* 3.5
*My Thoughts*
Magic for Nothing is the sixth installment in author Seanan McGuire's InCryptid series. Magic for Nothing piggybacks off the events that happened in Verity's last book, Chaos in Choreography. Magic for Nothing features the youngest of the Price clan, 22-year old Antimony Timpani Price. Unlike Verity and her brother Alex (whose books I skipped over to get to Chaos), Annie has magical abilities which she has been keeping a secret from ...more
This was a well done continuation of the Incryptid series. This whole book is told from Antimony’s point of view. It was a lot of fun to read and we learn a lot more about the Covenant of St. George.
Antimony (Annie) is the youngest of the Price kids and always feels over protected. She gets her thrills from participating in roller derby and in general kind of lays low. When she is asked in infiltrate the Covenant of St. George it’s quite a change of pace for her.
I really enjoyed some of the side ...more
Antimony (Annie) is the youngest of the Price kids and always feels over protected. She gets her thrills from participating in roller derby and in general kind of lays low. When she is asked in infiltrate the Covenant of St. George it’s quite a change of pace for her.
I really enjoyed some of the side ...more
A fabulous Friday night read. A glass of wine and another volume of InCryptid.
In this installment, we get to know the youngest Price, Antimony (Annie), as she gets drafted into the family’s plans. Her carnival and roller derby past will serve her in good-stead as she attempts to infiltrate the Covenant of St. George.
We learn more about the Covenant and Price family dynamics, plus McGuire manages to neatly tie in her ghost characters, previously explored in Sparrow Hill Road. For me, the best par ...more
In this installment, we get to know the youngest Price, Antimony (Annie), as she gets drafted into the family’s plans. Her carnival and roller derby past will serve her in good-stead as she attempts to infiltrate the Covenant of St. George.
We learn more about the Covenant and Price family dynamics, plus McGuire manages to neatly tie in her ghost characters, previously explored in Sparrow Hill Road. For me, the best par ...more
McGuire is really amazing; most writers of series have one or two fictional worlds in which they tell their tales, but McGuire has at least half-a-dozen fully developed and fleshed-out complex, evolving universes populated with strong casts of characters and detailed infrastructure. This is the sixth volume of the InCryptid series, and the youngest Price sibling, Antimony, is the main attraction this time around. She's primarily been shown as a whiny brat in the previous volumes, from the viewpo
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Apr 13, 2017
All Things Urban Fantasy
rated it
really liked it
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Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy:
MAGIC FOR NOTHING took me a little bit longer to get into than other InCryptid novels. I’m not sure if it’s because of the new narrator - the youngest of the Price siblings, Antimony - or if it was because so much of the beginning relied on the backlash of the previous book. Once we got into the swing of things though - trapeze joke! - I really enjoyed it.
One of the main themes in the InCryptid books is the family you are born to or the one you choose, ...more
MAGIC FOR NOTHING took me a little bit longer to get into than other InCryptid novels. I’m not sure if it’s because of the new narrator - the youngest of the Price siblings, Antimony - or if it was because so much of the beginning relied on the backlash of the previous book. Once we got into the swing of things though - trapeze joke! - I really enjoyed it.
One of the main themes in the InCryptid books is the family you are born to or the one you choose, ...more
I was fortunate to receive an ARC copy of this book.
4.75 stars with a 0.25 deduction for small Aeslin colony size in this novel. We need as many mice as possible. We need an Aeslin History of the Price-Healy Family.
I have to admit that in many ways I have always looked at the Incryptid series as the younger, less fortunate sibling of McGuire's October Daye series. I've read each Incryptid book and most, if not all, of the shorts, and somehow always felt I wasn't having the great enjoyment I get ...more
4.75 stars with a 0.25 deduction for small Aeslin colony size in this novel. We need as many mice as possible. We need an Aeslin History of the Price-Healy Family.
I have to admit that in many ways I have always looked at the Incryptid series as the younger, less fortunate sibling of McGuire's October Daye series. I've read each Incryptid book and most, if not all, of the shorts, and somehow always felt I wasn't having the great enjoyment I get ...more
I love that this book finally explains why anyone, ever, would actually name their kid "Antimony Timpani." I've been wondering about that since book one of this series. And I'm so glad we finally get to spend some time with Antimony, because I LOVE HER. The baby sister, the bad daughter, the secret magic-user(!!). Roller derby and carnivals and trapeze swinging and knife-throwing and spying and setting things on fire. Seanan's books are always delicious, and this is no exception, but this one sp
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Seanan McGuire is a writer who makes me want to write. She has a seemingly never-ending well of stories to tell and she always does so with wit, heart, and a little edge. There are familiar veins through all of her leading characters; strength of heart and mind, a little misanthropy towards the general population, a strong moral compass and willingness to stand up for themselves and others, and an uncanny ability to say the right thing to the right people in order to win their trust and friendsh
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I stayed up far too late reading this and I can't bring myself to regret that. For some reason I'm wary when we change main characters in this story but it never disappoints. I really like Antimony.
A great addition to this series
A great addition to this series
I was lucky to receive an ARC copy of this book.
Magic for Nothing is easily my favorite installment in the InCryptid series. (So far.)
I fell in love with Antimony. I already liked Annie from the short story Blocked, but I really fell for her hard in this one. Since this book is from her PoV, we have the opportunity to see Verity and Alex through her eyes, and boy do we get her Point Of View. Annie doesn't hold back, and I found her unfiltered commentary enchanting. Her relationship with Verity r ...more
Magic for Nothing is easily my favorite installment in the InCryptid series. (So far.)
I fell in love with Antimony. I already liked Annie from the short story Blocked, but I really fell for her hard in this one. Since this book is from her PoV, we have the opportunity to see Verity and Alex through her eyes, and boy do we get her Point Of View. Annie doesn't hold back, and I found her unfiltered commentary enchanting. Her relationship with Verity r ...more
At the end of the last InCryptid novel, Chaos Choreography, Verity Price killed a giant snake on live television, then proceeded to challenge the Covenant of St. George, the monster hunting secret society from which the Prices defected four generations ago. Since the Covenant had believed they were dead, the family’s been looking over their shoulders for months. In order to find out just how much the Covenant knows and what they are planning, the Prices plan to send someone undercover to spy on
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4.5 stars
Each time the series has changed protagonists, I've worried that I wouldn't like the new focus character. While previous stories have centered on Verity and Alex, their little sister Antimony was portrayed as weird, antisocial, and a general PITA. Well, she turned out to be weird, antisocial, and a general PITA, a roller derby queen/carnie with a huge chip on her shoulder.
I loved her.
We've seen snippets of Annie from previous books and from some short stories, but when the family asks h ...more
Each time the series has changed protagonists, I've worried that I wouldn't like the new focus character. While previous stories have centered on Verity and Alex, their little sister Antimony was portrayed as weird, antisocial, and a general PITA. Well, she turned out to be weird, antisocial, and a general PITA, a roller derby queen/carnie with a huge chip on her shoulder.
I loved her.
We've seen snippets of Annie from previous books and from some short stories, but when the family asks h ...more
Antimony is delightful. By which I mean she's a violent misanthrope who doesn't like her sister much for all the reasons that I don't much like her sister, which made me love her almost instantly. She's loyal, willing to make actual sacrifices, not just showy ones, and fun. The fact that she gets to be a spy and perform at a carnival only add to the joy that this book brings me.
Much as I like her brother Alex, Antimony is the first Price that I really feel like I could hang out with. I am also ...more
Much as I like her brother Alex, Antimony is the first Price that I really feel like I could hang out with. I am also ...more
Jun 08, 2017
Ivy
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it was amazing
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5 stars
Glad that Antimony finally got her own book. Enjoyed her relationship with Sam. Hope they will see each other soon. Also liked the fact that we got to see more of the Covenant of St. George. The Covenant is very messed up. Hope the Prices' will be able to able to stop them.
Can't wait to read Tricks for Free!!!!
Glad that Antimony finally got her own book. Enjoyed her relationship with Sam. Hope they will see each other soon. Also liked the fact that we got to see more of the Covenant of St. George. The Covenant is very messed up. Hope the Prices' will be able to able to stop them.
Can't wait to read Tricks for Free!!!!
Apr 22, 2017
Jasmine
rated it
it was amazing
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This was super fun, and then I went "oh no oh no ahhh" because something terrible was going to happen, and then miraculously all the things I was afraid of didn't come to pass.
Instead something more painful did.
Curse you, Seanan!
Instead something more painful did.
Curse you, Seanan!
I enjoyed it! Good characters! I like Annie a lot but I wish she would stop complaining about Verity. I enjoyed seeing the Covenant from the inside and getting to know some of the members!
This was so amazing, though it was hard, because I love Verity with my entire heart and soul. But I love Antimony too!!!! Also, Covenant Explode!!!
Here's the thing about Seanan McGuire: In my opinion, her books are at their strongest when characters are interacting with each other. She has a real knack for creating characters, writing dialog, and exploring relationship dynamics.
So the problem with this book is that it spends the first third or so shuttling our newly-established protagonist Antimony from one location to another, giving her little time to actually interact with people. It also takes a while for the actual plot to establish i ...more
So the problem with this book is that it spends the first third or so shuttling our newly-established protagonist Antimony from one location to another, giving her little time to actually interact with people. It also takes a while for the actual plot to establish i ...more
We get to see a new Price sibling in this book, Antimony takes center stage with all the grace and guts of her nom de skate: The Final Girl. She makes it though the horror movie, but she certainly picks up some wounds along the way.
Antimony is living through the worst horror movie of all; after Verity's big show the Covenant now knows the Price family is alive and high-kicking. And since Antimony is the only one that doesn't look like a Price, it's up to her to find out what the Covenant is pla ...more
Antimony is living through the worst horror movie of all; after Verity's big show the Covenant now knows the Price family is alive and high-kicking. And since Antimony is the only one that doesn't look like a Price, it's up to her to find out what the Covenant is pla ...more
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Finally a full book for Antimony. As she is the youngest of the Price siblings and Verity and Alex seemed to have made a pact against her, I was a little bit surprised at how much I liked her after all. It's one of the things I like best about the series. There are three different POVs (thank God only one per book though) from the different siblings and there is not one who annoys me. I'm quite surprised by this.
While I liked the story ...more
Finally a full book for Antimony. As she is the youngest of the Price siblings and Verity and Alex seemed to have made a pact against her, I was a little bit surprised at how much I liked her after all. It's one of the things I like best about the series. There are three different POVs (thank God only one per book though) from the different siblings and there is not one who annoys me. I'm quite surprised by this.
While I liked the story ...more
Shit has just got real for Antimony Price. Thanks to her older sister outing the still-existence of the Price family to the Covenant, she's been shipped off to London to infiltrate the Covenant from the inside.
I never quite took the youngest member of the Price family as seriously, as a Derby girl all of her adventures seemed rather light hearted and she had the typical constitution of a moody teenager. It's a sobering look into life as a Price tho, and a great reminder that almost none of the ...more
I never quite took the youngest member of the Price family as seriously, as a Derby girl all of her adventures seemed rather light hearted and she had the typical constitution of a moody teenager. It's a sobering look into life as a Price tho, and a great reminder that almost none of the ...more
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Hi! I'm Seanan McGuire, author of the Toby Daye series (Rosemary and Rue, A Local Habitation, An Artificial Night, Late Eclipses), as well as a lot of other things. I'm also Mira Grant (www.miragrant.com), author of Feed and Deadline.
Born and raised in Northern California, I fear weather and am remarkably laid-back about rattlesnakes. I watch too many horror movies, read too many comic books, and ...more
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