Tricks for Free - Book Review

Tricks for Free (InCryptid #7)
by Seanan McGuire

What is it about:
Penance, noun:
1. Punishment for past actions.
2. An attempt to pay for what can’t be bought.
3. See also “exile.”

Antimony Price is on the run. With the Covenant on her tail and her family still in danger, she needs to get far, far away from anyone who might recognize her—including her own mice. For the first time in a long time, a Price is flying without a safety net. Where do you go when you need to disappear into a crowd without worrying about attracting attention? An amusement park, of course.

Some people would call Lowryland the amusement park. It’s one of the largest in Florida, the keystone of the Lowry entertainment empire…but for Annie, it’s a place to hide. She’s just trying to keep her head down long enough to come up with a plan that will get her home without getting anyone killed. No small order when she’s rooming with gorgons and sylphs, trying to placate frustrated ghosts, and rushing to get to work on time.

Then the accidents begin. The discovery of a dead man brings Annie to the attention of the secret cabal of magic users running Lowryland from behind the scenes. They want the fire that sleeps in her fingers. They want her on their side. They want to help her—although their help, like everything else, comes with a price.

No plan. Minimal backup. No way out. Annie’s about to get a crash course in the reality behind the pretty facade. If she’s lucky, she’ll survive the experience.

What did I think of it:
This is yet another cool addition to this series, even though Antimony isn't my favorite Price sibling.

To keep her family safe Antimony has to hide from both them and the Covenant. She decides to hide in a big amusement park only to stumble on a new danger.

As I said: Antimony isn't my favorite. Her bitching about my actual favorite isn't earning her any brownie points either. That said: Antimony does have cool friends, so I was hooked from the start to see what was going on and if my favorites would make it out alive.

The story is intriguing and new and cool information about some incryptids is discovered along the way. The ending is not a cliffhanger, but enough has happened that I need to read the next book soon!

Why should you read it:
It's a cool Urban Fantasy read set in an amusement park.


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