That Ain’t Witchcraft is one of the more intense books I’ve read in a while. It’s not intense all the way through, mind you, mostly it’s just fun. The intensity really came in at the end, but I definitely won’t spoil that. I had tons of nerdy fun with this one.
I am absolutely in love with Antimony’s found family. Fern is still my favorite. I love her so much. She does spend an awful lot of time in this book hiding in her room, though. Which, like, fair. I feel like the way Sylphs seem to form really intense platonic relationships should make its way into the Incryptid Field Guide.
Considering how absolutely perfect the house they’re renting is, it must have taken a MASSIVE amount of luck to actually find it just given the amount of bad that’s followed. First Crossroads, then Covenant. Clearly Cylia doesn’t think it was that much, but I beg to differ.
I hate Leo so, so much. He deserves to be taken down all the pegs. Painfully. One by one. I’ve enjoyed every single moment of Annie threatening Leo within an inch of his life. It’s awesome. And Sam’s “introduction” ooooohhhh that was the best. Chef’s kiss. Anyway, Leo’s the worst and continues to be the worst and I hate him.
Oh look, the Crossroads did that impatient villain thing. How quaint. Seriously, although Annie isn’t exactly following the Crossroads instructions, she is actually doing what it wants and it’s getting picky. If it just wanted James dead, why tell Annie to get the information? And now it’s changing its mind about what it wants. Like dude, getting information takes time. Be patient. If you “don’t want you to know how to hurt us” then why tell Annie to get the information? Just… much ugh about that.
I am very interested in why the Crossroads hates sorcerers so much and what it was exactly that made the Crossroads “go bad. Why would the Crossroads take a deal that contravened an earlier deal? James was never going to be able to leave town apparently, so why take that deal with Sally? Also, doesn’t killing James before he has kids kind of… void the deal the Crossroads made with his ancestor? Also, what actually happens if the Crossroads voids its own deals? Like, the Crossroads doesn’t have some sort of cosmic oversight, so what would actually happen? Apparently nothing unless it’s contested, which seems like a big ol’ cheat. Some of this is answered but a lot of it isn’t and I want more.
I’m finding it very endearing that Sam’s reactions to things are often violent. Or at least violent thoughts.
Annie might not have the Aeslin with her, but she had them with her and you better believe that has me in tears. Truly, the whole ending was super intense. Intense enough that I had to take a break rather than continue to read the included novella. Good intense, but intense.
The Measure of a Monster
Megan from Tricks for Free makes an unexpected return in a position that’s actually kind of close to Alex so, like, the fangirling in Tricks for Free is interesting. All she had to do was go home and spend a day at work with Dee and tada! Meet Alex. Anyway, that’s not really the point of the novella. Alex and Shelby and Sarah (yay, she’s kinda mostly back to herself) take on some poachers. I really, really hate poachers in general and think even less of the ones who decide to go after sapient creatures. They deserved what they got. Aaand we got an answer to the Shelby or Verity question that got posed in the main novel (basically by Mary), so that’s nice.
Favorite Lines
"I solemnly swear that if I'm about to be murdered by bigoted zealots, I'll stop worrying about property damage and makr as much of a mess as possible, so you'll know what you're walking into. Okay?" - Sam Taylor
"We can get hurt anywhere. It's better to get hurt doing something you love, or helping someone you love, than to get hurt because the world isn't fair." - Fern Conway
"Some skills are essential, no matter what your future holds. Never assume that knowledge is useless." - Jane Harrington-Price
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