The plot is very complicated and twisty, and then time starts to twist as well, which made everything all the more complicated, and at a certain point, my brain just screamed “Enough!” On top of that, I felt like the pacing was slow in places which didn’t help since the book is over 500 pages long. I can’t put my finger on exactly why it wasn’t a great read, but part of it was because I just felt like I had to work way too hard to keep everything that was going on straight in my mind.
That said, however, I unfortunately didn’t love it nearly as much as I was expecting to. This was my first time reading one of McGuire’s novels, but after seeing so many stellar reviews for the author’s Wayward Children series, I fully expected to love Middlegame. If that isn’t enough to pique your curiosity, Middlegame also features alchemy, time loops, and its fair share of ruthless killers. It features twins separated at birth who somehow have the ability to telepathically communicate with one another, as well a man who wants to use the twins to help him carry out his ambitious and perhaps delusional plan to become a god and control the universe. It reads like equal parts science fiction and fantasy, and is a wild ride from start to finish. Seanan McGuire’s latest novel Middlegame is a very ambitious novel. (Sept.FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. This proves a wholly satisfying payoff for longtime readers. The usual blend of magic, mayhem, and mystery is fully present as McGuire continues to push her world’s boundaries and her hero’s limits. Now Toby and her allies must find a way to stop the closest thing the Fae have to a god. She’s bound by a magical compulsion to slay all those who know of her existence, making her a threat to Toby and everyone Toby loves. Toby’s frantic search for the culprit leads to a legend dating back to the origins of the Fae: Titania, the Summer Queen of Faerie, has finally surfaced after centuries of absence. But even as she catches her breath and takes care of long overdue business-including testifying at the trial of her old enemy Rayseline-a brutal attack on her friend Stacy Brown’s family upsets the fragile peace. After marrying Tybalt, King of Cats, October “Toby” Daye, a changeling detective and acknowledged Hero of the Realm, is tentatively content. This tense tale picks up on seeds planted since the very beginning, while also delivering jaw-dropping revelations. Sixteen installments into the October Daye series (after When Sorrows Come), McGuire proves that her capacity to play the long game remains unparalleled.
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