Indexing
Urban Fantasy
47North
January 12, 2016
325
"For her to love me, she had to be willing to kill me. Anything else would show that her heart was untrue." The struggle against not-so-charming storybook narratives isn't the only complicating factor in Henrietta "Henry" Marchen's life. As part of the ATI Management Bureau team protecting the world from fairy tales gone awry, she's juggling her unwanted new status as a Snow White, dealing with a potentially dangerous Pied Piper, and wrangling a most troublesome wicked stepsister--along with a budding relationship with Jeff, her teammate. But when a twisted, vicious Cinderella breaks out of prison and wreaks havoc, things go from disenchanted to deadly. And once Henry realizes someone is trying to use her to destroy the world, her story becomes far from over--and this one might not have a happily ever after. Indexing: Reflections is New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire's continuing new urban fantasy, where everything you thought you knew about fairy tales gets turned on its head.
Reflections continues the story about Henry, Sloane, and company from the first book (Indexing). The story was fast-paced and fun. It was a quick read. I enjoyed the characters and liked how McGuire delved deeply into some common fairy tale origins and also brought out some characters from obscure tales.
A couple plot points disappointed me. One particularly so, because a character chose to do something that I think wasn’t reasonable or logical given the situation. However, I went with the flow and wasn’t unhappy with the ultimate result.
I recommend the book, and I plan on reading the next one when it comes out.