Indexing

masukomi (📚) reviewed Indexing by Seanan McGuire (Indexing, #1)

Just as good the second time through

4 stars

This is another great book by Seanan McGuire. I was happily surprised at how it felt like everything just kept building, and building. Then, when the villain was finally revealed, our heroes still weren't able to stop them right away.

The characters are great. Each one feels unique and real. There's also an extremely minor romantic angle that comes in late and refreshingly "just is". The book would be 100% as good if it were edited out, but having it there just adds a nice little bit of character building that continues in the sequel.

My only issue with this book is that it reads like a bunch of serial episodes put together. This is because it was initially created for Kindle Serials. The end result is that you get a little bit of the recap of the setting and that the main character is a "Snow White" again and …

This is another great book by Seanan McGuire. I was happily surprised at how it felt like everything just kept building, and building. Then, when the villain was finally revealed, our heroes still weren't able to stop them right away.

The characters are great. Each one feels unique and real. There's also an extremely minor romantic angle that comes in late and refreshingly "just is". The book would be 100% as good if it were edited out, but having it there just adds a nice little bit of character building that continues in the sequel.

My only issue with this book is that it reads like a bunch of serial episodes put together. This is because it was initially created for Kindle Serials. The end result is that you get a little bit of the recap of the setting and that the main character is a "Snow White" again and again. In Seanan's defense, she does a great job of minimizing that.

Bonus points for having a character who is transgender where the fact that they're trans isn't a central plot issue, or a joke, & the other characters are totally supportive and accepting when it's mentioned.

SalirandaDuedicoppe@lore.livellosegreto.it reviewed Indexing by Seanan McGuire (Indexing, #1)

Fiabe da non lasciare a piede libero

5 stars

Un'agenzia governativa di pronto intervento contro le incursioni memetiche - perché le storie vogliono ESISTERE nel mondo, e a loro ben poco importa se una Bella Addormentata in coma significa avere una intera città in coma finché non muore l'ospite originale (e no, non vi conviene sperare in un principe. i principi sono pericolosissimi).

Due raccolte che sembano una serie tv, racconti con trama verticale autoconclusiva, e una trama orizzontale che si fa sempre più densa man mano che procediamo dal primo libro al secondo.

"roba leggera", insomma. Cerrrto. A parte i temi del libero arbitrio, dell'identità personale versus le imposizioni del mondo, delle ingiustizie carcerarie...

Frank Burns reviewed Indexing by Seanan McGuire (Indexing, #1)

Review of 'Indexing' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This was, interesting. It wasn't great, hence only 3 stars but it was a fascinating premise with some strong characters. It was a novel created via the Kindle Serials programme and that was its weakness. The join between each part was awkward and as such the whole thing didn't flow cleanly as a novel. Still, Ms McGuire is an excellent writer and the pages still turned easily.

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