{"id":5279,"date":"2015-06-13T09:41:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T13:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5279"},"modified":"2021-05-30T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T14:54:08","slug":"pocket-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5279","title":{"rendered":"Pocket Apocalypse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pocket Apocalypse<\/a><\/em> (2015) Seanan McGuire<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pocket-Apocalypse\"<\/a>The 4th InCryptid book.<\/p>\n

Alexander Price is a cryptozoologist–he studies and protects the unique and sometimes magical species that inhabit our world with us–species that are often sentient and can even mimic humans.<\/p>\n

Alex accompanies his girlfriend Shelby back home to Australia where her family is dealing with an outbreak of werewolves–a cryptozoological disease that has previously been kept off the island.<\/p>\n

The cryptozoology is my favorite part of this series. I love the idea of scientifically studying magical creatures–but in a way that allows (most of) those creatures to remain living independently.<\/p>\n

A small ring of frilly green plants poked up out of the dirt, each about three inches high. They stood out vividly against the autumnal background. I grinned. \u201cSo Dee, you were telling me screaming yams don\u2019t exist.\u201d
\n\u201cBecause they don\u2019t.\u201d
\n\u201cSays the woman with snakes for hair.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As for the story? It was okay. Throughout this series I’ve been more interested in the worldbuilding than what the humans are doing. It’s not that I dislike the Prices, I just find their work more interesting than their lives.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by DAW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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