Sparrow Hill Road

It's a Seanan book so it's technically well-written, with a cute, but kick-ass, femme-with-masculine-interests white female protagonist. But it's not one of her better ones. There's a lot of repetition, and not just in the “ooooh, symbolism” sort of way. More like “I'm trying to be symbolic and can't think of any other words for this”. Several characters receive extremely short shrift– they're used as plot devices in really annoying ways (Laura in particular, although Tommy and Emma are close behind). My irritation is not helped by the fact that I am really not a fan of the romanticized aesthetic of the blue collar, 1950s truck stop thing.

And I would give my left ear for McGuire to stop with the Japanese woman/Snow White thing. This is the second time, SEANAN. Cut it out already. Not all Japanese women look like Sadako.

Despite my annoyance, I finished the book, so I guess it's decent enough.