I would think this series would be stale, but each addition is a new thrill and I am never bored. ( )

Series Info/Source: This is the 17th book in the October Daye series. I got a copy of this on ebook through NetGalley to review.

Thoughts: I feel like I will probably be in the minority when I say that this was by far my least favorite October Daye book to date. I really hope this series ties up soon. The below contains spoilers for previous books in this series (but not this book).

The story starts with us following an October who is happy with her life as the daughter of Amadine and Simon Torquill. She is a changeling and is hidden away in Amadine's tower, her main goal in life is to provide companionship to her sister September. As Moving Day approaches (a day where faerie can safely cross the borders of different kingdoms) things start to unravel. October finds out that her life may not be this relatively peaceful existence. People keep calling her a hero and she begins to discover she can do powerful blood magic.

I hate the "oops the main character lost her memory" plot device and that is basically what this story is. Yes, it does this creatively but we spend the whole book watching Toby get back to who she was at the end of book 16.

I just don't see a lot of point to it. Yes, the characters do grow some as a result of their unique experiences in this book, but in the end it seems that more harm than good was done. These characters end up remembering all their experiences from the twisted new version of faerie they've been dwelling in; in some cases this is good...in most cases this is bad.

This is still very well written, McGuire is a top notch author and always writes beautifully. I am just a bit dismayed at the turn this story took and how long this series is being drawn out.

I have "The Innocent Sleep" to review and read as well, and will be reading that in a couple of weeks. I am going to try to just sit back and trust McGuire's thought process because she very rarely lets me down as an author. However, I couldn't help but feel like this was filler.

My Summary (4/5): Overall this was well written but a weak installment in the October Daye series. This felt a lot like filler to me and I am not sure why we needed this book. However, I am going to try and trust McGuire's process and hope that somehow this was vital to the series. I will be reading "The Innocent Sleep" soon, which covers the same time period as this book but from Tybalt's POV. ( )

TW/CW: Violence, fantasy violence, kidnapping, pregnancy, scary sequences, blood magic

RATING: 5/5

PUBLICATION DATE: September 5, 2023

REVIEW: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley, and am voluntarily writing a honest review.

Sleep No More is the seventeenth book in the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire. It follows the changeling October Daye as she straddles the line between humanity and the Fae and all the difficulties that causes.

I have read many fantasy series in my life, but hardly ever have I read seventeen books in one series and still been intoxicated by the characters and the world as I have by this one. The story is still fresh and enticing, and I look forward every year for the next one to come out.

Summarizing the plot would unfortunately be full of spoilers for past books and take more space than I have for this review, but I highly recommend this book, series, and author to anyone who enjoys fantasy series. ( )

October is very happy under Titania's curse--not that she knows there is a curse. As the beloved younger daughter of Amandine and Simon Torquill, she finally has a loving family and a secure place as her sister's handmaid. Despite the hints of danger to changelings, she wouldn't change a thing. So when one of the vanished, beastly Cait Sidhe crashes her life to tell her that it is all a lie, she is very reluctant to help unravel the curse and restore the "real" world. But she may not have a choice. After all, a hero is still a hero, even when she doesn't want to be.

An amazing book. ( )

I don’t read the synopsis to a Seanan McGuire book, I just get to reading as soon as it’s in my hands. So I was a bit surprised when I started Sleep No More and it began as a look into her past. And then I was even more surprised when Toby was a different Toby.

After getting into the rhythm of the story I realized it was a “what might have been”. Which I thought was a nice change of pace. Perhaps McGuire was trying a different writing style. And then the niceness started to drop away and we began to get the type of book I am always up for when I’m reading an October Daye novel or novella.

Wow! I had been wondering how McGuire could compete with how she ended book sixteen, Be The Serpent, and that was my mistake. I shouldn’t have had any doubts and only believed in a Queen of Urban Fantasy.

It was so interesting seeing how McGuire gave us a different perspective of well established characters, and reminding me of some that I hadn’t read about in awhile.

Another fantastic book in the October Daye series, and I’m looking forward to many, many more. ( )