Simon on the other hand, who was originally presented as a basic ''bad guy'' who we didn't have a lot of info on, is really fleshed out in this book. But in this book Amandine is even more emotionally abusive, cruel and capricious. It was bad enough in the earlier books when she was presented as a neglectful mother, who blamed October for the loss of her human husband and didn't bat an eye when October ran away to live on the streets with other Changelings. The more I learn about Amandine, the more violence I want to do to her. This one is heavy with character development for Amandine and Simon. Mother From Hell and the Start of a RedemptionĪs always, an outstanding book from one of my favorite authors.

This is one missing person case Toby can't afford to get wrong.

Together, the two of them must try to solve one of the greatest mysteries in the Mists: what happened to Amandine's oldest daughter, August, who disappeared in 1906. But who could possibly help her find a pureblood she's never met, one who's been missing for over 100 years?Įnter Simon Torquill, elf-shot enemy turned awakened, uneasy ally. Not with Jazz and Tybalt's lives hanging in the balance. Now, Toby doesn't have a choice about whether or not she does as her mother asks. When Toby's mother, Amandine, appears on her doorstep with a demand for help, refusing her seems like the right thing to do.until Amandine starts taking hostages, and everything changes. Maybe she should have realized that it was too good to last. The elf-shot cure has been approved, Arden Windermere is settling into her position as Queen in the Mists, and Toby doesn't have anything demanding her attention except for wedding planning and spending time with her family. Things are slow, and October 'Toby' Daye couldn't be happier about that. New York Times best-selling October Daye faerie series

The brightest fell by seanan mcguire