Trust McGuire will deliver you to exactly where you need to be. Yes, of course it is important to pay attention, but I wouldn't take notes or anything. This series is the type of epic, complex SFF that you have to be cautious not to get too mired down in the details. I have no doubt this will be the same and that's right, I am already planning to reread this at some point. I recently reread Middlegame in preparation for this release and discovered even more to love on that second time through.

I'll also not pretend that I followed everything going on in this book. Seasonal Fears is just as enjoyably mind-boggling as Middlegame. Together the couple, along with their new friend, set out on a journey, one full of dangers and intrigue, in order to meet the destiny they didn't even know existed for them. Insight arrives with an unexpected guide who clues the pair in on the truth behind their lives and the greater world around them. When Melanie collapses one day at Harry's football practice and Harry, athletic as heck, suddenly collapses right along with her, they realize their connection may run deeper than they even imagined. Melanie has a chronic illness and is expected to die at any moment, but besides that, somewhat normal. Melanie and Harry are in high school, living somewhat normal lives. They're also in love teenagers completely devoted to one another. Nevertheless, Melanie and Harry are two sides of the same coin. They're a pair, much like Roger and Dodger from the first book, although Mel and Harry are not brother and sister. In this second installment, we follow two new main characters: Melanie and Harry. That's the best way to describe The Alchemical Journeys. Literally blessed life-changing, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring goodness. Seanan McGuire has blessed the world with her words. Since that time, to my complete delight, we have been blessed with two books from the companion series, The Up-and-Under, and now THIS!!! When I originally read Middlegame in May of 2019, I had the understanding that it was a standalone novel. Seasonal Fears is the long-awaited follow-up to Seanan McGuire's tour de force of SFF, Middlegame.

Seasonal fears by seanan mcguire