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- Content warnings: Betrayal, Manipulation, Violence, Murder, Child death, Death, Death of loved one, Grief, Trauma, Injury detail
Be the Serpent
by Seanan McGuire
Book 16 in October Daye
For Toby readers, this is the book where the old safety net starts looking like a trap. Come for the fae politics and newlywed calm; leave mad at the ceiling.
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storykind_community 5/5 2 ratings
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Length384 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice0/5 · Possessive/protective
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Possessive/protective
- Book hangover
- Found family feels
- Beautiful grief
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Big city / metropolis
- Fae
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Changelings
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Fast-paced
- Heavy
- High
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- Survivor
- Emotional
- Damaged survivor
- Suspenseful
- Character-driven
- Protector
- Heartbreaking
- Atmospheric
- Reluctant hero
- Tense
- General badass
- Gut punch ending
- Betrayal and forgiveness
- No one is safe
- Protect at all costs
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 384 pages
- Publisher
- DAW Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book