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onespaceymother's review
4.0
I'm very happy this series returned to Verity's point of view. It's silly and campy yet thoughtful and the world and lore is masterfully crafted; it's the balance McGuire always seems to hit. This series still takes a backseat to my love of her Toby Daye novels, but Verity Price is absolutely growing on me. I also want to learn more about her sister and see Sarah return.
lisawreading's review
4.0
How can you not love a book that includes both a reality TV dance competition and the summoning of a snake god? The InCryptid series continues, returning to Verity Price as the lead character, as she assumes her false identity as Valerie, competitive ballroom dancer, and gets drawn into the hunt for a killer stalking the dance contestants. It's just as much fun as expected, with danger, drama, and dragons around every corner. This series is crazy and super entertaining, and I can't wait to start #6.
rusticreadingal's review
5.0
Verity Price goes back to her dancing roots in Chaos Choreography when she's given the opportunity to return to the reality show Dance or Die. Everything goes quite well until a couple of her fellow competitors wind up dead. Then it's up to Verity and a few of her friends to figure out what in the world is going on.
Chaos Choreography is full of awesomeness! I mean, come on, how can you not enjoy having Verity back dancing AND on a reality show! It's so much fun and has a really great mystery that had me guessing back and forth on who the bad guy was. Plus, I was super excited when Alice showed up! She's such a riot!
I cannot wait to see what Seanan McGuire has in store for these characters next!
Chaos Choreography is full of awesomeness! I mean, come on, how can you not enjoy having Verity back dancing AND on a reality show! It's so much fun and has a really great mystery that had me guessing back and forth on who the bad guy was. Plus, I was super excited when Alice showed up! She's such a riot!
I cannot wait to see what Seanan McGuire has in store for these characters next!
kitty_whimsical's review
4.0
First of all, note that I read multiple books at the same time, so no, it did not actually take me 11 days, start to finish. I was reading other things. Which sort of speaks for itself.
All in all, a solid entry into the series. Loved the Alice tidbits and cannot wait to read more of her story. The mystery portion of the story was less interesting than the "background" information, such as the story of the ghouls, hidebehinds, and bogeymen in California, for example. It is easy to see that McGuire is very knowledgeable about folklore and the creatures contained therein. That is her love and it is lovingly obvious. Nevertheless, I was in no hurry to finish this volume; it wasn't urgently important to me for the heroine and her sidekicks to figure out what was going on. And once they did figure it out, it kind of came out of nowhere.
Make no mistake, I enjoyed reading this. The 4 stars come from the characters and world building, which were stellar (and worth 5 stars all on their own). The plot rates a 3. Still love this series.
All in all, a solid entry into the series. Loved the Alice tidbits and cannot wait to read more of her story. The mystery portion of the story was less interesting than the "background" information, such as the story of the ghouls, hidebehinds, and bogeymen in California, for example. It is easy to see that McGuire is very knowledgeable about folklore and the creatures contained therein. That is her love and it is lovingly obvious. Nevertheless, I was in no hurry to finish this volume; it wasn't urgently important to me for the heroine and her sidekicks to figure out what was going on. And once they did figure it out, it kind of came out of nowhere.
Make no mistake, I enjoyed reading this. The 4 stars come from the characters and world building, which were stellar (and worth 5 stars all on their own). The plot rates a 3. Still love this series.
carmiendo's review against another edition
4.0
this is a reality television dance show murder mystery with monsters.
maxtrommelen's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
amibunk's review
4.0
This installment in the InCryptid series has Verity Price as the narrator, which made me happy. Don't get me wrong- I like Alex, but I missed Verity's sassy wit and sarcasm. Plus, the Verity books tend to include more scenes with the Aeslin mice who are my absolute favorites.
Something else I enjoyed about this novel is that it's set inside the filming of a reality tv show- much like So You Think You Can Dance. That just created an additional bit of fun for me while reading. We also get to meet Alice Healy who is a blast (sometimes literally.)
Overall, while there are a few plot holes and loose threads, Chaos Choreography was a fun, fast paced read that made me smile while I read it because it just doesn't take itself too seriously.
Something else I enjoyed about this novel is that it's set inside the filming of a reality tv show- much like So You Think You Can Dance. That just created an additional bit of fun for me while reading. We also get to meet Alice Healy who is a blast (sometimes literally.)
Overall, while there are a few plot holes and loose threads, Chaos Choreography was a fun, fast paced read that made me smile while I read it because it just doesn't take itself too seriously.
claire_loves_books's review
3.0
I did enjoy this but not as much as the previous books- it was more predictable and I wasn't interested in the ballroom/reality TV stuff so that really slowed the story down. The supporting characters were fun and interesting but Verity just spends so much time dancing and putting on wigs.
neveth's review against another edition
5.0
I love Verity so much, and finally meeting Alice was a SUPER treat! Loved this one!
andrea_heather's review
5.0
This one is so great. I love the reality show behind the scenes stuff, and also Alice and Malena and Pax.