At thirteen books in, this remains one of the series that I wait for -- getting a new volume is almost like Christmas. Each year, I'm impressed by how the successive volumes build on hints that have been planted in earlier volumes -- it's so satisfying.

I was very happy with the latest entry to the series. Long-time readers have been waiting for the payoff of the selkies' debt. In telling this part of the story, McGuire takes us to new lands that we haven't visited, and we meet new characters -- at least one of whom I think we're likely to see again. We also see the story of one particularly enigmatic character built up further in a satisfying way -- though I'm still waiting for the actual revelation (maybe in the next book?)

We don't see a ton of relationship development between the main characters -- but I was okay with that, particularly since this book brings interesting changes to Faerie, and reveals what seems certain to be Toby's next quest, and it's a good one. I'm already waiting for next year and the next volume!

"The Unkindest Tide" continues the theme of "family is where you find it". McGuire continues Toby's adventures with some long-awaited payoffs of things mentioned in earlier books. I won't spoil it for anyone, though!

McGuire is one of my favorite authors and it's always such a treat to plunge back into her worlds.

I'm not crying, you're crying! This book gutted me. Thirteen into the series and I remain an ardent fan. It was joy to get deeper into the Sea Witch's character and just spend time with all my favs.

Thank you to NetGalley, Berkeley Publishing Group and DAW for the opportunity to read and review this title.

The Unkindest Tide is probably the story that has been built up the most over the course of the October Daye series. It's the book where Luidaeg finally calls in Toby's debt and deals with the Selkies. With a moment so hyped up, it's easy to fall short. Lucky for us, The Unkindest Tide delivers everything we wanted and even some stuff we didn't know we wanted. This book is a Must Read!!

This is yet another strong entry in the October Daye series. I literally could not put it down! The greatest strength of this series is the world building and how the author twists myth and fairy tales and this book excels in both.

Toby and her family are all still recovering from their latest clash with Amadine, but that doesn't mean they have the time to rest on their laurels. Sooner than later trouble is going to come knocking and this time it comes in the form of the Luideag. When the sea witch is involved you answer the door. Honestly I felt that McGuire was a little kinder to Toby and her band than usual, but it was still a heart breaking and riveting read. Always so fun, thanks Seanan for another fantastic adventure.

For once the book doesn’t start with an emergency that Toby must fling herself out the door into trouble. The Sea Witch has finally come to collect from all the Selkies the long-held debt for the slaughter of the Roane. The advance time still doesn’t allow for murder and treason to not happen during the meeting. We meet another of the Firstborn along with her Kingdom in the Pacific Ocean. This does allow Toby to fulfill her obligation to the Sea Witch and does cause Toby some personal grief in a situation that has been going on the last few books. By the ending of the book, the reader is ensured that at some point we will be seeing more of Sea Kingdoms.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley

The Unkindest Tide is another great addition to the October Daye series. Toby is back again wiht her usual talent for bleeding and creating problems while saving the world. This is a fast-paced, can't-put-it-down read that will not disappoint.

Thank you the NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the opportunity to read and review #TheUnkindestTide by Seanan McGuire.
The ability of Seanan McGuire blows me away. I always think that this will be the book that Toby and the gang will start to lose their draw for me as a reader. Again, I am extremely happy to say that The Unkindest Tide holds true to form with this series in being an excellent novel. The story is a family/relationship one with favors owed and mysteries to solve. I love that Toby has to make hard decisions that sometimes won't benefit her, but create a harder road later.

One thing I particularly like about this series is that Ms. McGuire keeps close to the traditional lore... there are ways to get around a geas/prohibition, the protagonist just needs to be very creative!

I've come to look forward to the novellas that are published at the end of these books as much as the books themselves. Always fun to learn more about what may seem at this point to be a "minor" character. Who knows what will happen in the future!

The Unkindest Tide is another wonderful addition to the October Daye series. This is one of my favorite Urban Fantasy series, and I am so happy that after 13 books the author still delivers intriguing and amazing story-lines. In almost each book we get to visit a new place and be introduced to new characters. The characters keep on growing and learning new things. It is amazing to see what else is possible and hidden in this amazing world. I loved that this book was focusing on the Luidaeg, she is one of my favorite characters, and I was happy to see that she played a major role in this book. What I love the most is that there is never a dull moment in this series, there is always something exciting going on. The story is not repetitive and Seanan is continuously expanding the phenomenal world she built.

In this book the Luidaeg has summoned all the Selkies to call in their debts from the deal she made hundreds years ago. She, October and others will sail to the Duchy of Ships, where all the Selkies in the world will be gathering to have their skins permanently bound to their bodies, to bring back the Roane. This book was action-packed, funny, emotional, and uplifting. Like always October gets herself into trouble, but always finds a way to get out of them. She is strong and loyal, and will always help the ones in need. We also get a couple of heartfelt scenes between October and Tybalt, which was a great addition to the story. There were also a couple of heartbreaking scenes, which made me want to hug both October and the Luidaeg. I think fans of this series will be satisfied and enjoy this book. I already look forward to the next book.

Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

LUIDAEG! LUIDAEG! LUIDAEG! Everyone shout it with me!!!

(Now, ask yourself... were you pronouncing it correctly as "loo-shack"... or incorrectly as "loo-ee-day-g"... or struggling to pronounce it at all?)

Yeah, Antigone of Albany, the sea witch, Cousin Annie, the Luidaeg is my favorite character in the October Daye series, and this one has SO MUCH LOOSHACK that I can't function! We get to see deep into her soul!!!

Okay, enough fanboying. I absolutely loved this installment in the Toby series. Multiple firstborns, good old fashioned murder (yikes, poor victim), political posturing involving arrests and undersea rescues), and most importantly LOTS OF FAMILY. Lots and lots and lots. And mostly, that's Toby's adopted family - the family of choice, the family of people who come together and create a bond of family that isn't there because of blood or birth, but because of as conscious choice to love. The best kind of family.

Also, did I mention, this one is set out on the seas? Like a pirate adventure? YASSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Apparently, I love Toby and the Luidaeg so much that I have to ramble and fanboy and squee.

There's also a short story/novella at the end from Raj's POV, totally worth reading. 4 stars for that.

5 stars! READ TOBY!

While thoroughly enjoyable to someone who has read the series, this would not be a title I would recommend as an entry point into this world. As always, for the fan, her books are a delight. Seanan McGuire is one of the top fantasy writers producing novels today.

Electronic ARC provided by NetGalley.

I love this series. Every book immediately jumps to the top of my reading list, and I burn through it as quickly as possible. This particular installment has been a very long time coming, as it finally pays off the Luidaeg's centuries old promise to make the Selkies pay for the death of her children. The Selkies were informed way back in book five that their time was almost up, and now the Luidaeg has called on Toby to help her change the Selkies forever. This is of course made more complicated by the fact that Toby's long estranged daughter Gillian is now counted among them. Toby can't refuse this request (literally can't refuse it), and so she gathers up some of her closest allies and heads out to sea. Other plotlines involve a threat to Dianda's rule over the Merrows, and a murder among the Selkies.

This book pays off some things that have been in the works for years. It was fantastic to finally see some part of the Luidaeg's plan come to fruition. We also got some insight into why she's been keeping Toby close for all of these years. It's continually amazing to see how tightly plotted this whole series is; things that were seeded in the first few books are starting to pay off in amazing and unexpected ways, and I can't wait to see what else lies in store for Toby and her family. As usual my biggest problem with this book is that now I have to wait more then a year to find out what happens next.

Every time there is a new Toby book I book out my day so I'm not interrupted when I read it. This way I can savor every moment. This installment certainly did not disappoint. We get to see much more of the Sea Witch and gain more insight into her character and the Roane. We also see some healing, finally for Tybalt and May's girlfriend after Amandine's treatment. Overall, just a great read, really good stand-alone story, as well as advancing a larger ongoing plot line.

I am still just not in a fantasy type mood otherwise I would have enjoyed this book a lot more than I did.

It was nice to get back on the saddle with my fictional BFF October. This book series is aging like fine wine and George Clooney. It's still awesome, and Seanan McGuire is amazing.

Reading these stories was so freaking great! Last book, they were healing from the events of The Brightest Fell, but they've now taken steps toward recovery, and we get plenty of Tybalt in The Unkindest Tide, because we didn't get a lot of him in Night and Silence.

There's not a big reveal/twist like Janet in Night and Silence. There's the whole working with the Selkies, but that's just a bit change, we knew it was coming. We did get to slot in some understandings of the world, of the interactions of the various Firstborns and the Three, which was pretty great.

One thing that I wanted to comment on, is that Arden's novella at the end of Once Broken Faith, Dreams and Slumbers, the cost of Luidaeg's help was that Arden would let Toby go when Toby was needed. Well, that happened, but Arden made enough of a fuss that Toby commented on it. That's not very nice to Toby, Arden!

Gillian is kinda awful in this book. Well, there was a point where she was pretty decent, but that was short lived. Because becoming Roane, that's permanent, not the 100 year thing that she was facing before. I just wish that she and Toby could have a more positive relationship now that Gillian knows the truth!

Hope is Swift is a pretty awesome novella, because we get to be in Raj's head. Also, there's a non-binary character, I believe is the term, Cal. Cal was awesome, loved their and Raj's not-friendship relationship! It's interesting, the idea that becoming a king means losing your freedom, and for a cat, freedom seems to be pretty essential. There was also his relationship with Helen, which might not survive the coming changes in its current form, but they had a really good talk and came to an understanding.

So in future books, there's the new debt that Toby has incurred with the Luidaeg (because you know she got into situations where she needed that help!), and how all that is going to play out. There's also Marcia, who there were some strange remarks made about her, that might be important in the future.

Loved reading these, and I can't wait for more adventures with Toby!

Excellent new story from a long running series. Although this is the 13th book in the series, if you want to start here, McGuire does an excellent job of tying in pertinent details of back story without bogging down the story pacing or going into so much detail that long-time readers get bored. I found this story to be one of the most interesting iterations of the series. These events were foreshadowed a few books ago, and McGuire takes takes the story into some interesting and exciting new territories. We get to meet some new faerie races and to see a new area of faerie. Fans of the Luideag will not be disappointed.

The Ludaeig tells the Selkies it is time to pay for the price for their murder of her children, the Roane. She commands Toby and her entourage to travel to a knowe in the middle of the ocean, where Toby's blood will transfer the Selkies into Roane and renew a branch of Faerie that was lost for centuries. Meanwhile, the knowe of Saltmist is overrun by the brother of Diandra, who is the rightful ruler; he accuses her of treason. Toby, Quentin and Tybalt must rescue Diandra's youngest son. Toby also worries about her daughter, Gillian, who reluctantly became part of Faerie when she died and was resurrected as a Selkie. But Toby has a plan to save both the Selkies and return the Roane to the ocean.