Right, background. See, when Cait and I met, I thought she was a snack food. Given that she’s little, blonde, cute, and stacked, I really don’t think I can be blamed, any more than you can blame a six-year-old for salivating at the sight of a pizza delivery truck. I made a try at picking her up, fully expecting to be dumping her body into a vat of lye before morning…

…and learned the hard way that researching your prey is a really good idea.

As compared to Seanan McGuire's finest, this is probably a three star, but it hits so many of my personal obsessions I can't help but give it four. The thing I most admire about this author is the way she so effortlessly generates a fascinating world of fantasy and peoples it with completely believable characters without a false note anywhere, often for just a short story, then turns around and does it again for the next work. If you love fantasy, everything she writes is worth looking into, just to see if her next creation might be your next favorite story. I would love to see her come back to this little universe and play in it some more.

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