Chaos Choreography (InCryptid, #5)

Well... All in all, I like the InCryptid series. Verity's books are candy floss pulp, Alex's books are a bit more serious (and better). This one... was the worst book in the series for me (until this point). I had to struggle to push through. I hate reality shows. I hate them with a passion. Also, it reminded me too much of the Harry Dresden Porn set book. Demonic cult? Check.
The end felt very much shoehorned in, it didn't flow.
I had expected Clive (?) (one of the judges) to be one of the culprits, which was correct. I also thought Jessica was a red herring, because of her overt framing... but no, that was just bad writing, and yes she was a bad guy as well. At the beginning, I suspected Anders as well, but dropped that later. Having him come out as the son and a cultist was... unbelievable. Deus ex machina-style. It felt rushed and contrived.

I can give it a scant 3 starts. 2.5 really, and that isn't fair to the novella "Balance" in this series, which is better than this book, but... okay.
Granny Alice was a very good character in this book, and I hope she'll get some books or novella's of her own. However, I don't like that they aged her down so much as to make her a teenager as well. The world needs more physical kick-ass grannies.

I’m on a roll at this point! The InCryptid books are the only thing I want to listen to during my walks, and I’m going to use up a year’s worth of Audible credits way too soon.

Chaos Choreography switches perspectives back to Verity Price, the focus of the first two books in the series. This is kind of a nice trick, because each protagonist gives the series its own flavor. You can have the shared world of cryptozoologists, but if there isn’t a story to tell about one of the Price kids, McGuire can switch to another.

This installment is particularly absurd and focuses on Verity’s time as a contestant on an all-stars version of a reality show dance competition. When eliminated contestants start getting vivisected and covered with strange runes, Verity has to try to stop the villains without losing her competitive edge. Needless to say, complications ensue.

Mere minutes after finishing this book, I bought book six. The series to date (as of this writing) totals eight published books with one more scheduled for next year. At least I still have enough credits left to catch up.