Bad Jhorlac!

 I'm always so happy when Seanan McGuire releases a new book, and Calculated Risks did not let me down.

Picking up where Imaginary Numbers left off, Sarah, the Price family Cuckoo is tied to a chair in another dimension surrounded by people who have forgotten who she is. As such, most of the action takes place over roughly two days, as they try to find survivors among the University of Iowa campus that got transported with them, find the locals, and figure out how to get home. All while dealing with Clydesdale sized spiders, locals who while humanoid, aren't, flying millipedes, and the remnants of the Jhorlac race, all of whom got reduced to burnt out husks by the spell that crossed the dimensions. 

Through the course of this, we get more details on Cuckoo/Jhorlac and Lilu (incubus/succubus) history and physiology, as well as Sarah finally figuring out that the family will like her regardless. We close with a novella set before book 1, as Antimony, Sarah, and Artie go to emerald City Comic Con with Verity in tow to track down a siren. 

This is a wonderfully weird series that never fails to charm. Sarah, despite not being wired like a normal human, remains relatable none the less, and her pain is well conveyed through the narration. 

Well done. Read this series.