Wow. It's been several years since I picked up a Toby Daye book and I don't know why I waited so long. I had no trouble diving back in and I loved every minute of it. My plan this month is to catch up on the series and to read and review one book a week. That should take me up to the most recent book, Chimes at Midnight. There's another book, The Winter Long, due out later this year and I want to be ready for it. 
 When "One Salt Sea" starts, life is calm for Tobey and she's happy. There are some small bumps in the road, but overall her life is going well. Naturally, this state doesn't last or we wouldn't have a book. Children have gone missing, as they often do in this series, and Tobey has three days to find them before a war breaks out. Even if she finds them and brings them safely home, war could still break out as certain parties want a war and are just looking for an excuse. 
 McGuire introduces us to the Sea Realm and its fae denizens. Most of the beings we meet are new to me and I loved learning more about this part of faerie. She also lets her imagination run wild which only adds to the otherworldly air. I hope we'll see more of these characters and beings again. And, we learn more about The Luidaeg, who has become an infinitely more likable character over the series. 
 "One Salt Sea" is a near-perfect blend of action, emotion, plot, and characterization. McGuire gives us old friends and new, a recurring villain, humor, romance, mystery, and grief while exploring themes of love, loyalty, honor, family and children, and friendship. Tobey's relationships with others, both good and bad, continue to be a strength and a delight. I laughed, I cried, and I cried some more. Do all the children make it home? Does Tobey's happiness last? Have Kleenex ready and be prepared to lose a day reading this wonderful story.