My first book for the COYER Summer Vacation challenge and another book read in this series. After this, I have one more book andthen I'm caught up on this series. *happy dance* 
 "Ashes of Honor" picks up almost a year after the events of "One Salt Sea". Initially, I thought it might focus on certain events at the end of "One Salt Sea" involving The Luidaeg but the blurb, and story, for this book proved otherwise. 
 Tobey is still grieving for the losses she sustained and her behavior, impulsive at the best of times, has become erratic and dangerous. Her friends are worried about her. Just about the last thing she expects is for Sir Etienne, a knight of the Shadowed Hills, who tolerates her but mostly has no use for her, to hire her to find his missing daughter. Yes, once again Tobey is looking for a kidnapped child. It's become her specialty, what she's known for, though the police just view her as a nuisance and possibly a threat. 
 It took me a little longer to get into this book, the story is slow to start although the book starts with a bang. Once the action got going though, I couldn't pick it down. We learn more about changelings and what the purebloods consider acceptable and what is forbidden. As always, McGuire has surprises for us, and just when we're getting comfortable, WHAM! Tighten your seat belts, sharp curves ahead. 
 I like Tybalt a whole lot more after this book and I already liked him. He took me a while to warm up to in the first few book; he was arrogant, cocky, and rude. But as we've gotten to know him better, I've developed a strong liking for him and there's no question that he's always around for Tobey. Both Raj and Etienne gets some time in the spotlight and we re-visit April O'Leary and the kingdom of Tamed Lightning and of course, we make new friends and meet some who aren't quite friends but not quite enemies either. 
 "Ashes of Honor" has it all - a happy ending, romance, adventure, betrayal, family drama, humor, and a story that can be appreciated on the surface or on a deeper level as McGuire continues her explorations of love, family, honor, and being other.