So, Steven recommended this to me, and since I've enjoyed his recommendations in the past...I snagged this one from my library the same day.Was it any good?Hmm. Kinda.I'm going to settle on 3 stars, because it wasn't bad, but I wasn't immediately sucked into the world, the plot, or any of the characters. I can see why a lot of my friends weren't all that impressed with it.BUT.I also remember that I 'liked' the 1st Mercy Thompson, and only felt a vague tingle when I read the 1st Kate Daniels. And...

This book had some great parts, and then something that bothered me, which I will say below.This book had a GREAT setting and environment, I was engrossed in the mystery and, (although a bit exposition-y in sections) I was along for the ride the whole way and immersed in the mythology. It has no racy romance, so those who like Butcher, Green and Paul Wilson would be interested in this book/series. I definitely would pick up #2 in the series to see where it goes. Reminds me a bit of the Tim Pratt...

“Toby Daye Investigations, Toby Daye speaking, what is it now, Cliff?” October, Toby is our brash vivacious lili changeling. After hiding away from the fey world, the murder of Winterrose drags her back into the thick of it... NOW lets see if she survives it *Muahha* Her POV: I weirdly enjoyed that she on weaker side of fey and not some mythical punching bag that always top of the food chain. it was a breathe of air on how she has been FUCKEDD UPPP by the fey and refuses to ever

Sale Alert 9/30/17: The first book in this series wasn't my favorite but it did grow on me later about book 3 or 4. You can get this for $1.99 on AmazonRead with Buddies Books & Baubles impromptu like because Jessica and Joanita are pushers.See below ↘This is a solid first installment to a series. It is also not what I thought it was going to be. I say this as my book BFF creatively found a way for me to jump into the read of this series with her. I trust her on this because we have pretty simil...

This was a tough book for me because I kept falling asleep every time I tried to read it. I swear, it was like a giant Xanax.30 minutes of the endless descriptions and the politics of every single fae creature will do that too.Plus, on top of the endless descriptions and explanations, October/Toby was weak as hell. She was injured the entire book. By the end of it, she is dragging her half-dead, bleeding corpse around to fight monsters way bigger than her, but she still refuses to shoot first. S...

ETA: I've continued reading this series and want to point out I gave books four and five considerably higher ratings. Four stars each. _______________________________I can't make up my mind what to rate this. The unforgiving and frustrated side of me wants to saddle it with a two. The part of me that loves depictions of the fae, their powers and lands leans towards a three for effort.My problem with Rosemary and Rue is this: Nothing really happens. Sure, there’s a lot of running around. Bullets

"It can't all be dreams because a broken dream will kill you as surely as a nightmare will, and with a lot less mercy. At least the nightmares don't smile while they take you down."This unusual Urban Fantasy series focuses on a changeling (half human, half fae) stuck between the politics of different fae branches while fitting in with the human world. Kind of. Toby used to be a private investigator for her leige, but she was almost killed and punished a severe way. When she recovered from this (...

3.5/ 4ishI really missed a good UF!I admit, it took me a bit to get into the story. But well, once I got there, I couldn't get out!I absolutely loved it! Loved the world it created and the characters, even the "case" was a damn interesting one (and that's not very easy to find).This series has a lot of potential, can't wait to get to the next one!

Rosemary and Rue is well-written urban fantasy. This novel is full of the melancholy. Not what I would call fatalistic or depressing, but instead in touch with the sad, the weary, the timeless angst of the faerie folklore and myths. San Francisco is a beautiful setting for this story, this grand old city of hills, water, and mists. It's not difficult to believe that Faeries would situate their courts in this place. There is something magical to this setting that does half of the world-building i...

Full disclosure: this review may be doubly biased; not only is the author one of my best friends, but I'm in the proofing pool. I'm in an unusual position. I've had the privilege of watching this book and this series grow over drafts and years, from an unruly child into a beaming graduate. If authors are essentially releasing their children out into the world to make it on their own, I feel like I'm part of the proud family that's watched them grow up, or at least perhaps one of its well-loved t...

2019 UPDATE Literally everyone else on Earth likes this book better than I do, so here's my mea culpa to the fans. $1.99 on the Kindle! Hell, even *I* bought it for $1.99. And it appears that the TV adaptation via Kung Fu Monkey Productions is still seeking a network.Rating: a grudging 2* of fivePEARL RULED at 33%Nope. Not one eyeblink more. I cannot do this. Too much is too much and the rose goblin escapade in chapter 8 lasted about a week too long.This idea is fine, though the choice of San Fr...

► BR with my MacHalo Freaks starting Oct 5, 2015.Welcome to the most uninspired review in the history of uninspired reviews!Why am I out of ideas, you ask? Because this book =It's a Bleh, Meh, Yawn and Blah Blah Blah Super Fest. And surprisingly enough, it seems that quite a few of my weird dear buddy reading accomplices agree with me here. Wow. It turns out they might not have such crappy book taste after all. Who would have thought?!► Okay, since I don't have much to say about this thrilling p...

Reviewed by: Rabid ReadsThere are two things I want to tell you in advance:1. October Daye is one of my Top 5 Favorite UF Series.2. The first time I tried to read ROSEMARY AND RUE, I DNF-ed it.YEP. I did.I didn't pick it up again for a couple of years, and when I did, it was b/c DESPERATE for new UF.So I was more patient . . . Which was good, b/c I made it past the '90s flashback of a prologue, and the depths-of-despair aftermath that had initially put me off. You: Yeah, but how long did tha...

The year is 1995 and October “Toby” Daye is on a stake out. Toby is engaged to Cliff, a human. She and Cliff also have a little girl named Gilly. They think she is a private detective who works cases dealing with deadbeat dads. But, Toby keeps a very big secret from them. She is a half-human, half-fae working on a very special case that deals with her liege, Duke Sylvester. Sylvester’s twin brother Simon vanished without at trace along with Duke’s wife, Duchess Luna and their daughter Rayseline....

Rosemary and Rue (October Daye #1), Seanan McGuireThe world of Faerie never disappeared; it merely went into hiding, continuing to exist parallel to our own. Secrecy is the key to Faerie's survival: but no secret can be kept forever, and when the fae and mortal worlds collide, changelings are born.Outsiders from birth, these children spend their lives fighting for the respect of their immortal relations. Or in the case of October 'Toby' Daye, rejecting the fae completely. Toby has retreated into...

This started off strong, but it lost a whooooole bunch of steam as it went. The story never really felt like it was driving forward, just sort of meandering onward. Toby is likeable enough, but she's sort of ineffectual. She spends a large portion of the book constantly being battered about and recovering from various near-fatal injuries and in the grand scheme of the plot and what she's attempting to do, very rarely does she ever actually accomplish anything herself. Which is not to say that sh...

I really enjoyed this one, and I enjoyed the important topic of grooming and how difficult it can be to realize you are in an abusive and unsafe relationship until you are out of it. Sadly, this made the story a bit unpredictable for me, which also led to it feeling a little boring. I still really appreciate everything that was in here, and I completely recommend! Also, there were some very beautiful quotes in this book that I won't soon forget! Also, Seanan writing about the fae? A dream come t...

Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion and review.Seanan McGuire is one of my favorite authors. I make no secret of that. She's prolific, she's friendly, and her books are kickass. I love the October Daye series, but I've only read it once all the way through. I've been meaning to get around to a reread for a while, so what more perfect way to do that than with the 10th Anniversary edition of book one? Right?!The main story is the same as t...

*** 4 ***An impromptu buddy read with the UF loving BB&B Fae maniacs!!!This was fun. I have had this series for a while, but never really thought about it. Another reason everyone should belong to a book club - you get to read things you would have never read was it not for your buddies! This is very much an Urban Fantasy and it is full of multitude of Fae creatures. Actually, rarely have I encountered the depth of Fae lore as I found here. Several times I stopped to research the mythology of d

3.5/5This was my first read by Seanan McGuire, so it took me almost half the book to get used to her writing style. I had a lot of fun once I got into the groove of the story, and I simply couldn't put it down. I was utterly engrossed in Toby’s investigation, eager to see what would happen as the story started to unfold gradually. The world the author has created is surprisingly intricate and fascinating. And in the end, when the truth was finally revealed, I was like—THAT! I knew it! Well, it w...