Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
… McGuire has done a great job of world-building. She’s done her research about faeries, and it shows. I always like it when an author can successfully make fae culture seem foreign — governed by rules completely unlike our own — rather than just a more glamorous version of human culture. McGuire’s take on faerie society and etiquette is reminiscent of Emma Bull ‘s. The buzz about Rosemary and Rue is that it’s a book where “old school” and “new school” urban fantasy meet, and in that respect, the buzz is accurate… Read the rest.
This book is firmly in my list of best 10 fantasies of 2010. Nuff said.
Interesting. When I tried to read it, I found that while I didn’t really dislike it, I didn’t really like it either. It wasn’t bad, I just found that it didn’t catch me at all. I think what you point out, Kelly, might have been the problem, but I couldn’t put words to it at the time.
Oh I love the world building in this book. Good review. I think I agree with your points (Toby gets hurt a lot and she does more reacting than anything else) but still really want to read the next one.
These are coming out on audio, so I may try them that way.
I have been thinking on getting this book. It sounds as I need to add it to the list to get. Thanks for another great review!
It’s definitely worth reading if you’re an UF fan, and the series shows promise. McGuire’s world leaves room for a lot more plot hooks. You can see some of the possible ones in this first book.