Seanan McGuire
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 377 pages Rating: 3.9 | 16327 Users | 1323 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Local Habitation (October Daye #2) |
| Author | : | Seanan McGuire |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 377 pages |
| Published | : | March 2nd 2010 by DAW Books Inc |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Fairies. Fae. Mystery. Fiction. Magic |
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October "Toby" Daye is a changeling, the daughter of Amandine of the fae and a mortal man. Like her mother, she is gifted in blood magic, able to read what has happened to a person through a mere taste of blood. Toby is the only changeling who has earned knighthood, and she re-earns that position every day, undertaking assignments for her liege, Sylvester, the Duke of the Shadowed Hills. Now Sylvester has asked her to go to the County of Tamed Lightning—otherwise known as Fremont, CA—to make sure that all is well with his niece, Countess January O'Leary, whom he has not been able to contact. It seems like a simple enough assignment—but when dealing with the realm of Faerie nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Toby soon discovers that someone has begun murdering people close to January, whose domain is a buffer between Sylvester's realm and a scheming rival duchy. If Toby can't find the killer soon, she may well become the next victim.Specify Books Supposing A Local Habitation (October Daye #2)
| Original Title: | A Local Habitation |
| ISBN: | 0756405963 (ISBN13: 9780756405960) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://seananmcguire.com/alh.php |
| Series: | October Daye #2, October Daye Chronological Order #2 |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 16327 Users | 1323 ReviewsWeigh Up Regarding Books A Local Habitation (October Daye #2)
3.5 You Are Growing on Me StarsBuddy Read with the UF cravers at Buddies Books and BaublesI didnt initially fall head over heels in love with this series. And Im still not totally in love.but I feel like the first book was our first date and while it wasnt the best first date Ive ever been on it also wasnt the worst. On our first date Toby was dark and moody and most everything in the book seemed to take on a shade of that.But Toby also didnt break any of my huge no, no rules on our first dateBuddy read with the UF lovers from BB&B The second instalment of the October Daye series takes us deeper into the Fae world when Toby is sent to investigate the sudden lack of communication from the neighbouring County - Tamed Lightning under the regency of Sylvester's niece - January. So with this book we got two more month named characters - January (Jan) and April. We've got 9 more free names for new characters ;p Seriously the Fae seem obsessed with months :D Back to the plot, Toby is
Enjoyed this more than the first. I think it can take a while to get familiar with a new world of faerie, it's politics and machinations. The author realises this very well and I love the different types of faerie and their 'skill sets'. I like this MC Toby Daye because she is vulnerable yet feisty. I enjoyed the dynamic that seems to be unfolding very slowly between her and Tybalt.There's no question about me continuing the series. (Yet another one!)
Holy crap, this book was SO FRUSTRATING.Okay, so Toby is clearly the worst detective in the entire world. Every single mystery was easily solved a quarter of the way through the book, but she spends the entire book meandering around, refusing to suspect THE MOST OBVIOUS SUSPECT, and ultimately triumphing through the process of elimination after almost everyone she came there to save has been murdered.Uh...good job?!?!But the thing that I find most frustrating is that Toby is supposed to be so
I reread this in a day, in anticipation of the release of A Red-Rose Chain next month. I'm leaving my original three star rating as is. Toby took a few too many missteps, there was not enough Tybalt, and Connor's inclusion felt wholly contrived. If it was too politically sensitive to send the Duke of Shadowed Hills, then sending his heir's husband (basically the Crown Duke) should've also been off the table. Plus, he's a moron.
*** 3.65 ***A buddy read with the UF addicts at BB&B! The second of an Urban Fantasy series about a half Fae, Half human PI who solves mysteries for a Fae ruler. Since it is the second in a running series, it was easier to get into, because we already had October's background, knew some parts of the world, and most of all, got to love some of the characters. Toby was much more comfortable in her skin and the whole story felt much more three dimensional than the previous one, which cemented
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