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Review roundup to clear some tabs.

After a long weekend away from my computer and falling way, way behind on things, it's time for me to do a quick review roundup, before my Firefox decides to swear eternal vengeance on everything I've ever loved. So...

We begin with Book Lovers Inc., where a lovely review of A Local Habitation has been posted. To quote a bit: "A Local Habitation is just as good as the first Toby Daye book." Also, "Where A Local Habitation becomes art is that while it has so much that speaks to a classic detective story, you feel like you have fallen down the rabbit hole at the same time. The two divergent feelings co-exist with neither completely canceling the other out. You lose yourself in this wonderland, continuing to look for clues and nothing seems outrageous. The mythical and the dark realism flow seamlessly one into the other. By the end you are left with a feeling of being trapped inside the haunted house in a classic horror flick. That my friends, is art."

Well, thank you.

Kelly at Fantasy Literature has posted a review of A Local Habitation. Rosemary and Rue didn't quite ring her bells, but book two seems to have done the trick! Quote: "I was a little disappointed in Rosemary and Rue, the first October Daye novel, but I could see tons of potential there and looked forward to the rest of the series. A Local Habitation blows it out of the water, and blows most of the urban fantasy on the shelves out of the water while it's at it." Um, dude. Also, "The suspense, the world-building, the characterization, and the writing combine to make A Local Habitation a standout. I can’t wait for An Artificial Night; I want more Toby, and definitely more Tybalt!"

The Paperback Dolls have published back-to-back reviews of Rosemary and Rue and A Local Habitation! Of Rosemary, they say "Even though Rosemary and Rue (which came out in September 2009) reads as if it came from the pen of an experienced writer, it is, in fact, Seanan McGuire’s first published novel...and what a fabulously-engrossing novel she has produced for her debut!" Also, "Combining that with McGuire's imaginative and fascinating mix of beings from supernatural lore, what we're left with is a rather brilliant fusion of the two genres. This is a story, and a world, and a group of characters just begging for a continuing series. Fortunately for us, that's exactly what we're going to get."

Of A Local Habitation, they say "If Seanan McGuire’s first October Daye novel was her spin on a moody, atmospheric, noir-style mystery (set in an uber-cool world populated by the Fae, Changelings, and regular humans), then her follow-up novel, A Local Habitation, goes the modern, high-tech crime thriller route (albeit with the same Fae and human mishmash of characters). And once again, the result is something quite magical." Also, "McGuire has succeeded in fashioning yet another brilliantly-inventive, twisty tale. She's given me characters I genuinely care about and a world I'm fascinated with; I can hardly wait to see how those characters and that world interact and change and grow as time passes. Far from being a stagnant place which lives only on the printed page, McGuire's creation now runs freely through my imagination...and I'm more than happy to let it do so, for as long as she writes such compelling and beautiful stories."

Finally, at least for right now, Night Owl Romance has posted a review of A Local Habitation. To quote a bit, "This is an intricate world she has constructed, intriguing the reader, luring them further and further into the story well past bedtime. The language and imagery is a treat, a hidden delight that I lingered over. This book, this series, is such a banquet of darkness and depth, sorrow and regret. Toby is a wonderful character and as I spend more time with her I enjoy her more and more."

On that note...thank you all for reading.
Tags: a local habitation, reviews, rosemary and rue, toby daye
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