Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Music: Pink, "Bad Influence."

Reviews to clear the links a bit...

First off, here is the RSVP link for tomorrow's Bitten By Books event (http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=2043). I'll be answering questions and carrying on conversation all the live-long day, and you can get extra points in the exciting site giveaway by confirming that you'll be there!

Now, on to the reviews for today. The Writing Spectacle came by Rosemary and Rue [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy] the funny way: it was an Amazon recommendation, selected to receive free shipping on the order as a whole. Hee! She loved it (yay), and says "Needless to say, I inhaled the book yesterday - to the exclusion of everything else. I loved McGuire's writing style..." Also: "Worth every penny." Plus, she has the best blog disclaimer ever.

Reality Bypass Books gives Toby four out of five paws, and actually took the book to DisneyWorld! Now that's love. The reviewer says "It was a fast read and while there were a few moments where I wanted to slap Toby around, mostly I understood why she was doing what she was doing and I feel like the information pertaining to the mystery was well paced. There are many of the secondary characters who I'm really hoping to see again in future books, as I feel like they have strong stories to tell and Toby is made stronger by having them there for the most part. Connor I want to slap to sleep, but maybe that's just me." (Sadly, no, it's not just you...)

Virginia at Bitten By Books has posted a review, and says "I have been eagerly awaiting the sequel of Rosemary and Rue since I first read it. The October Daye saga is enthralling, and I find myself unable to put the book down once I start it." Also "Ms. McGuire will take that storyline in future books in the series. Seanan McGuire has a compelling writing style that leaves the reader anticipating more. I know I thoroughly enjoyed A Local Habitation and will sit on my hands, impatiently waiting for the next book in the October Daye series." Um, yay much? Total yay.

Finally (for the moment), Alex at Book Banter has reviewed A Local Habitation, and says "A Local Habitation is a great sequel to Rosemary and Rue, ratcheting up the action and fear as Toby once again finds herself fighting for her life, while readers learn more of the complexities of this world that Seanan McGuire had created. The good news is, after finishing A Local Habitation, as readers attempt to catch their breaths, they won’t have to wait long, with An Artificial Night due out in September."

(Footnote: I don't edit review quotes, as a general rule, because that's not nice, but in that last quote, I corrected the spelling of my name and the title of book three. Just to be totally open, here!)

It's a good, good day.
Tags: a local habitation, good things, reviews, rosemary and rue, toby daye
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  • 8 comments

moshez

March 18 2010, 22:03:45 UTC 7 years ago

Your event link is wrong -- should be to http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=20437

seanan_mcguire

March 21 2010, 00:26:30 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks!

ravin_raven

March 19 2010, 00:17:12 UTC 7 years ago

I very much need to track down a copy of A Local Habitation over Spring Break - tiny town Barnes and Noble does not have it (though I got Rosemary and Rue there...).

On an unrelated note, I was wondering if you objected at all to me using one of your songs ("The Black Death" to be specific) and making a music video of sorts for it. I'm a student teacher and we'll be covering the Black Death in the next few weeks and I thought it would be a fun, catchy way to teach about everyone's favorite epidemic.

seanan_mcguire

March 21 2010, 00:26:53 UTC 7 years ago

I never object to that sort of use! :) But if you do a music video and have any way of sharing it, I'd love to see it.

besanderson

March 19 2010, 13:51:35 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks for stopping by my blog and for linking back to my review. And a big thank you for writing my favorite book of 2010. After I wrote the review, my daughter told me she'd finished your book, too. She loved it. Now we'll have to wrestle to see who gets to read the next book first. LOL

Oh, and it wasn't an Amazon recommendation. Your book was recommended somewhere on my blogroll. (I forget where. An agent site, maybe.) Keep up the good words, Ms. McGuire. And thanks again. =o)

seanan_mcguire

March 21 2010, 00:27:56 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks for the correction! Drop me an email through my website when you see the announcement about the An Artificial Night ARCs, and I may be able to hook you up with a review copy (I can't promise yet, 'cause I don't know how many I'll be getting).

actoplasm

March 25 2010, 15:48:14 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks for catching that Seanan, not sure why I think of your last name in various spellings :-)

seanan_mcguire

March 30 2010, 22:10:07 UTC 7 years ago

It's okay! I just always point it out when I edit something like that, since I don't edit for any other reason.