Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
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Oh, hey, right....

I forgot to share the most positive review from Publisher's Weekly yet received by a Toby Daye book:

"McGuire hits her stride with this fast-paced, sharply plotted, tense urban fantasy, the third featuring half-fae detective Toby Daye (after 2009's A Local Habitation). Toby is dismayed to encounter her frighteningly upbeat Fetch, May Daye, a magical doppelganger heralding her imminent demise. Hot on its heels comes the discovery that Blind Michael, lord of the Wild Hunt, has kidnapped a number of fae and human children—including several whom Toby considers family—to replenish his riders. Determined to outfight or outwit Michael, Toby chases him down several increasingly dangerous Faerie Roads and through the streets of San Francisco, finding unexpected allies and new inner strength. McGuire adeptly plunders folklore, nursery rhymes, traditional ballads, and fairy tales for her framework, and fleshes it out with plenty of action and intrigue. With the addition of May, the cast finally clicks and the series really solidifies." —PW

What do I take away from this? Well, a) May is totally awesome, b) it is possible for me to get a positive review that doesn't mention Tybalt (although Tybalt disagrees with this position), and c) I am totally a folklore pirate. Ahoy, mateys! Slow down your fairy tale and prepare to be boarded!

In other news, An Artificial Night was the top-selling mass-market paperback at Borderlands Books last month. That? Rules. (Also, Feed was number ten. If I can get a third book onto the list at the same time, I get to shout BINGO! really loud.)

Life is good.
Tags: an artificial night, good things, reviews, support local bookstores, toby daye
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FedEx probably thinks I've lost my mind, checking the website so frequently but they have my copy of 'An Artificial Night' and won't GIVE IT TO ME, ALREADY. :-)
Eeek!
I think they should give you a free coffee as well. Or DDP in your case *g*.

And I agree with Tybalt (but also that May is totally awesome) *g*...
Heee.
Yay May! I'm so glad she's finally seeing the light of day ... Daye?

*runs away*
Run faster.

ladymondegreen

6 years ago

YAYZ.
Hee.
Shout "BINGO" really loudly anyway.
That is fun, it's true.
Congrats - and I completely agree with every note of that review.
Thanks.
Well, of course Tybalt disagrees. I'd wonder if he didn't. ;)
True!
I would like at this time to place myself firmly in the pro-BINGO camp. Just sayin'.
We could have cards!
You know? I do like May a whole bunch. Like, she fills the spot "on the team" that I THOUGHT was going to be Dare's place. Except I understand why what happened with Dare had to happen.

But I do certainly hope May will be present for quite some time. :D

And I have this feeling that she'll tell Tybalt all the things that Toby wouldn't ... let the layered conversations (and chaos) ensue!
Toby is understandably not pleased when her Fetch and her...Tybalt...talk behind her back.
Wheee!
Glee.
Also: you're on track for world-clicking. The third book of almost any series is where such things tend to coalesce into something wholly themselves. It bodes well.
Yeah, I'm excited about that.
Yay! Although the part were he/she writes that you're "adeptly plundering" cracks me up. Also, hurrah for the May love!
I AM A PIRATE ARRRR AHOY MATEYS ARR.
Of course Tybalt disagrees. He's a cat (sort of), which means he must always be the focus of attention.
So. True.