Reviews

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

tiarala's review

4.0

Felt a little long in the middle, but I loved the mythology, the characters, and the mystery. Looking forward to reading the next in the series. These clearly came highly recommended from friends for a reason.

embereye's review

4.0

Very fun book. Very detailed storyline and although I had hints of whodunnit before the end, I was a-ok with that.

lala_hawk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

amnesiack's review

3.0

3.5/5

A fairly by-the-numbers urban fantasy with some good moments. It's a head-and-shoulders above the first Dresden Files book (to name a similar series) but disappointing compared to Feed, the novel through which I was introduced to this author.

sungleberry's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

kristineqtl's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

briche1337's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

jackiehorne's review

3.0

2.5 A fantasy murder mystery, but there's not much detective work going on here. October Daye, a "changeling" (half human, half fae) is cursed by her frenemy Evening to discover her murderer for she will die. Toby's been reluctant to become involved in anything to do with the fae word since spending fourteen years as a fish, cursed by the bad guy she's been hired to track down (she once worked as a detective). But the curse demands that she investigate, so investigate she does. Or at least she goes to a bunch of different fae locales, usually getting attacked and beat up long before she can discover any real clues about Evening's murder. Only at the climax does any true information about the whys and wherefores of the killing come to light, and Toby gets to do to the bad guy what the bad guy's been having done to her all throughout the book.

The fantasy/fae world McGuire creates is a fascinating one, and she sets up lots of potential romance partners for Toby for future volumes, so I wouldn't be surprised if later books in the series end up being stronger than this first one. Worth giving #2 a try, in any case.

bernatgp's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I love the style, but here I figured out the mystery really quick and I expected more of a whodunnit.

birdloveranne's review

4.0

I thought this was pretty good. It was an interesting version of the Faerie world.