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A review by writerdgabrielle
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
4.0
Rosemary and Rue is a first in series and, regardless of the author's prowess or the premise of the series, firsts are always hard to evaluate. Was it excellent and unsurpassed? No. Do I have anything to compare it to? Not really. Not outside of other books of the genre and I hope they're all different in their own way. It was not derivative or clichéd. Therefore, was it good enough to continue with the series? Yes.
Within the confines of this book, it seems the October Daye series may take place entirely within the world of Faerie. I don't imagine McGuire taking this heroine too far outside of the world created in this first story. While there is plenty in Faerie to keep her busy, I don't imagine we'll see October going toe to toe with the Divine or Fallen or vampires or the Undead or anything else that doesn't fit into the Faerie realm. And that's fine. We have series where anything goes; it's comforting to know that we can almost certainly expect exclusively Faerie shenanigans from the October Daye series. This means it's a place to come back to if one is looking for Fae.
I don't have a lot more to say on this subject. As I mentioned before, it is hard to talk about a first in series when I don't know what's to come (I am not, nor have I ever been one to read ahead and spoil things for myself). As it stands, I will be seeking out book two, A Local Habitation, before long.
Within the confines of this book, it seems the October Daye series may take place entirely within the world of Faerie. I don't imagine McGuire taking this heroine too far outside of the world created in this first story. While there is plenty in Faerie to keep her busy, I don't imagine we'll see October going toe to toe with the Divine or Fallen or vampires or the Undead or anything else that doesn't fit into the Faerie realm. And that's fine. We have series where anything goes; it's comforting to know that we can almost certainly expect exclusively Faerie shenanigans from the October Daye series. This means it's a place to come back to if one is looking for Fae.
I don't have a lot more to say on this subject. As I mentioned before, it is hard to talk about a first in series when I don't know what's to come (I am not, nor have I ever been one to read ahead and spoil things for myself). As it stands, I will be seeking out book two, A Local Habitation, before long.