monkeyspams 's review for:

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

2.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Like so many fantasy books, this story could have been amazing, but the author wasn't up to the task. Toby is... a wet blanket. She's an hourly employee at a grocery store. Her family hates her because she wasn't around for 14 years (I didn't get this part, but it was a so briefly talked about I forgot she ever had a family to begin with). She's beloved, but we never learn why, and she refuses to see people who care about her. She investigates a murder. She gets into trouble and almost dies. Multiple times. There's no emotion to any of it. The book is first person, but it might as well have been in third.

The beginning grips you and then does it's best to toss you off a cliff.