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A review by asreadbykat
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
4.0
True Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Content/Trigger Warnings: Violence, Gore, Mild body horror (?), Faerie Politics (yes, that is a warning), Classism, Racism (in terms of "blood purity"), and references to underage sex and drug use, and abuse.
My Thoughts
"If there was ever a Cinderella, her glass slippers shattered under her weight and she limped home bleeding from the ball."
I bought this on Kindle in 2017, and I'm trying to figure out how it took me this long to read it. It took me reading McGuire's "Alchemical Journeys" series to remember how much I love her writing and pick this up.
And oh am I glad I did. This is the urban fantasy I didn't know I needed. Action, intricate and interesting world-building, hints of romance, and a female character that isn't the stereotypical "strong" type that usually haunts these books.
October Daye is a Changeling, a half-fae, half-human who returned to the human world after reaching adulthood. She works as a P.I., until something happens. 14 years later, she's trying to pick her life back up and is determined to ignore as much of the Fae world as she can. Unfortunately, Faerie isn't read to let her go, and she's dragged back against her will to solve the mystery of a friend's death. This leads her to an investigation filled with confusion, danger, and death. She's going to need all the help she can get and her own wits if she's going to make it out alive.
Reading this reminded me of how I felt as a teenager reading the first Anita Blake book by Laurell K. Hamilton. The difference is that I trust McGuire to not let this story deteriorate, which is a good thing considering the length of the series.
This is just a very fun, dark, interesting urban fantasy series that I'm excited to continue and is probably going to become of one of my comfort reads.
Content/Trigger Warnings: Violence, Gore, Mild body horror (?), Faerie Politics (yes, that is a warning), Classism, Racism (in terms of "blood purity"), and references to underage sex and drug use, and abuse.
My Thoughts
"If there was ever a Cinderella, her glass slippers shattered under her weight and she limped home bleeding from the ball."
I bought this on Kindle in 2017, and I'm trying to figure out how it took me this long to read it. It took me reading McGuire's "Alchemical Journeys" series to remember how much I love her writing and pick this up.
And oh am I glad I did. This is the urban fantasy I didn't know I needed. Action, intricate and interesting world-building, hints of romance, and a female character that isn't the stereotypical "strong" type that usually haunts these books.
October Daye is a Changeling, a half-fae, half-human who returned to the human world after reaching adulthood. She works as a P.I., until something happens. 14 years later, she's trying to pick her life back up and is determined to ignore as much of the Fae world as she can. Unfortunately, Faerie isn't read to let her go, and she's dragged back against her will to solve the mystery of a friend's death. This leads her to an investigation filled with confusion, danger, and death. She's going to need all the help she can get and her own wits if she's going to make it out alive.
Reading this reminded me of how I felt as a teenager reading the first Anita Blake book by Laurell K. Hamilton. The difference is that I trust McGuire to not let this story deteriorate, which is a good thing considering the length of the series.
This is just a very fun, dark, interesting urban fantasy series that I'm excited to continue and is probably going to become of one of my comfort reads.