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Rosemary and Rue
by Seanan McGuire
I hate when a book starts with a bunch of stuff I have no reason to care about (yet). This one has an author's note (called: Act 1, Scene 1: Rosemary and Rue; I thought it was part of the story but it definitely is not) and a pronunciation guide before the story starts (and a map, but I don't mind those as much).
Pronunciation guides really irk me. I haven't read a single word of the story yet and you're expecting me to learn how to pronounce things? Personal pet peeve, I know some people like them.
But the author's note really pissed me off. First, it's not titled as such so I thought it was part of the story (only until the second sentence, but still). Second, it says, "For many of you, October Daye became a part of your world in 2009, when Rosemary and Rue was originally released." Um, I've never read this before so who's October Daye? Um 2009? No. It's 2023. This explanation of the history of the book and the author's ideas really should've gone at the end.
Anyways, on to what I thought of the book: it was mediocre, at best.
October Daye (also known as Toby) is the main character. The reader is basically told she's a great PI but everything points to her sucking at it. It seems like all the men in the book are (at least half) in love with her. She's special. She's titled (which is super rare for changelings, making her even more special). She's done awesome things in the past. In other words, she's a real Mary Sue.
She's boring. She has no personality. She's incompetent. She's a damsel in distress. I did not like her.
The plot was a bunch of Toby getting injured and then cared for by others. Oh, and the "bad guy" was pretty obvious from practically their first introduction.
I won't be reading any more of this series.
Pronunciation guides really irk me. I haven't read a single word of the story yet and you're expecting me to learn how to pronounce things? Personal pet peeve, I know some people like them.
But the author's note really pissed me off. First, it's not titled as such so I thought it was part of the story (only until the second sentence, but still). Second, it says, "For many of you, October Daye became a part of your world in 2009, when Rosemary and Rue was originally released." Um, I've never read this before so who's October Daye? Um 2009? No. It's 2023. This explanation of the history of the book and the author's ideas really should've gone at the end.
Anyways, on to what I thought of the book: it was mediocre, at best.
October Daye (also known as Toby) is the main character. The reader is basically told she's a great PI but everything points to her sucking at it. It seems like all the men in the book are (at least half) in love with her. She's special. She's titled (which is super rare for changelings, making her even more special). She's done awesome things in the past. In other words, she's a real Mary Sue.
She's boring. She has no personality. She's incompetent. She's a damsel in distress. I did not like her.
The plot was a bunch of Toby getting injured and then cared for by others. Oh, and the "bad guy" was pretty obvious from practically their first introduction.
I won't be reading any more of this series.