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novel_nomad 's review for:
Rosemary and Rue
by Seanan McGuire
My first foray back into urban fantasy after a few months, left me reeling at the pace and world building.
I thoroughly enjoyed stepping into the fae magical world of Toby Daye’s San Francisco, as the world building was intricate but did not weigh the plot down at all. All manner of creatures and other worlds were introduced in Toby’s mission, allowing the world to easily sink into the urban setting. Characters were fascinating too, all different and casting different loyalties that can absolutely be expanded in further volumes. My main issue was with the plot, essentially a murder mystery with hard boiled detective on the case, Toby seemed to merely flit from place to place being attacked, shot at, rescued in between each location. Understanding that we were following a character who had lost her previous life due to magic, had little care for her own life and only reacted to events rather than assessing them - I still got a little tired of the plot repetition.
Otherwise, an excellent debut novel and introduction into an intriguing world.
I thoroughly enjoyed stepping into the fae magical world of Toby Daye’s San Francisco, as the world building was intricate but did not weigh the plot down at all. All manner of creatures and other worlds were introduced in Toby’s mission, allowing the world to easily sink into the urban setting. Characters were fascinating too, all different and casting different loyalties that can absolutely be expanded in further volumes. My main issue was with the plot, essentially a murder mystery with hard boiled detective on the case, Toby seemed to merely flit from place to place being attacked, shot at, rescued in between each location. Understanding that we were following a character who had lost her previous life due to magic, had little care for her own life and only reacted to events rather than assessing them - I still got a little tired of the plot repetition.
Otherwise, an excellent debut novel and introduction into an intriguing world.