Glasses Wearing Reading Geek (readinggeek451) wrote,
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Rosemary and Rue

Rosemary and Rue, by Seanan McGuire, is a welcome return to the roots of urban fantasy, which originally meant Faerie intruding in a modern urban setting, in this case San Francisco. October Daye is a changeling, half human, half fae. She is a private investigator and in the service of a powerful faerie duke. As the story begins, she is trying to track down the duke's abducted wife and daughter, but things go horribly wrong. After fourteen years out of circulation, Toby is trying to pick her life back up again, working as a late-night supermarket cashier and avoiding the fae as much as possible. But when her former mentor/patron is murdered, Toby is sucked back in.

The plot of this is classic murder mystery, private investigator subtype. But the real charm is the interaction between our world and the world of Faerie. Toby is an appealing character, strong but flawed and damaged by life.

There are two sequels in the works; I am eagerly looking forward to them.
Tags: fantasy, seanan mcguire
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