Probably a 3.5 - I see lots of potential and will definitely continue. Had no idea this author was also Mira Grant, whom I've also read - enjoyed those too! ( )

This is no "Dresden Files", but this shows potential - there's intrigue, a little romance without it being overbearing as female-lead Urban Fantasy sometimes gets to be - and an interesting world. I'll probably pick up the next few books and follow along.

Honestly, I think this could have stood further fleshing out, but I'm at a loss to say specifically. Maybe elaborations on relationships, court set ups, and so forth. An idea of the world that Toby walks alongside as she tries to balance out mortal and faerie. But perhaps in the next few books we'll get more to feed that appetite. I'll be picking up the next two this weekend in all likelihood; engaging enough for me to want more, but -- I was 'wanting more' from this book, too, so it doesn't quite rank four stars. ( )

I had read this book before and remembered being unimpressed. However I love Seanans other series so I decided to take another crack at it. Still not terribly impressed but I’m going to continue with the series because many reviewers have said the books get better as they go on ( )

Solid start for an urban fantasy series featuring October Daye, a Changeling (half-human) PI who has spent the last fourteen years as a koi in Golden Gate park. This makes her almost a time traveler, skeptical of these "cell phone" and "internet" things. It's a great premise, though not played up as much as I could wish.

I read Rosemary and Rue very quickly. There's lots of time spent on setting up the world and posing questions that I can tell are going to be answered in later books.

If you're into urban fantasy, you'll definitely like this series. But if you're not, you're not missing anything. ( )

Excellent start to a series I might follow up on for one or two books.
[Audiobook note: One of my favorite author-reader pairings: McGuire and [author:Mary Robinette Kowal|2868678] ( )