A Local Habitation (October Daye Series #2)

The second October Daye (Rosemary and Rue) private investigative urban fantasy is a wonderful one sitting read

Half Fae changeling October "Toby" Daye has become a private investigator in the world of mortals as she distrusts her Faerie heritage more than that of the sneaky humans. However, though her preference is to say no, Toby knows better than to refuse a request from her Fairie liege The Shadowed Hills Duke Sylvester Torquill. Coming to her abode in San Francisco, he asks her to insure that his niece, the Countess of Tamed Lightening, is okay as she has ceased all contact with her family.

The Countess January O'Leary runs an information management company in which she employs purebred and changeling fae. A serial killer is murdering the staff. Toby investigates trying to prevent more homicides from occurring; not expecting her inquiries to intertwine.

The second October Daye (Rosemary and Rue) private investigative urban fantasy is a wonderful one sitting read that hooks the audience from the first visitation to the last. Toby terrific is tough and spunky as she holds the dual investigations together with her Noir like scrutiny. Fans will enjoy the heroine's tours of San Francisco and the land of Fairie as she works a deadly whodunit case while wondering if October will survive long enough to see November.

Harriet Klausner

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Rollercoaster Read

Talk about action packed, this plot went a mile a minute. You never knew what was going to happen or who to trust, the twists kept coming. Toby has a new job and a young charge to take along on the assignment. That isn't foreboding is it? From bad to worse, trapped in a strange knowe and a killer on the lose. One unlike any anyone's ever seen. Old characters and new, I loved the pace and feel of this one. Read it straight through. This series is fast becoming one of my favorites. The fantasy genre is done proud by McGuire.

Classy, witty, techy-filled with obscure and sometimes totally creepy denizens of the Summerlands. Our heroine, Toby, a half-fae, changeling Private Investigator, assigned by her king to solve crimes using her unique talent to read memories in blood

I ENJOYED every scary, magical minute of this fresh new take on the sci-fi/murder mystery. McGuire's main character's are gutsy, heroic, modest to the point of insecurity (come on, Toby! can you really not tell who has the hots for you?) The scene is set in San Francisco, which is really fun for those of us who agree the moon bridge in the tea garden seems the perfect place to cross over into the land of fairy! The author chose fabulous partners to work with October; the king of cats is acerbic and charmingly capable, yet thoroughly cat-like, even in his human guise. Connor, the sexy selky from her past (makes me regret I started to read these delightful books in the middle of the series. Not to worry, I've already cracked the spine on #1-Rosemary and Rue-metaphorically, since it is an e-book). That's tonight's read! I even went ahead and prepurchased her next installment due out in March 2011. This series is edgie, gritty, dark, but not so dark it pulls you under like some of the Jim Butcher works can do. Toby has a special gift inside her--a light she doesn't believe in. She knows some fae make fun of changeling and she expects the do the same of her. What she can't see is how well respected, loved and admired she is; Gee, she is favored by the king and the king of cats, too! Also the head healer is one of her best friends and she collects strays wherever she goes-yet she recognizes none of this-- Quite typical of a girl who has lost her mother. I can't wait to see where this series goes! !

Great 2nd novel in a paranormal mystery series

A Local Habitation is the second book in the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire.

Once again Toby has found her self at the service of her Leige Sylvester Torquill. This time she is asked to go to another county, the County of Tamed Lightening, that is not a part of her Leige's territory. This territory is under the rule of Sylvester's neice Jan. Upon arriving, Toby finds that things are not what they seem. For one, people keep being murdered and for two messages to Sylvester do not seem to be getting through. Toby races against time trying to solve this mystery and get herself out alive. With the aid of Page Quenton she must determine the source of the message blocking and find the murderer.

I enjoyed this addition to the series and am looking forward to more books coming out. This book was no less interesting than the first one, and the plot twists kept coming out. The list of characters did not entirely change, most of those from the first book were there as well as some new additions. I did enjoy and hope to see more interactions with Toby and Tybalt.

A Local Habitation

Seanan McGuire returns to the Fae of California with the second installment in her October Daye series, A Local Habitation.

I really enjoyed the continuing development of Toby's relationship with Tybald & Sylvester's Court. Looking forward to the third book.

A local habitation

I saw this book on a bookshelf and the cover didnt look too interesting. I pick it up anyway and it was a good read. Good mystery and kept me interested couldn't put the book down. I also recommended the first book to this series.

good followup to Rosemary and Rue

I liked the first book better (Rosemary and Rue)but still look forward to the next installment.

Somewhat Disappointed

I don't find it necessary to have read the previous book in the series, Rosemary & Rue, in order to follow along with this second installment. However, it would be beneficial, especially to avoid spoilers and have some knowledge of the history with some of the issues in the story.

I enjoyed this installment but not as much as the first book. Toby's character had some disappointing flaws. One major flaw that really irked me was her frequent weepings. Toby is supposedly a good PI but at times Toby seemed completely incompetent; like if she were in a tiny box she wouldn't be capable of following the trail of a skunk much less finding a killer. I found myself wondering why her Liege, Sylvester, would trust her to do anything at all.

I second another reviewer who mentioned how annoyed they were at how Toby continued to miss the obvious. It annoyed me at how obvious it was that the bro/sis duo Alex and Terrie, were clearly having an odd effect on others. Tybalt is another obvious issue Toby continues to keep her head in the sand over. Hopefully Tybalt's character will take more of a front seat. He's rough around the edges and would provide even greater excitement to the series.

I was very conflicted with rating this book. On one hand, the story entertained me and I was never bored. However, I had a steady disappointment in Toby throughout the story. For some reason I was under the impression that she was a stronger person. I understand she don't have as much power as a full blooded fae, but she seems as weak as a babe.

Regardless of my irritation with Toby's character, I still do recommend this book to fellow dark urban fantasy readers. I will still read the next book in the series An Artificial Light due out 9/2/1010. I read books mostly for entertainment, if Toby's character doesn't get it together in An Artificial Light, I may consider not continuing with the series. In addition, I also look forward to the first book in the Newsflesh Trilogy, Feed due out 4/27/2010, under the authors pseudonym name Mira Grant.

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