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Rosemary and Rue
- An October Daye Novel, Book 1
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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The world of Faerie never disappeared: it merely went into hiding, continuing to exist parallel to our own. Secrecy is the key to Faerie’s survival—but no secret can be kept forever, and when the fae and mortal worlds collide, changelings are born. Half-human, half-fae, outsiders from birth, these second-class children of Faerie spend their lives fighting for the respect of their immortal relations. Or, in the case of October “Toby” Daye, rejecting it completely.
After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the fae world, retreating into a “normal” life. Unfortunately for her, Faerie has other ideas. The murder of Countess Evening Winterrose, one of the secret regents of the San Francisco Bay Area, pulls Toby back into the fae world. Unable to resist Evening’s dying curse, which binds her to investigate, Toby is forced to resume her old position as knight errant to the Duke of Shadowed Hills and begin renewing old alliances that may prove her only hope of solving the mystery...before the curse catches up with her.
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- 11-30-15
Meh...
Overall, this book was not my cup of tea.
October was a horrible detective. It was shocking how much sleuthing she didn't do. I'm sorry but stumbling around town looking for answers by while wielding a snarky, bad attitude with no magical skill to back it up does not a cool heroine make. She didn't even ask good questions; just cashed in on favors. Though I found it pretty hilarious how much she got her butt kicked throughout the book. This did nothing to make me root for her, or feel sorry for her. I wanted October to have or find some kind of strength - moral or physical; but alas, neither was found. So in the end, I found October to be a dissatisfying lead.
A large contributor to this was because of how fickle I found October to be when it came to romance. Was I really to believe she was so torn up about her circumstance with her ex-fiancé, when she was in the verge of falling into bed with practically every magical ex-lover she'd ever encountered? It left me scratching my head and not understand where she was coming from.
What I did like was that this book was full of fairy lore, and it did a decent job of laying the framework for the magical system in the series and did enough world-building to make the fantasy come alive. That said, you would have already had to be knowledgeable about fairy lore to keep up. There was tons of magical information thrown at us with no explanation.
I could go on picking apart this book, so I won't. I also won't be reading anymore of the series.
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- Jan
- 06-14-10
A fairy tale with grit.
An amazing beginning to a wonderful series. A fairy tale for adults. McGuire does a great job building this world and giving characters some nice depth, without sacrificing action or a nice pace to the story. The narrator was very good and enhanced McGuire's work. Very entertaining. I have already downloaded the second book (A Local Habitation) and look forward to the third book which should be released in September.
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- G Reinhardt
- 11-26-11
Missed Matched Pair
I am currently on my third attempt to make it through this novel. I've put some thought into why Rosemary and Rue isn't working for me. I know that audible reviewers giving negative feedback are rarely appreciated, but here are my thoughts. It seems that McGuire has some fun ideas for her story line. In this case, however, they fall flat. From the opening scene, I found myself a little curious to see what would happen next but mostly completely unaffected by the main character. There is absolutely no character development and I kept thinking "Why is she doing this?" "Why should we care?" "Why so dramatic?" The narrator adds to this sense of blah. Its like watching a soap opera with monotone actors. You know there should be some drama in there somewhere, but can find it in the performance. I can only recommend this book if you are ready for a strange pity party. There are so many fun options in this genre. I would definitely recommend the Mercedes Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs, The Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris or Stray by Rachel Vincent long before I sent you to Rosemary and Rue. Good reading
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- Caleigh
- 01-25-13
Narrator's performance is sub-par...
The narrator read the heroine rather mediocrely, without much variation, but her voices for all of the other characters were painful to listen to. Julie's voice was stilted and strange, almost like a bad impersonation of Shatner and the cheerleading coach from Glee on drugs. Her Japanese accent was horrible and so was her Irish...at least I think it was attempting to be Irish. Tybalt was ridiculous. All her character voices seemed so halting and slow, it didn't really make sense to me why she made that choice. The story itself didn't seem all that magical. All the realms of the Fae at your disposal, and they're out in San Francisco, without any history of how they all got there, or why. And she's a detective? Seems a bit unnecessary in the fairy world. Toby didn't make me care about her, maybe because she doesn't care about anything. She's just not likeable. She didn't really seem to try to get her family back, not even any attempted explanations. I'm only about half-way through, but I'm going to hang in there till the end and possibly amend this review.
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- Dandylion
- 12-31-11
Brand new Daye
This was the first book I bought from here ,I read all of them in a mouth I love October Daye the main lass of this tale ,a fairy detective with a fantastic group of friends and foes ,shes warm, smart, tough , kind and funny each sole has a story of there own and no one is forgotten I can not recommend this book and all that follow more please please give it a bash, I fell like I've found a new group of friends.I hope someone else has this pleasure .
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- Starling
- 09-10-11
Engaging Faerie Tale and Talented Narrator
The woman who reviewed Rosemary and Rue and had only negative things to say about Mary Robinette Kowal couldn't be more wrong. I'm so glad I ignored her comments and gave both McGuire and Kowal a chance. What a fantastic novel. I'm downloading the next two books in the series as I write this. If you like faerie mythology, suspense, and a good detective story, then you've got to give the October Daye books a try. I'm not easily impressed, but this series has enchanted me. The characterizations are fantastic, and I've never heard a narrator successfully engage so many different voices, personalities, and accents. I really felt as though the characters were alive as Kowal read. Toby Daye has won my heart. I hope this is only the beginning for Seanan McGuire. She's a gifted and imaginative writer.
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- HARRISON
- 09-23-10
Wonderriffical
I love this story and the characters. I read a couple of reviews that found fault with the narration and the audio, but I found Mary Robinette Kowal's voice to be wonderful, and her characterizations fun (well, most of them. I didn't enjoy her Lily.). Seanan's text - the story itself - is engrossing and entertaining, and I will definitely be buying the rest. I love this series, and MRK's voice will forever be Toby's voice in my head.
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- bluestategirl
- 01-11-12
I'm ambivolent.
Once again a book about the fey falls flat. But this time I'm pretty sure the reader is the problem. Mary Robinette Kowal does an adequate job of reading the story -- her voices, except for Lily, are decent, but there just isn't any intensity. The scenes where Toby is shot ect., are read with the same level of emotion as every other scene. Consequently, I felt nothing. It chugs along, but doesn't really entertain. I do have a feeling that reading this series would be a lot more interesting than listening to it.
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- Felicia The Geeky Blogger
- 04-15-14
A little slow
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Overall Rating: 2.50
Story Rating: 2.00
Character Rating: 3.00
Audio Rating: 4.00 (not part of the overall rating)
First Thought when Finished: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire had interesting characters but it took 70% of the book before anything happened. I am guessing the rest of the series is probably faster at getting to the point.
Read It File It: Ever had a book that overall didn't do much for you but you know that the rest of the series is probably right up your alley? That is me with Rosemary and Rue. While I spent most of the book just waiting for something to happen, once it did I was hooked. I am going to give book 2 a whirl. I have a feeling it will be a different experience.
Audio Thoughts:
Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal /Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
Mary did an excellent job with Rosemary and Rue. She was great with October. I felt like she was her. I will be continuing this series in audio.
Final Thoughts: Rosemary and Rue was a great world builder for this series!
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- Mariya Joldzic
- 03-26-11
Love you more than fairytales
The structure of Rosemary and Rue is very formulaic. Overall, the audiobook presents a great mythical journey set in a modern-day fairy tale. You get gripped from the first of Toby’s mishaps. Although, I truly connected with Toby on the second part of the audiobook, after the awesome car scene over the Golden Gate Bridge. I loved the fantastic elements in Rosemary and Rue, such as the kelpie, a large black horse with glowing red eyes that just happens to smell like the sea. The rose goblin, a kitty cat covered with rose thrones that rattles them when it gets upset, is adorable. It’s also nice to see a few more tales, tiger stripes, and fox ears on characters outside of anime. However, I had this terrible feeling of sadness throughout the audiobook. It seems like the universe is out to kick Toby when she’s down. Even the title itself is a terribly sad reference in the book that you only understand at the very end.
On Narration:
Mary Robinette Kowal reading was very appropriate for the character. The narrative voice is light and young-sounding, but with enough of an edge to pass for what I would consider the voice of a half-fairy, tiny, light, bounty-hunting kickass woman. My only criticism is that some of her more interesting or intricate accents, for Tybalt and Lilly, for example, require her to slow down her reading and enunciate very carefully, which does drag out certain parts.
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- lynsey Patina
- 07-20-12
October Day is a fantasy hero for adults!!
Great listen. Cool, sassy, fast and sad. A very interesting take on a female fantasy character,She is no superhero, she is an understated woman with everyday worries caught between two worlds.
If you like fantasy, this is worth a listen. I will be listening to the next Toby Daye novel, can not wait to see how this great character progresses!!
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- susan
- 03-22-15
You gotta love it
Starting abruptly & with more politics than I have ever experienced irl this story may yet be one of the most amazing worlds I've ever experienced....I just wish the narrator didn't try so hard to do the accents because she's not great at them & it just winds up being kind of uncomfortable.
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- Eva
- 02-27-15
Love it!
What other book might you compare Rosemary and Rue to, and why?
For sure an original to me so far. I love Seanan McGuire books. All I have read or listened to from her was well worked out, well written and original.
Which character – as performed by Mary Robinette Kowal – was your favourite?
This is a great narrator. All characters reflect that. I love to listen to her.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I have listened to whole series before. I just love all scenes with King of Cats and Luidaeg of course, especially in later books.
Any additional comments?
These series are so worth the credit. I didn't want to sleep so I can keep on listening. Just love it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-25-22
Not quite what I expected.
Too descriptive not enough storyline. Not my cup of tea as I like something that has more pace.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-18-21
Look elsewhere, anywhere else
I’ve picked up many urban fantasy series that can be described as ‘slow to get going’ but show me something that at least earns further foray into later entries as the author finds their feet in the world...this unfortunately did not even warrant that.
I cannot fathom how this book makes it onto any recommended reading lists within urban fantasy platforms let alone in the top 10. It genuinely was teeth grindingly painful to slog through.
Story: Tedious and slow, I’m not sure there is actually something that could be described as a real story as opposed to a series of uninteresting happenings.
Characters: Dull, lifeless, probably the worst of any urban fantasy I’ve ever read.
Urban fantasy setting: Perfectly fine if glaringly unoriginal, copy paste of every major troupe.
Narration: It was okay. I did want to call it flat but I think that is much more the book’s fault rather than the narrators. Your cannot inspire interest or intrigue if none exists in the material. One negative I would add is that it would have been better to do without the accents when you absolutely cannot do said accents. If there was any immersion to be found in the book this would have broken it, fortunately there was nothing to break.
Wrap up: I strongly recommend looking elsewhere for your next urban fantasy read.
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- Gdvdjwvjd sjs a
- 12-24-20
Fabulous!
Funny, clever, intriguing and engaging. I loved every bit of it and can’t wait to start on the next!
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- KMS
- 09-09-20
Promising but failed to deliver
I really struggled with this one and after investing many hours listening I gave up, phew. I didn't find the characters, plot, writing or the narrator to be engaging. Looking forward to listening to something else. something with more spark. To be honest it was all a bit dull.
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- Rachel
- 01-20-18
Enjoyed
Took a little while to get into it but once I did I really enjoyed the story. The narrator was very good and was able to give distinctive voices to each character which always help follow the story. Looking forward to listening to the next one.
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- Dandylion
- 01-22-14
Brand new Daye
If you could sum up Rosemary and Rue in three words, what would they be?
Kind,Funny, Fayetastic.
What other book might you compare Rosemary and Rue to, and why?
Wicked Lovely ,is very much like this given the likeability and venerability of the lead female protagonists ,both are very real both have to rise above and both are fighting the world of Faye which inset always nice.
Which character – as performed by Mary Robinette Kowal – was your favourite?
October , although she dose a fantastic job with them all.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This book filled me with a scene of love as stupid as it sounds I felt as if I knew each and every one of the books inhabitants like they had become new friends .
Any additional comments?
This was the first book I ever brought on Audible and I haven't looked back all of the series is a joy to the ears ,if like me you thought the world of Faye was skinny naked chicks with wings granting you wishes nothing could be further from the truth October the heroin of the piece is a fantastic character, I say change your mind about the world of Faye ,it would be a shame to miss out on such a great collection of books.
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- Kristin
- 01-31-20
slow start excellent ending
it took a while for the story to get going but once it did I had a lot of fun. there is a lot of description and world building in every chapter.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-13-18
Slow burner
Took quite a few chapters to get into this story. To much explaining stuff that didn't impact on the overall story.
On the end I really enjoyed it and can't wait for the next one.