Helpful Score: 3
Seanan McGuire may be my new favorite writer from last year. I have been anticipating A Local Habitation ever since I put down the first book in the series, Rosemary and Rue. I didn't think it was perfect, but the world building was amazing, and I've been anticipating what would happen next. There are a lot of hints about unfinished business in Toby's life which have me hooked to this series already.
If I were to look for problems, I'd say the mystery may be the weakest part of the story while the world building was the strongest. There's a small pool of suspects and the pool dwindles as more characters become victims. There are some hints which point at someone who Toby kept discounting, so I had my suspect for a while. On the other hand, I didn't guess the whole thing. I don't think most people would guess it all.
I liked this A Local Habitation better than the first book. I love the heroine and the pacing of the story seems just right, although I wish there was a tad more romance (I hope there is in future releases - and I'm pulling for Tybalt!). I highly recommend this series if you like Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs or Ann Aguirre. The author writes complete installments but threads each book with hints as to the ongoing drama of Toby's life,and anticipating what could happen next is delicious. This is actually a series that I hope won't end at three books.
My full review: http://janicu.livejournal.com/98521.html
If I were to look for problems, I'd say the mystery may be the weakest part of the story while the world building was the strongest. There's a small pool of suspects and the pool dwindles as more characters become victims. There are some hints which point at someone who Toby kept discounting, so I had my suspect for a while. On the other hand, I didn't guess the whole thing. I don't think most people would guess it all.
I liked this A Local Habitation better than the first book. I love the heroine and the pacing of the story seems just right, although I wish there was a tad more romance (I hope there is in future releases - and I'm pulling for Tybalt!). I highly recommend this series if you like Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs or Ann Aguirre. The author writes complete installments but threads each book with hints as to the ongoing drama of Toby's life,and anticipating what could happen next is delicious. This is actually a series that I hope won't end at three books.
My full review: http://janicu.livejournal.com/98521.html
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