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Revisiting the Early Novels of a Long Running Series

An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

September 4, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

While the October Daye series didn’t start clicking for me until the third book, it has since become one of my favorite urban fantasy series.  I love the expansive world building and even thirteen books in, the series keeps growing without conflicting with itself.  I don’t know if McGuire always had this extended world in her head but didn’t know how much time she would have to explore it or if she is going novel to novel on the fly, but it has been such […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: an artificial night, fae, late eclipses, October Daye, reread, San Francisco, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: an artificial night, fae, late eclipses, October Daye, reread, San Francisco, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy ·
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Some more of Toby’s rather complicated family relationships are revealed

October 17, 2018 by Malin 1 Comment

Spoiler warning! This is book 12 in an ongoing series, it is NOT the place to start. There will be minor spoilers for previous books in the series, as it’s impossible to discuss this book without mentioning things that have happened in earlier books. If you’re interested (and you should be, this is one of the best urban/paranormal fantasy series out there right now), start with book 1, Rosemary and Rue.  Faerie knight and champion, and former private investigator October “Toby” Daye is not doing so well. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: #CBR10, faeries, Malin, mystery, night and silence, October Daye, paranormal fantasy, romantic, Seanan McGuire

Malin's CBR10 Review No:88 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: #CBR10, faeries, Malin, mystery, night and silence, October Daye, paranormal fantasy, romantic, Seanan McGuire ·
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Faerie Tale Noir Still Going Strong

October 7, 2018 by LittlePlat 1 Comment

‘Night and Silence’ is the twelfth book in the October Daye series, and I’m going to be clear up front – while I will try as hard as possible avoid around any explicit spoilers from this particular book, I will be referencing previous books in the series. I am not so super-skilled at review-ballet that I can cunningly dance around everything. So mild spoilers ahead.   The October Daye series has been going strong for a few years now, and I felt that the 11th […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: October Daye, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy

LittlePlat's CBR10 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: October Daye, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy ·
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And You Thought Your Family Was Bad at Sharing Information

September 27, 2018 by Jen K 1 Comment

This novel is pretty far into the Ocotober Daye series so spoilers abound for the previous novels.  If you have finished Kate Daniels and need a new fix, I definitely recommend this series, just give it two or three books to find its groove (basically seems like a standard warning for urban fantasy at this point). One thing I appreciate about the October Daye novels is that Seanan McGuire tends to make her characters have to deal with the aftermath of events.  After Toby’s mom held […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: night and silence, October Daye, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:163 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: night and silence, October Daye, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy ·
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Killer Whale fae? Yes please!

July 6, 2018 by TheShitWizard 6 Comments

I’m catching back up with Toby Daye, who’s settling back into life after the events of A Late Eclipse. Tybalt has done another of his disappear-for-months-on-end acts, but Toby now has a knowe of her own to take care of, and has taken up with Connor again following his separation from Rayseline.  But then someone goes and kidnaps the sons of the ruler of Saltmist, from the Undersea, tipping the factions of faerie towards war. Into the breach steps Toby, who not only needs to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, October Daye, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy

TheShitWizard's CBR10 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Fiction, October Daye, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy ·
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You can’t choose your parents…

October 19, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is book 11 in the October Daye series, and because of this it is impossible for me to review this book without revealing spoilers for some of the earlier books. If you want to start at the beginning, the first book is Rosemary and Rue. If you’re not entirely caught up, proceed at your own risk. When the biggest of October “Toby” Daye’s worries is whether she’s going to be forced to sing karaoke during her bachelorette party, it’s safe to say that things are so uncharacteristically […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr9, faeries, family, Malin, mystery, novella, October Daye, Of Things Unknown, paranormal fantasy, Seanan McGuire

Malin's CBR9 Review No:90 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr9, faeries, family, Malin, mystery, novella, October Daye, Of Things Unknown, paranormal fantasy, Seanan McGuire ·
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