An Artifical Night was my favourite Toby Daye book so far - I loved how she worked the Tam Lin stuff into it, and I think it's where she begins to really hit her stride as a writer. I can definitely agree with your criticisms though.
Have you read McGuire's latest book, Discount Armageddon? It's the beginning of a different series, so you might enjoy it more. Also, there are talking mice XD
I think I'd rank An Artificial Night as my favorite, too. Tam Lin, lack of Toby the PI being oblivious, lots of interaction with Ludaeig, Tybalt and Quentin, who are my favorite secondaries -- so, lots of good things! I would agree about the writing, too, I think (which I also did feel was stronger in the fourth one, like, the description of the iron prison).
I have not read Discount Armageddon though I'd heard about it -- that's the cryptozoologist thing, right? Talking mice sounds promising, actually! XD And I might enjoy something less noirish more. Definitely something for me to keep in mind, so thank you for mentioning it! :)
Yep, it's the cryptozoologist thing. It's similar to the Toby books, but with pseudo-sciencey things instead of faeries. And the main character is a ballroom dancer, so at least being competent at mystery-solving isn't supposed to be her job XD
And the main character is a ballroom dancer, so at least being competent at mystery-solving isn't supposed to be her job XD
Haha, that's actually a very good argument in favor! XD
And I love urban fantasy with fairies, so that is one aspect of the Toby books that does appeal to me (though I have to say a lot of her fairies don't feel inhuman enough to me. The Ludaeig does, and that's why she's my favorite), but I like pseudo-sciencey things, too, so, yeah, I'll definitely give this a try if I come across it!
The mice are fairly amusing. The problem is that they are just a little side gimmick but still manage to be better than the actual plot/characters. Also it is even more predictable than the Toby books.
Have you read McGuire's latest book, Discount Armageddon? It's the beginning of a different series, so you might enjoy it more. Also, there are talking mice XD
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I have not read Discount Armageddon though I'd heard about it -- that's the cryptozoologist thing, right? Talking mice sounds promising, actually! XD And I might enjoy something less noirish more. Definitely something for me to keep in mind, so thank you for mentioning it! :)
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Haha, that's actually a very good argument in favor! XD
And I love urban fantasy with fairies, so that is one aspect of the Toby books that does appeal to me (though I have to say a lot of her fairies don't feel inhuman enough to me. The Ludaeig does, and that's why she's my favorite), but I like pseudo-sciencey things, too, so, yeah, I'll definitely give this a try if I come across it!
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Ouch! :)
Ah, and the predictability is not a plus, definitely, as it's something that keeps bugging me about the Toby books.
Well, I think I'll wait and see how people like the next POV books then, unless I randomly wander across a copy or something.
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