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So last year, there was Rosemary and Rue, which I reviewed at my old journal ( Here) and this year (yay!) there is the sequel, A Local Habitation. It's out now, guys!
First things first, so there is no doubt: I love this book. I don't know if I love it more than the first one, but I love it at least that much. It was good. Toby remains kickass, and Tybalt remains the best snarky bastard ever. EVER. Ever. And my favourite character- somehow he wormed his way into my good graces despite appearing on like, five pages in Rosemary and Rue- got a lot more screentime and has absolutely lived up to his potential.
The minorer characters were also awesome. I didn't like all of them, but that's not required. They were vivid and even the ones we didn't really 'meet' had lives outside their plot points. I want an Elliot.
As to the plot... well, I can't say a lot without spoilers. The mystery was harder to figure out for me than the one in Rosemary and Rue. It wasn't shocking when it came out- it made sense, which is good. I enjoy being able to follow a villain's reasoning, even if it is a bit crazypants.
A plot twist that I didn't expect to be resolved was, which was an interesting choice. I can't wait to see what happpens with that in the future.
And bweeeee there was this one scene where things happened and I was like 'ohmigod' and then I was like 'OHmiGOD' and then I had to stop reading while I flailed quietly in the cafeteria. Seanan's fairies are so so fascinating.
Then I read the preview for the next book and am now wondering why the hell it isn't September yet. *sigh* Faster, move faster, oh time in thy flight.
In conclusion: Read this book or I will be very upset. And your cats will tell on you and you REALLY don't want that, do you? Cats remember everything, after all.
First things first, so there is no doubt: I love this book. I don't know if I love it more than the first one, but I love it at least that much. It was good. Toby remains kickass, and Tybalt remains the best snarky bastard ever. EVER. Ever. And my favourite character- somehow he wormed his way into my good graces despite appearing on like, five pages in Rosemary and Rue- got a lot more screentime and has absolutely lived up to his potential.
The minorer characters were also awesome. I didn't like all of them, but that's not required. They were vivid and even the ones we didn't really 'meet' had lives outside their plot points. I want an Elliot.
As to the plot... well, I can't say a lot without spoilers. The mystery was harder to figure out for me than the one in Rosemary and Rue. It wasn't shocking when it came out- it made sense, which is good. I enjoy being able to follow a villain's reasoning, even if it is a bit crazypants.
A plot twist that I didn't expect to be resolved was, which was an interesting choice. I can't wait to see what happpens with that in the future.
And bweeeee there was this one scene where things happened and I was like 'ohmigod' and then I was like 'OHmiGOD' and then I had to stop reading while I flailed quietly in the cafeteria. Seanan's fairies are so so fascinating.
Then I read the preview for the next book and am now wondering why the hell it isn't September yet. *sigh* Faster, move faster, oh time in thy flight.
In conclusion: Read this book or I will be very upset. And your cats will tell on you and you REALLY don't want that, do you? Cats remember everything, after all.