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A review by cherry_abittant
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
4.0
3.75
About the story:
I picked up this book because I was craving some Urban Fantasy. However, this is not your typical UF series; it has several points that completely break the tropes of this genre and that I found unsetlling at first until they became refreshing. I also want to point out the great world building which allows the reader to really immerse themselves in this fiction. Moreover, the main character is a down-to-earth kickass female who made me laugh more than once.
I didn't give it 5 stars because of the following small issues: the mystery is quite expected, I found out who was the villain way before it was revealed and secondary characters are not as well developed as I would have liked.
Overall, this was a great first book and I have high expectations for the next one.
About the audiobook narrator:
Mary Robinette Kowal is a great narrator who is a natural with accents and blasé tone of voice. Only downside; her male teenage voice sounds more like a child's one and kind of ruins the effect.
About the story:
I picked up this book because I was craving some Urban Fantasy. However, this is not your typical UF series; it has several points that completely break the tropes of this genre and that I found unsetlling at first until they became refreshing. I also want to point out the great world building which allows the reader to really immerse themselves in this fiction. Moreover, the main character is a down-to-earth kickass female who made me laugh more than once.
I didn't give it 5 stars because of the following small issues: the mystery is quite expected, I found out who was the villain way before it was revealed and secondary characters are not as well developed as I would have liked.
Overall, this was a great first book and I have high expectations for the next one.
About the audiobook narrator:
Mary Robinette Kowal is a great narrator who is a natural with accents and blasé tone of voice. Only downside; her male teenage voice sounds more like a child's one and kind of ruins the effect.