Ashes of Honor
The latest Toby Daye book finds her using her investigative talents to find another missing teenager.
This girl is a changeling teleporter whose powers threaten to damage the physical realms of the Fay.
Another enjoyable read, with a much happier ending than the last book in the series.
Recommended for fans of the series – start at the beginning if you’re tempted.
One Salt Sea
War is brewing in Faerie when the children of the rulers of the neighbouring sea Kingdom are taken and the Queen of Mists court is implicated.
Toby’s investigations gain an extra degree of urgency when her own daughter is kidnapped too.
A thoroughly satisfying read, with a heartbreaking ending.
To repeat myself once again – if you’ve read the earlier October Daye books then you really do want to read this one.
Late Eclipses
Toby finds herself under suspicion when friends and allies begin to be poisoned and she can’t prove that notorious murderer Oleander de Merelands is back and up to her old tricks.
This is another hugely entertaining entry in the series by McGuire. The main plot is very satisfying and the background plot arc grows ever more intriguing.
If you’ve read the earlier Toby Daye books – you have to read this one.
An Artificial Night
When Toby’s friend’s children disappear in the night she’s quickly on the case only to find herself embroiled with the crazed Firstborn Blind Michael.
This installment is just as entertaining and enjoyable as the previous books in the Toby Daye series. McGuire reveals the back story of her world with perfect timing and as a result I’m totally invested in the series.
A must read if you’ve read the first two.
A Local Habitation
The second October Daye book finds the changeling PI investigating a mystery at a Fae run computer company.
This sequel is another well constructed and enjoyable urban fantasy detective novel. It’s only flaw is that it doesn’t significantly advance the intriguing back story of the lead character.
I’ve decided that I really like Toby Daye and I’ll probably be sticking with the series while this remains the case.
Probably not the place to start the series but recommended if you enjoyed the first book in the series.
Rosemary and Rue
This is the first of a series of urban fantasy novels featuring the private investigator October Daye as the lead character.
Toby is a changeling – half Human and half Fae.
After an investigation goes wrong she’s trapped for fourteen years by a magical transformation. Since breaking free of the spell she’s done her best to run away from her past when she’s drawn back in by the dying curse of a pureblood friend and bound to find the murderer.
This is a really solid piece of urban fantasy with a lead character that’s satisfyingly flawed and world that has enough interesting threads to fill several more books.
Definitely recommended if you like a bit of urban fantasy.