Review: Third in Series and Quite Good-- Review of Audible Download
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2014
By the time I'm writing this the October Daye series has reached at least 7 books so I'm a bit behind, or I've been reading them out of order, which is entirely possible. Except for some references that I had to look up, the book stands alone pretty well.  I generally like Seanan McGuire's writing and I thought this story about children, Fae and human being stolen from their beds is fresh and interesting.The story opens with October meeting her fetch-- the look alike who appears to someone before her death.  The fetch is named May Daye which is painful given the fact that May is the opposite month from October and the use of May Day as code for a distress signal.  Then the children of friends of her is stolen and Toby sets out to rescue them.  And that is the real center of this book.While it's not the greatest Urban Fantasy I have ever read it is quite good and entertaining. McGuire uses humor to leaven the darkness of the story that she is telling.  On the downside the continuing references to heroes, especially Toby as a hero ended up being a bit irritating, but not more than a bit.  It certainly didn't render the book unlistenable.Mary Robinette Kowal does a good job with the narration.  I found this an engrossing listening experience.