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Local Habitation
Local Habitation | Seanan McGuire
22 posts | 59 read | 1 reading | 5 to read
"Well researched, sharply told, highly atmospheric and as brutal as any pulp detective tale..." "Publishers Weekly" October "Toby" Daye is a changeling, the daughter of Amandine of the fae and a mortal man. Like her mother, she is gifted in blood magic, able to read what has happened to a person through a mere taste of blood. Toby is the only changeling who has earned knighthood, and she re-earns that position every day, undertaking assignments for her liege, Sylvester, the Duke of the Shadowed Hills. Now Sylvester has asked her to go to the County of Tamed Lightning otherwise known as Fremont, CA to make sure that all is well with his niece, Countess January O'Leary, whom he has not been able to contact. It seems like a simple enough assignment but when dealing with the realm of Faerie nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Toby soon discovers that someone has begun murdering people close to January, whose domain is a buffer between Sylvester's realm and a scheming rival duchy. If Toby can't find the killer soon, she may well become the next victim. "Local Habitation" is the second installment of the highly praised "Toby Daye" series."
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Sweetkokoro
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Hey librarians of litsy, question

My copy of A local habitation that I got from library has this weird printing issue. Every other page the words are double printed which makes the font look blurry. If I hold it far enough away, the words look fine but if I hold it close while reading it‘s blurry. if I inform my librarians of this will they do anything with the book or will they just ignore it and I will be wasting their time.

julesG I'm not a librarian, but I'd tell them. 14mo
Clare-Dragonfly I would tell them. In my experience, information from a patron is never time wasted to a librarian. 14mo
Sweetkokoro @julesG and @Clare-Dragonfly I notified the librarians and they were grateful for me doing so, they said they would contact the publishers to see about getting a replacement. 13mo
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EliNeedsMoreShelves
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And #BookspinBingo because why not! 😆

Hoping to make a dent this year!

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swynn
Local Habitation | Seanan McGuire
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Mehso-so

Second in the October Daye series, which appears on the Hugo ballot this year in the "Best Series" category. In this one, Toby's liege sends her to check on his niece who has gone incommunicado. Toby finds the niece running a tech startup whose employees are mysteriously dying. I found it a just-okay fantasy and a frustrating mystery: overlong and underpaced, with a detective who doesn't ask questions that seemed obvious to me.

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LittleBug
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I really liked the idea of this one, bringing computer technology and the fae together. Also still like the MC, she‘s both kick-ass and fallible and that makes her very likeable to me. I could have done with fewer deaths though. Guess I prefer a proper happy ending☺️

KarouBlue Beautiful photo! 4y
LittleBug From Pixabay! They‘ve got really pretty pictures🤩 4y
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Joysiam
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Another fun glimpse into the Fae!

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Chili
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#WinterGames #MerryReaders #TBRRead This is the second book in the series and it was meh. Another off Mount TBR.

Clwojick 16 pt 5y
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BookmarkTavern
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1. 17, 7 audio 🎧, 9 ebooks, 1 children‘s hardcover
2. A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire
3. Arsenic and Old Lace
4. Coming up with book titles!
5. Finish the movie and store away the leftover candy for NaNoWriNo

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon @Clwojick 50 points (566 total)

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BookmarkTavern
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#chillingphotochallenge #October

Changeling private investigator, October Daye.

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon @Clwojick 1 point (104 total)

BookmarkTavern Finished! #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon @Clwojick 1 point (+ 9 participation points I accidentally left off of previous posts) (122 total) 5y
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Chrissyreadit
Local Habitation | Seanan McGuire
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Saw Seanan McGuire, and just listened to Peter Brennan. Am not sure who I want to see at4- too many choices. Thanks @tpixie for helping me try and locate other Littens!

tpixie Yay!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ there‘s so much to choose from but no matter what it‘ll be great! You could even check out the kids authors downstairs — sometimes they‘re real fun and always easy to get into! The ones I saw were very animated lecturers 5y
Karisa Wow! So lucky! Have fun! 5y
Crazeedi Wish I lived close! So exciting, I'd love to be there 5y
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WeeWeegieBookworm
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I have a problem. I'm an Urban Fantasy Girl and I don't like the Fae 🙈 For years, every plot summary I read that stated the Fae were involved, I'd put the book down. Seanan Mcguire is my idol but I've avoided October Daye. When I got round to reading Rosemary and Rue, I thought it was just OK. This one on the other hand, I actually got invested! I'm now onto book 3. I think it might actually help me with my issues with Fae!

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shanaqui
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Re-read to get back into this world. I think this book has a bit of a flabby middle, in retrospect; it's my wife's least favourite and I can agree with that. Still fun, though: I enjoy the concept of a Dryad living in a server particularly much.

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ScientistSam
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First book finished in 2019 (even if started in 2018)!

Good world building, though a bit of a frustrating mystery. I solved part but not all of it. I do like the Toby Daye characters and will be reading more.
3.5-4⭐

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kathytrithardt
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A decent mystery to start the new year.

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dysprosium2
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The second book the the October Daye series. Just as good, if not more engaging than the first book. I accidentally stayed up until 3am to read "just one more chapter" (i.e. 10-15 not chapters). Looking forward to sharing the next book in the series.

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AlwaysBeyondHope
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First year trying #24in48 and I think I'm doing an okay job. Hoping to make up some ground tonight and planning on spending all day tomorrow reading. Making my best effort! #seananmcguire #24in48 #lovingit

ReviewsandReadathons You can do it!! 7y
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AlwaysBeyondHope
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3.3 hours into #24in48 with a handmade milkshake made by my amazing wife @cephareads in a Butterbeer glass. This is the life #alocalhabitation #seananmcguire

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DelaneySinger
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When you read as many books as I do, sometimes it's hard to feel genuine excitement about a series. Not so with October Daye! These books are 🔥🔥🔥

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Karmenism
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In this second installment, we follow Toby while she tries to solve a series of murders for her Liege. While some say this should have been an easy solvable case for Toby, I say that I think the Author did a fantastic job running us in circles; trying to figure out who the killer was. These books are such a pleasure to read, and I can't wait to get my hands on the next one!

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Karmenism
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The best way to spend breakfast!