![]() She calls in reinforcements to handle any takedowns or wrangling of pureblooded fae villains. She's worked similar jobs for fae before, but as a changeling, her abilities are flimsy compared to those of a full-blooded fae, so when she finds what she's looking for, she taps out. When a powerful fae's wife and daughter are kidnapped, he recruits Toby for her PI skills to find them. ![]() It's that "mostly" that destroys her world. She has a human fiancé, and together they have a daughter. She lives mostly with the humans, or has for awhile now. October Daye is a changeling, or part fae/part human. Once he showed up, it was easy to push through the next couple of chapters, then Toby was back in thick of things. Me: I'm SO glad you asked! I didn't even have to finish the first chapter before things got interesting. You: Yeah, but how long did that take? How far do I have to get into the book before I get to the "good part"? Which was good, b/c I made it past the '90s flashback of a prologue, and the depths-of-despair aftermath that had initially put me off. ![]() I didn't pick it up again for a couple of years, and when I did, it was b/c DESPERATE for new UF. ![]() The first time I tried to read ROSEMARY AND RUE, I DNF-ed it. ![]() October Daye is one of my Top 5 Favorite UF Series.Ģ. There are two things I want to tell you in advance:ġ. ![]()
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