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9/3/2020
This is another solid entry in her October Daye series. Toby, perhaps the least diplomatic character in all of faerie, is sent to negotiate a cessation of hostilities when an adjacent kingdom, spurred by a pretender to the throne, declares war.
I recommend this only if you have read the other books in the series. And if you haven't, consider giving Rosemary and Rue (book 1) a try. I would have told you that I didn't have the slightest interest in books involving classic legends of faerie. McGuire's meticulous research, partnered with her inventiveness in taking those legends in new directions, makes every book in this series a brand-new, different, engrossing adventure.