Things are starting to look up for October "Toby" Daye. She's training her squire, doing her job, and has finally allowed herself to grow closer to the local King of Cats. It seems like her life may finally be settling down...at least until dead changelings start appearing in the alleys of San Francisco, killed by an overdose of goblin fruit.
Toby's efforts to take the problem to the Queen of the Mists are met with harsh reprisals, leaving her under sentence of exile from her home and everyone she loves. Now Toby must find a way to reverse the Queens decree, get the goblin fruit off the streets--and, oh, yes, save her own life, since more than a few of her problems have once again followed her home. And then there's the question of the Queen herself, who seems increasingly unlikely to have a valid claim to the throne....
To find the answers, October and her friends will have to travel from the legendary Library of Stars into the hidden depths of the Kingdom of the Mists--and they'll have to do it fast, because time is running out. In faerie, some fates are worse than death.
October Daye is about to find out what they are. - from Amazon.com
This is the seventh book in the series following the exploits of Faerie Knight October Daye, as she does her best to right some of the wrongs she sees. October is only a Changeling, meaning she is part human and has limited Faerie power, but with the help of her friends, allies, and squire, she takes on the Queen in the Mists, to challenge the Queen's right to the throne.
Having read all the books in this series, I found myself, again, not being able to put the book down. I don't know if it is just the writing style, or the story, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the series. October seems more human than Fae, and though she seems to get the best of every bad situation, it still makes for a good read. Throw in some of the romantic tension from the previous books, her now current interest in this one, and you get yet another kink in the story, that adds to the plot.
Overall, the book could be read as a stand alone novel, though I suggest reading the series, to learn more detailed background on the characters. I enjoyed seeing October learning to use in more depth some of the power she has, and the fact that now she is being more pro-active in her fight against what she sees as wrongs in the world(s). There was more interaction on a world-scale versus some of the earlier more regionalized story-telling, bringing a larger cast together, yet McGuire was able to still get individualized on the characters, including the romantic stuff.
I enjoyed the novel, and hope that there may be a few more to be written yet for this series.
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