Chimes at Midnight (October Daye #7) 
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.
Just to be clear, I love the Toby Daye series, and I think I've given every other one 4 or 5 stars. But this one was... phoned in. No new world-building, races, or significant characters; lots of flat dialogue and same-old same-old action sequences; and overmuch cat-snogging, honestly. It was, I hate to say, boring. And apparently somehow Toby has slightly vampiric tendencies? And honestly, an evil pie? That's not funny, at least not enough to make it the main gag of the book. Yes, this book
Shades of Lud-in-the-Mist! Replace Hope Mirrlees fairy fruit with goblin fruit, a very addictive substance for changelings and mortals, and you have one of Octobers problems in Chimes at Midnight. If I ever need to plan an insurrection, I would want Ms. Daye by my side. Even without her usual Fae powers, she is a force to be reckoned with. Mostly because of her awesome assortment of friends and acquaintances. Now including the Fae librarian, Mags!!! I knew there had to be a library stashed away

Love LOVE this series, and as it continues, I seem to love it more? For some reason the more we learn about the characters, the more I like seeing them together. The plot is self-contained but there are large things looming on the grander world-building scale that I really can't wait to come to fruition. But the individual journeys of the books themselves are so satisfying and imaginative. I love the way the relationship has developed between the two main characters, and I really just want MORE
Wow. Wow. Interesting. Interesting to see what happened and what is coming. I never knew that the sea witch would be the one to set everything in motion for Toby.Merged review:Omg what a book. A lot of crap happens most of which surrounds The Queen of the Mists and how she treats Toby when she brings the goblin fruit problem to her. The Queen doesn't listen because (view spoiler)[ she is supplying the goblin fruit to the market and banishes October. (hide spoiler)] This leads Toby in a merry
2nd re-read (27/09/15)4.5 StarsSince I practically didn't remember anything about it any more, this was almost like reading a new book :)I'm taking half a star *snort* because Hell, this was one never stopping roller-coaster! Also, author Seanan Mcguire could do so much more with the romance between Toby and Tybalt: so frustrating!You know what I am talking about it ;)And now I'm left feeling a little like a perv. *cough*Okay, now on to reading "The Winter Long".
Seanan McGuire
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 357 pages Rating: 4.37 | 12700 Users | 812 Reviews

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Original Title: | Chimes at Midnight |
ISBN: | 0756408148 (ISBN13: 9780756408145) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | October Daye #7, October Daye Chronological Order #7 |
Setting: | San Francisco, California(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Paranormal Fantasy (2013) |
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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.
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Title | : | Chimes at Midnight (October Daye #7) |
Author | : | Seanan McGuire |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 357 pages |
Published | : | September 3rd 2013 by DAW |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Fairies. Fae. Magic. Fiction. Romance |
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Ratings: 4.37 From 12700 Users | 812 ReviewsNotice Containing Books Chimes at Midnight (October Daye #7)
Four and a half stars.Wow, things in faerie...they are a changing. The latest book in the October Daye series, which kicks off roughly 2-3 months after Ashes of Honor, brought together many of the plot clues that have been sprinkled throughout the series since book one and diligent readers will be rewarded for their careful attention to detail. The you-know-what hit the fan pretty early on in this book and things never really let up from there. Toby and company are on the move throughout theJust to be clear, I love the Toby Daye series, and I think I've given every other one 4 or 5 stars. But this one was... phoned in. No new world-building, races, or significant characters; lots of flat dialogue and same-old same-old action sequences; and overmuch cat-snogging, honestly. It was, I hate to say, boring. And apparently somehow Toby has slightly vampiric tendencies? And honestly, an evil pie? That's not funny, at least not enough to make it the main gag of the book. Yes, this book
Shades of Lud-in-the-Mist! Replace Hope Mirrlees fairy fruit with goblin fruit, a very addictive substance for changelings and mortals, and you have one of Octobers problems in Chimes at Midnight. If I ever need to plan an insurrection, I would want Ms. Daye by my side. Even without her usual Fae powers, she is a force to be reckoned with. Mostly because of her awesome assortment of friends and acquaintances. Now including the Fae librarian, Mags!!! I knew there had to be a library stashed away

Love LOVE this series, and as it continues, I seem to love it more? For some reason the more we learn about the characters, the more I like seeing them together. The plot is self-contained but there are large things looming on the grander world-building scale that I really can't wait to come to fruition. But the individual journeys of the books themselves are so satisfying and imaginative. I love the way the relationship has developed between the two main characters, and I really just want MORE
Wow. Wow. Interesting. Interesting to see what happened and what is coming. I never knew that the sea witch would be the one to set everything in motion for Toby.Merged review:Omg what a book. A lot of crap happens most of which surrounds The Queen of the Mists and how she treats Toby when she brings the goblin fruit problem to her. The Queen doesn't listen because (view spoiler)[ she is supplying the goblin fruit to the market and banishes October. (hide spoiler)] This leads Toby in a merry
2nd re-read (27/09/15)4.5 StarsSince I practically didn't remember anything about it any more, this was almost like reading a new book :)I'm taking half a star *snort* because Hell, this was one never stopping roller-coaster! Also, author Seanan Mcguire could do so much more with the romance between Toby and Tybalt: so frustrating!You know what I am talking about it ;)And now I'm left feeling a little like a perv. *cough*Okay, now on to reading "The Winter Long".
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