In this last book of the trilogy, Selene (Artemis) is out on her own with Flint (Hephestus), trying to track down their grandfather Saturn/Kronos. They’ve left NYC behind and are in their old European stomping grounds. The all too mortal Theo, believing Selene to be dead, is plotting how to get her back. But it […]
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This is a fun book, all about what happens when fairy tales are over. Princess Danielle (often called Cinderwench by her stepsisters) is settling into life at the palace when her stepsisters hatch a plot to kill her, and kidnap her husband. She’s rescued by Talia, who at first seems to be a servant, but
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And I’m back to the story of Penric – in this case, he and Desdemona are on the way back from a mission on behalf of the Duke of Orbas, when his ship is captured by pirates. By virtue of him looking like a weak scholar, he gets thrown in with the other vulnerable prisoners
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This was a fun book. Catalina Baylor has been called in to investigate a murder – several houses have gone in together to try and reclaim an area of Houston nicknamed the Pit, and when one of the Primes dies, all the others must be investigated. And what Catalina uncovers could be catastrophic for the
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In an Eastern forest (it reads Russian, but if you read the notes, you’ll see it’s based on things the author brings in from her Ukrainian roots), live two sisters. Liba and Laya are Jewish, in a mixed village. When their father is summoned to his dying father’s side, they’re given surprising news – Liba
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In an alternate Europe, magic is based on the ability to summon angels. In Ystara, something terrible happened, and their archangel has abandoned them. If any magic is used on the Ystarans, they either die of a plague, or turn into monsters. A century or so after this happened, in the neighboring kingdom of Sarance,
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Zafira is the Hunter – the only person capable of hunting in the enchanted Arz Forest. Nasir is the son of the sultan, and has been turned by his father into an assassin. When they are both sent after a mythical book that may be able to restore magic to the people of their kingdom,
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Definitely an interesting reading year. There was a lot of rereading, and I ended up being fairly specific in the kinds of books I actually enjoyed reading. I went pretty heavy on comfort. I suspect that’s going to continue for a while into the new year.
Lydia Crow is a member of one of the four magical families that rule London, except she has no real power, so has grown up outside of the family. She’s managed to get a pretty good life going up in Aberdeen as an investigator, but a small snafu on the job makes it necessary to
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Nancy has arrived at a very particular boarding school – it’s for children that have fallen through doors into other realms, and for whatever reason, have had to come back. Their families often don’t understand them, so Eleanor West, herself a child that went through a door, has created a safe space for them. Their
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