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Series Review: The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the story across several books. I'd like to thank longtime Patron Case Aiken, who receives a monthly shoutout. This episode discusses The Kingston Cycle by C. L. Polk.  Full Audio Here    In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own. Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslaved to his family's interest or to be committed to a witches' asylum. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn’t leave his past behind. The war between Aeland and Laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family, but even after...
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Animorphs Book 28: The Experiment by K. A. Applegate

The Animorphs discover that the Yeerks are performing animal testing, and go to investigate. Ax has a brush with death that leaves him trembling. This book puts some important ideas in place but doesn't move a lot forward in the series arc.

This is one of the shortest Animorphs books, possibly the shortest one. I'll be looking for changes in Ax's behavior or personality after his most shocking brush with death yet, but he maintains his stoicism so completely that I don't know how quickly (or whether) any effects will appear in the series.


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