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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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Clear Your Shit: To-Read List

Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack (Anya, #2)

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

Clear Your Shit: Prophecies and Quests

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (October Daye, #1)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack (Anya, #1)

Magic or Die by J. P. Jackson (Inner Demons, #1)

The Savage Blue by Zoraida Córdova (The Vicious Deep, #2)

The Year Of The Witching by Alexis Henderson

Social Media Central by Kevin Klehr

Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Arc of Scythe, #1)

A Line In The Dark by Malinda Lo

Clear Your Shit Readathon: Character Sheet

Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

Not Your Sidekick by C. B. Lee (Sidekick Squad, #1)

Finna by Nino Cipri (Finna, #1)

Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler (The Wells of Sorcery, #1)

Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire (InCryptid, #1)

Harrow The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #2)

The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk