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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...

The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season, #2)

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle, #4)

Mid June Reviews (2021)

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia (Paola Santiago, #1)

Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri (The Books of Ambha, #2)

The Unbroken by C.L Clark (Magic of the Lost, #1)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski (The Midnight Lie, #1)

Chainbreaker by Tara Sim (Timekeeper, #2)

Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri (The Books of Ambha, #1)

The Bone Way by Holly J. Underhill

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle, #3)

Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas

Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Stone and Steel by Eboni Dunbar