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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...

Late March Reviews (2022)

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

We Unleash The Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia (We Set The Dark on Fire #2)

Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuire (Incryptid #11)

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuire (Ghost Roads #3)

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (Teixcalaan #1)

Early March Reviews (2022)

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Mystery in Mactown by K.E. Robinson (The Crescent Moon Chronicles #2)

Scavenge The Stars by Tara Sim (Scavenge The Stars #1)

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan (Cirque Du Freak #1)

The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales by Emily Brewes

Beneath The Rising by Premee Mohamed (Beneath the Rising #1)

Late February Reviews (2022)