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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...

Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker (The Up-and-Under #3)

Mid March Reviews

Crier’s War by Nina Varela (Crier's War #1)

Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud (Bartimaeus #3)

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (The Last Binding #2)

Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #2)

The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud (Bartimaeus #2)

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton (Adam Binder #1)

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (London Highwaymen #1)

Early March Reviews (2023)

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1)

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (Bartimaeus #1)

Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong (Secret Shanghai Universe #3)

A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth

The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud (Bartimaeus #0.5)

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard (Realm Breaker #1)

The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth

Late February Reviews (2023)