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Series Review: The Brothers Sinister by Courtney Milan

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. This review is for The Brothers Sinister by Courtney Milan. Full Audio Here   The Governess Affair Miss Serena Barton intends to hold the petty, selfish duke who had her sacked responsible for his crimes. But the man who handles all the duke's dirty business has been ordered to get rid of her by fair means or foul. She’ll have to prove more than his match… The Duchess War The last time Minerva Lane was the center of attention, it ended badly—so badly that she changed her name to escape her scandalous past. So when a handsome duke comes to town, the last thing she wants is his attention. But that is precisely what she gets... A Kiss for Midwinter Miss Lydia Charingford does her best to forget the dark secret that nearly ruined her life, hiding it beneath her smi...
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White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton (Adam Binder #1)

Not all magicians go to schools of magic.

Adam Binder has the Sight. It's a power that runs in his bloodline: the ability to see beyond this world and into another, a realm of magic populated by elves, gnomes, and spirits of every kind. But for much of Adam's life, that power has been a curse, hindering friendships, worrying his backwoods family, and fueling his abusive father's rage.

Years after his brother, Bobby, had him committed to a psych ward, Adam is ready to come to grips with who he is, to live his life on his terms, to find love, and maybe even use his magic to do some good. Hoping to track down his missing father, Adam follows a trail of cursed artifacts to Denver, only to discover that an ancient and horrifying spirit has taken possession of Bobby's wife.

It isn't long before Adam becomes the spirit's next target. To survive the confrontation, save his sister-in-law, and learn the truth about his father, Adam will have to risk bargaining with very dangerous beings... including his first love.

TITLE: White Trash Warlock
AUTHOR: David R. Slayton with Michael David Axtell (Narrator)
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Publishing
YEAR: 2020
LENGTH: 307 pages (9 hours 19 minutes)
AGE: Adult
GENRE: Fantasy
RECOMMENDED: N/A

Partial Queer Rep Summary: Gay/Achillean Main Character(s).

DNF 5 hours 12 minutes in (56%).

The way the love interest is handled started to feel like copaganda. It sucks, because otherwise I was enjoying the story.

Graphic/Explicit CW for blood, gore

Moderate CW for abandonment, toxic relationship, alcohol, alcoholism, mental illness, forced institutionalization, miscarriage, violence, gun violence, suicide, murder, death.

Minor CW for cursing, misogyny, homophobia, pregnancy, sexual content, ableism, child abuse, drug use, excrement, torture, animal cruelty, animal death.

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