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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...

Flight & Anchor by Nicole Kornher-Stace

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (The Drowning Empire #1)

The Will of the Many by James Islington (Hierarchy #1)

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk & Robot #2)

The Lights of Prague by Nicole Jarvis

Mid May Reviews (2023)

Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper #3)

Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire (InCryptid #12)

Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling

Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper #2)

Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker (Blood Debts #1)

Early May Reviews (2023)

Unnatural Magic by C.M. Waggoner

Terrier by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper #1)

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis (The First Sister Trilogy #1)

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher