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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...

Lord of the Empty Isles by Jules Arbeaux

Mid May Reviews (2024)

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (London Calling #1)

Provenance by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch)

Glitterland by Alexis Hall (Spires Universe #1)

World Running Down by Al Hess

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (Remixed Classics #9)

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner (Fallen Gods #1)

Disobedience by Daniel Sarah Karasik

Early May Reviews (2024)

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Soldier #2)

Their Heart a Hive by Fox N. Locke

Haunted Hearts by A.K. Faulkner (An Untimely Frost #1)

Disability, Identity, and Allegorical Gender in SHADES AND SILVER

Reeve of Veils by A.K. Faulkner (Inheritance #4)

One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny (14th Century Oxfordshire #1)