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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...

A Thief in the Night by KJ Charles (Gentle Art World #1)

How to Bare Your Neck and Save a Wreck by D.N. Bryn (Guides for Dating Vampires #3)

Chosen. Again. by J. Emery

Fiery Magic by Niranjan

Jackdaw by KJ Charles (A Charm of Magpies World)

Early December Reviews (2024)

Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle #4)

Books And Bone by Veo Corva (Tombtown #1)

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall (Something Fabulous #1)

BBNYA Spotlight - Wings so Soft by Dani Finn

LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back

A Reflection on Path-Dependent Processes

BBNYA Spotlight - Wayward Daughter by Alyssa Frace

BBNYA Spotlight - To Spy a Star by Jonathan Nevair