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Mar 19, 2021
Misha
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it was amazing
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The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk is a historical fantasy with romance elements as well in an alternate Regency England. Set in a world where women must stop practicing magic once they marry, and must wear an iron collar to prevent it, Beatrice is headstrong and wants to learn as much as she can while she can, but would also like to see society learn and get better, too. But how? Publishers Weekly said: "Polk expertly balances propulsive pacing, a rich multicultural world, and a vivid and subve
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2 1/2 really, rounded because i should like it and i don't know why i don't. maybe it's got too much shouting slogan in it, it's too much lessons and beliefs (not really) hidden in a fantasy story.
loved the magic system which there was so little of it and loved nadi best of all.
found the perfect review to say, what i wanted to say: Debbie Gascoyne's Review of The Midnight Bargain ...more
loved the magic system which there was so little of it and loved nadi best of all.
found the perfect review to say, what i wanted to say: Debbie Gascoyne's Review of The Midnight Bargain ...more
Damn, does Polk know how to write a good story. She creates likeable characters, puts them into impossible situations, and then forces us to wait to see whether what we WANT to happen IS going to happen. I mean, this is a book set in Victorian times, featuring magic, and one of the plots is about whether the main character wants to get married, but I was THERE FOR IT.
Seriously. If you like a good story, good characters, or a good romance, read this book (and then read the Kingston Cycle).
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Seriously. If you like a good story, good characters, or a good romance, read this book (and then read the Kingston Cycle).
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Interesting magical world that also featured bridgerton style “marriage” season.
Beatrice Clayborn is well-born but not well-off. It's assumed that she must marry well, and in her very first Season, for her family to maintain their socioeconomic position. Beatrice is sure that if she can just become a mage she can convince her father to let her help him in his business. She is aided by a sympathetic mother and careful practice with grimoires (hidden in plain sight as misspellings in ladies' books). But even as she makes progress in her quest to conjure a Major Spirit, her ma
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Fantastical world with our sexism
Where men and women can practice magic, but only women bear the costs of not doing so, so as to protect the children.
Lovely world, satisfying resolution, no plot holes, good pacing and would recommend. The beginning didn’t catch me as it could have but soldier on. By the time you hit a third of the book you learn how worth your time it is.
Where men and women can practice magic, but only women bear the costs of not doing so, so as to protect the children.
Lovely world, satisfying resolution, no plot holes, good pacing and would recommend. The beginning didn’t catch me as it could have but soldier on. By the time you hit a third of the book you learn how worth your time it is.
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