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The Familiar
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Mandy Beyers
Set in a time period I have less familiarity with, this historical fantasy goes in interesting directions. Luzia changes so much as she grows into herself. The eponymous familiar at first is a person to be feared, but as Luzia is drawn to his power by her answering magic, the revelation of his tragic story and the development of their mutual desire all turns him from an object of dislike into something more. Part story of the victims of the Inquisition and the cruelty of rich people to those aro ...more
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