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Finished The Paper Magician by Charlie Holmberg, my latest KLL loan. I wasn't that impressed. I probably won't be bothering with the sequel. The love story angle didn't seem to be earned and there were some annoying missteps in the portrayal of Victorian Britain by a non-native (a yearbook? really?). I guess it was readable enough, and short.
I can't remember if I posted here about Half the World by Joe Abercrombie, which I read before that. If not, I loved it. I thought it was a step up from the first volume, Half a King, which I also really liked. This one has two new viewpoint characters, and moves on the overall political plot while taking us to a new part of the world. I'm very much in favour of this YA publishing schedule which means the third book is also due out this year.
I'm not really sure what to read next. It probably shouldn't be another fantasy.
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