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C. M. Waggoner: The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Paperback, 2020, Penguin Publishing Group)

Sparks fly in this enchanting fantasy novel from the author of Unnatural Magic when a …

Review of "Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry" on 'Goodreads'

Thank you to NetGalley and Ace for the arc of this book.

This book was incredibly fun to read. The victorian setting paired with fantasy elements created a very whimsical atmosphere. I have to say that Winn was my favorite character by far. She was so lovely. I also enjoyed how much everyone's accents and dialects came through in the writing, I could really hear them speak, especially Dell, our main character. And what a character she was; gutterwitch and petty thief turned bodyguard and bounty hunter. Her relationship with Winn was quite sweet, although not as developed as I would have liked. It seemed that Winn let Dell get away with everything, even when she said hurtful things to her. I would have liked to see a bit more world building, given this is a society where not only humans, but trolls, and half-trolls live. The ending was actually quite anticlimactic and I probably would have given the book 4 stars had it ended less flat. Overall, it was a fun and easy read with a cute sapphic romance, but lacked some depth that I feel would have aided the story in its entirety.