C.L. Polk's Witchmark
I tried to read this when it first came out, but I have realllllly limited patience for steampunk (no one cares about your gas lamps and your aether!) and couldn’t get into it. But I liked Polk's most recent book a lot, and decided to go back and give this series a shot. And it was mostly really fun, except for the grim parts! The main character is a doctor, returned from the war (it’s basically a fantastical version of historical England) working with veterans, hiding from his past, hiding his MAGIC, etc, and then he’s thrust into a murder investigation with a cute guy who can see his magic, etc. I thought the world building here was really interesting—cool stuff with gender, interesting magic, took some turns I didn’t expect. Things do end on a bit of a cliffhanger and I do think I’m interested enough to read it. B+.
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