Huge props for the Penguin Classicsalike cover, that's brilliant.moreĪn Old West story of a farmer's wife in love with the woman who runs the small town general store, which I accept sounds lethal. Got in my way as a British reader, may not bother others. The author knows his Wilde and was clearly leaning in to the discursive and moral side of things rather than the adventure plot, which fair enough I just couldn't quite find the rhythm as a reader.Ī lot of Americanisms. The book focuses a lot on moral reformations and realisations, redemption through suffering, and slow burn platonic love, all of which are great things, but for me didn't quite fit with the 'plot to overthrow terrifying deity' which was what I was mentally geared for. There's some lovely writing and I wanted to know what happened in the story, but towards the second half it slowed down when I felt it needed to accelerate. Nifty plot with a steampunky feel (it's not actually steampunk but I can't think of a better word for Egyptian gods in Victorian Britain and rings of power that zap people, you know the vibe). It's a great idea, themed ingeniously around Wilde's poem The Sphinx.

Story of Oscar Wilde saving the world an alt-universe where the Order of the Golden Dawn are real occultists (great) and Egyptian gods are real (absolutely) and both Bosie and Queensberry are capable of being decent human beings (suspension of disbel Story of Oscar Wilde saving the world an alt-universe where the Order of the Golden Dawn are real occultists (great) and Egyptian gods are real (absolutely) and both Bosie and Queensberry are capable of being decent human beings (suspension of disbelief isn't infinite, you know). Please **do not** message me on Goodreads as I no longer check the inbox due to unwanted messages.moreġ of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Sign up to the (infrequent) newsletter at She lives in London, UK, with her husband, two kids, and a cat of absolute night. KJ is a writer of romance, mostly m/m, historical or fantasy or both.

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Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles