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The Hexologists by Josiah Bancroft is like if the adult fantasy version of Lockwood and Co met The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. It also has the added benefit of being about a cute couple whose conflict doesn't stem from their relationship. It's exactly what I've been wanting to read for so long.
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Currently reading! I read the short story, The Small Hands of Chokedamp, that introduced this world and characters last night, and I thought it was so fun!
I haven’t been super invested in a story since the beginning of October, so I’m hoping this is the book I need right now.
“The king wishes to be cooked alive,” the royal secretary said, accepting the proffered saucer and cup and immediately setting both aside. At his back, the freshly stoked fire added a touch of theater to his announcement, though neither seemed to suit what, until recently, had been a pleasant Sunday morning. “More precisely, the king wishes to be baked into a cake.”
—Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists
why didn't anyone TELL me that the niche occupied by lockwood and co in middle grade in fact DOES have an adult fiction counterpart?? where have The Hexologists been all this time???
absolutely love what Iz and Warren Wilby have going on in their 9 years old, middle-aged marriage
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Is this a three-review month? I think it is!
The Hexologists is a Lot Of Fun. It's a solid urban fantasy with a good mystery—a claimant to the throne, blackmail, a king who's suddenly trying to set himself on fire. It's a wonderful steampunk world with multiple forms of magic, including but not limited to artistic hexes, industrial alchemy, and a carpetbag full of magical artifacts. It's funny. The characters are great across the board, but the protagonists are especially good—morose and cynical Isolde, cheery and trusting Warren. There is a dragon, a sea monster, and creatures from hell dimensions. There are some good twists and turns and I didn't see the ending coming until it was almost on me (read: 1-2 pages early).
In short, it's got a little bit of everything that makes a story like this satisfying, and if you're looking for a smart-fun fantasy read this fall, you should definitely check it out. There are presumably going to be sequels and I'll be watching for them.
Out September 26, 2023.
Currently reading an ARC of The Hexologists! I just started it but it seems great!
(also, while this IS one of my books with the earliest publishing date, there is another one with the same date and this one might have been given priority bc it's by the same publishing house that has Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig and I Might be trying to sweeten my request for it - considering that book is what made me get a Netgalley in the first place lol)
We have not a lot in this edition of Cover Reveal News Round-Up, but it has a few of my most anticipated titles. A new series opener by Mark
Cover Reveal News Round-Up, Including Books By Mark Lawrence And Josiah Bancroft
