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The object of this meme is to share the books you’ve borrowed or bought throughout the week.
A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
It’s 1926 in Washington, DC, and while Anti-Sorcery activists have achieved the Prohibition of sorcery, the city’s magic underworld is booming. Sorcerers cast illusions to aid mobsters’ crime sprees. Smugglers funnel magic contraband in from overseas. Gangs have established secret performance venues where patrons can lose themselves in magic, and take a mind-bending, intoxicating elixir known as the sorcerer’s shine.
Joan Kendrick, a young sorcerer from Norfolk County, Virginia accepts an offer to work for DC’s most notorious crime syndicate, the Shaw Gang, when her family’s home is repossessed. Alex Danfrey, a first-year Federal Prohibition Unit trainee with a complicated past and talents of his own, becomes tapped to go undercover and infiltrate the Shaws.
Through different paths, Joan and Alex tread deep into the violent, dangerous world of criminal magic – and when their paths cross at the Shaws’ performance venue, despite their orders, and despite themselves, Joan and Alex become enchanted with one another. But when gang alliances begin to shift, the two sorcerers are forced to question their ultimate allegiances and motivations. And soon, Joan and Alex find themselves pitted against each other in a treacherous, heady game of cat-and-mouse.
this sounds so interesting! thanks for sharing ❤
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No problem! I hope you check it out. 🙂
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This looks like a good one. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Lekeisha!
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Oh this was a wonderful book, so many great magical moments. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did 🙂
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Thanks, Mogsy! I’m excited to start this one. 🙂
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Ooh, Magic and history! Two of my favorite genres wrapped up into one fun book. I hope you like it. Have a great week.
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Thanks! You have a great week as well!
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I don’t know this book but it sounds really good! Happy reading 🙂
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Thanks, Sofia!
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That is a great cover! I’d not heard much about this book before. I hope you enjoy it, Sam!
Have a fabulous week. 🙂
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Thanks, Alyssa! You have a great week as well. 🙂
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Ooo the 20s and magic? Nice!
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I know! I picked this one up based almost entirely on that.
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Haven’t heard of this one before but I hope you enjoy!
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Thanks, Jeann!
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