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The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry
- Narrated by: Ava Lucas
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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Dellaria Wells, petty con artist, occasional thief, and partly educated fire witch, is behind on her rent in the city of Leiscourt - again. Then she sees a “wanted” sign seeking Female Persons, of Martial or Magical ability, to guard a Lady of some Importance prior to the celebration of her Marriage. Delly fast-talks her way into the job and joins a team of highly peculiar women tasked with protecting their wealthy charge from unknown assassins.
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- Sullivan
- 01-30-21
Do not recommend
this book was a struggle from the first chapter. I couldn't be bothered to finish. The prose the author chose was awful and that's being kind. I'd rather have a root canal than listen to this book.
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- Clementine Hatchett
- 12-13-21
This book is a second in a series
As a suggestion it might be helpful to put in the description that this is a second book in a series. I hadn’t realize that until I had read a review after I had already finished the book. With that being said the story is very well written and does standalone as a book. I found it to be very descriptive it does goes into a good amount of detail. So though I did start with this book it was easy to follow along without feeling as though I was missing out on something. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot as well as the characters. I did however feel that some of the characters were kind of flat, perhaps in the first book there was a little more character building upon introduction of some of the characters. With that being said I felt that it was a great story and I do highly suggest it.
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- Urban Vyaas
- 02-21-21
YA fantasy with lgtb main protagonists
This book kicks off 18 years later on the timeline after the end of the first book (Unnatural Magic). Where the first book needed 30 pages before gaining some steam, this one plunges straight into the action. The protagonists of the first book only appear as secondary characters. While this book can be read as a standalone, the reading pleasure will be increased if you read also the first book because you'll have a deeper understanding of the world building and some of the allusions one of the main protagonists makes about her parents and home country. The romantic subplot of the first book had a multiracial angle, that of the second book an LGTB accent. Well developed characters and plotlines.
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- Nolan Oliver
- 08-07-21
Cute idea but nothing special.
It starts out fun and is a cute idea but goes flat very quickly as the writing is very two dimensional. It also drags really bad in the middle. Narrator was solid but nothing amazing.
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- B
- 08-10-22
Wonderful Adventure
What a great fantasy romp! Loved this low stakes adventure with some lovely romance woven through. And the performance is absolutely captivating!
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- Alice Wooden
- 06-24-22
Delightful writing, excellent story
A prime example of characterization through narrative voice. I actually laughed out loud once or twice a chapter just at the phrasing choices of the narration. It perfectly represented the absolute chaotic disaster that is the main character, and I loved every moment of it. The story is also really quite good, and pretty well defied my expectations.
If the weird, prosaic writing is throwing you off, just give it a chance to grow on you. It's worth it.
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- Shari M. Drennan
- 06-23-22
Good premise, poor execution
I was enticed with the premise and the characters seemed inviting but the sex and swearing distracted from the story. Im not a total prude but it has to be pertinent to the tale your telling.
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- Paige Parker
- 03-03-22
Eh
I was confused and disappointed with this story. I don’t really understand what the point of it was. I never really got attached to any of the characters and don’t even know why I listened to the whole thing. The narrator did a fine job. But I wish I enjoyed the story. A waste of a credit, if you ask me.
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- LadyEarlGrey
- 02-24-22
LOVED IT!!
Absolutely involved in this plot and these characters. couldn't have been more pleased. reader did an excellent job with varying the accents and attitudes of characters.
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- Morgan Childs
- 10-13-21
Entrancing romance & adventure
Loved the characters, narrator, and class distinctions in the fantasy world. Absolutely engaging & I felt so connected with the hopes and trials of the main character. When I finish this review going to buy another book by CM Waggoner! So good.