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A Sorceress Comes To Call
Good story of a girl who finds out her mother is a sorceress, and NOT a nice one, either!
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There was something very centering about peeling potatoes.Quote:
"If anyone asks, I had very harsh words with you about speaking so of your betters and so forth."
"I was quaking in my boots, ma'am."Quote:
Where in blazes do you get meteoric iron these days? I can't even get embroidery floss that's dyed the same color twice.
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"This isn't even a collection," said Hester, gazing at the precarious stacks. "This is a hoard. Did you grandfather sleep on them like a dragon, too?"Quote:
"Damn it all," her mother said from the edge of the wood. Her tone was mild and slightly exasperated. "I suppose if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself."Quote:
"Madam." He frowned at her. "I am a butler. Do you truly believe that I do not know how to dispatch a houseguest if required?"
"I always liked you, Willard."Read:
5/2025
A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking
What a fun title! Teen Mona is a baker in her aunt's bakery. She is also a wizard, but her magic only works in baking, pretty much.
This story is a little dark, but nicely done. My favorite character is "Bob".
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Sometimes Bob would put out a mushy tentacle of dough and touch me on the shoulder.Quote:
The cookie tweaked my ear indignantly at that.Quote:
The bread crust still didn't show much initiative.Quote:
THE AUTHOR, I thought gloomily, had clearly never met a capital letter he didn't like. -- Not unlike a certain president? Quote:
I turned to look at it. It went "blorp."
"Bob!"Read:
5/2025
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