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Quick Take: Glamourist Histories by Mary Robinette Kowal

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As part of my quest to find books set in the Regency period, especially fantasy, I found this delightful series by Mary Robinette Kowal. It starts with Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories) and continues with three more, most recent published this year. I don’t see any reason for the series to stop. It seems like it could keeping going for a while and I wouldn’t get tired of it. Jane Austen is a huge inspiration for the series, especially the first book. If you can imagine Jane Austen with magic, this might be what she wrote. Unlike the Regency romance novels found in the romance aisle, this series follows the same two main characters from the first book as they have more adventures. And adventures they have! This structure also gives the opportunity to deeply explore a marriage and some of the pressures on a marriage from the time period. I think the second book and the fourth book have been my favorites, but that’s just personal preference. They are all wonderful. Highly recommended.