Not a fanI wanted to like this a lot and it kind of was like Victorian Harry Potter. Ooh, but it was a let down overall and just didn't do it for me.
A shadow bright and burning (2016)
Others: Mixed When her unusual powers mark her as the one destined to lead the war against the seven Ancients, Henrietta trains to become the first female sorcerer in centuries--though the true nature of her ability threatens to be revealed.
- ISBN:
- 9780553535907
- Length:
- 412 pages
Genres: fantasy
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Loved itthis is a like darker why a fantasy in a Victorian London setting with different kinds of magic users like magicians sorcerers and witches that all use magic kind of differently and like the main character discovers that she's like the only sorceress because sorcerers are like magically all men anyway that's that's so good