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Both of these have components to them that show what happens when somebody is taking advantage of another person. They're manipulating them. They are doing what they can to isolate them.

Cuz even though it is technically falling under the umbrella of fantasy, it's somewhat science fiction, it's somewhat fantasy, it's somewhat murder mystery, and then at times I think it's somewhat horror.

But there's also a component within this that I do think fits to Bury Our Bones as well in that there is this sense of these characters that can't seem to escape each other and there is a toxicity to the relationship itself.

And then additionally, I think there's something about this one that has a almost getting up every day and trying to achieve your dreams. And maybe the dreams aren't that big, but they are significant to you.

It's been one of my favorite books that I have picked up this year.

I actually think Gideon the Ninth excels at utilizing the kind of humor that it does and sometimes trying to have something serious happen and almost having this escape room feel at times while also being really stupid simultaneously. And I think it blends it perfectly basically.

If you do like that fairy tale feeling and you like a little bit of humor, you like the friendship that develops, you like the sort of quest feeling that you get in things like Nettle and Bone, you might like this one as well.

I actually liked A Sorcerers Comes to Call and Nettle and Bone more than Hemlock and Silver. I still enjoyed Hemlock and Silver.

And ironically, the recommendation I'm going to give also didn't work for me. So, I'm hoping that if you liked the Devils that you will also like this recommendation, and that would be How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying.

She has no idea what to do, but she sets out on this quest regardless. and it definitely feels like a fairy tale and it's a lot of fun.

I just feel like these two are really TK King Fisher at her absolute best. One of them feels a little bit more like it's a blend with horror and that would be A Sorceress Comes to Call.

They're both twisted. They're both disturbing. I think that Bury Our Bones could easily fit within the horror category.

And the Devils, even though I'm a big Joe Abocrammy fan, The Devils didn't necessarily work for me.

But it does mean she is often overworked and underpaid and undervalued which is something that I think not only many people can relate to but I think what you see in Travis Baldry's works as well is how much you have to put in to make those seemingly little dreams become a reality.

And while I think that perhaps Gideon the Ninth was a tad bit more to my liking, I still think absolutely they felt similar to each other.

I thought it was so fun. The magic itself was really exciting. And the mystery component, I think, also keeps you guessing.

One of the recommendations for this would be The Tainted Cup and a sequel, Drop of Corruption, as I do think both of these utilize the genre blending really, really well. And both of them have a mystery component and very specifically a murder mystery component while also having really deep lore and interesting worlds.

Also, if you don't know, I recommend books even if they didn't work for me and The Book of Kohley wasn't perfectly to my taste, but I still think it's a good recommendation for if you like The Tainted Cup and a Drop of Corruption.