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Title: The Hawley Book of the Dead
Author: Chrysler Szarlan
Started Reading: 2021-09-22
Finished Reading: 2021-10-10
I found this through Libby a few months back and naturally thought the title was interesting. I've read almost the first section and am intrigued. There's a part of me that's afraid I am reading a ladies romance-novel without the romance (at least so far). It's told from a female protagonists perspective. The main character was part of a magic duo with her husband, whom she accidentally killed in a botched magic act. They have three daughters. The husband's death was suspicious and a back-story involving real magic is just starting up. It's interesting enough to keep reading. So far, it seems like a good book for this time of year.
Glad to have finished this book. It had a lot to do with mythology and magic and a dark family secret, but I agree with a lot of th GoodReads reviews that this book had a pacing problem and the main character became incredibly dense near the end. It wasn't as "fluffy" as I was afraid it would be, but it also wasn't what I expected fro the title.