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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
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Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter, and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance.

But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona's worries....

©2020 T. Kingfisher (P)2021 Tantor
Fiction Mysteries Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy City Magic Users Feel-Good Wizardry

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Lovely story

This is entertaining and funny, with a unique magic system. Not the most complicated book, but it’s not supposed to be. I had a great time listening to this one!!

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Engaging yet heartfelt

The young protagonist is delightful and Mona has the right characteristics suited for the story. Plot was good and loved the characters (however minor). Addressed over arching motifs and themes. Love T Kingfisher like always

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A positive and uplifting listen

A nice easy book to listen to - in the car, running errands. The story lines are easy to follow and somewhat predictable, which makes for easy listening.

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Utterly Delightful

From the consistent baking metaphors to the fantasy elements and the supporting cast. This was a must listen and I cannot more highly recommend it

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Relaxing read

The concepts are cutesy with the food coming to life. Yet it opens with a death a truly unique genre mash up

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Great book, but very dark

This is a great book, but it is definitely not cozy! There are some lighter elements (I love Bob), but also persecution of minority groups and war.
The narration was ok, but not great.

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Cozy little fantasy YA

It was a good YA storyline and overall enjoyable. Nothing too complicated and the magic was fun. Although probably not strictly a cozy story, it held several elements of it that allowed the book to be an uncomplicated enjoyment.

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The burden of being everyone only hope.

Really brilliant for a story about someone who wants a simple life and is pulled to risk her life when corrupt adults puts everyone in turmoil.

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Wonderfully fun and delightful

Such a fun little story with wonder and charm I thoroughly enjoyed it A fun idea turned into an awesome little story highly recommend

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Witty and memorable

I’m so glad that I spent the time listening to this book! The characters are witty and believable, with shenanigans that brought a smile to my face even amongst a darker plot line. Nothing has made me want to recommend a book more quite like Gingerbread golems. If you like magic, easy to listen to stories and characters that you want to root for, listen to this one.

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