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City of Time and Magic
City of Time and Magic | Paula Brackston
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Xanthe meets Brackston's most famous heroine, Elizabeth Hawksmith from The Witch's Daughter, in this crossover story with all the "historical detail, village charm, and twisty plotting" of the Found Things series (Publishers Weekly). City of Time and Magic sees Xanthe face her greatest challenges yet. She must choose from three treasures that sing to her; a beautiful writing slope, a mourning brooch of heartbreaking detail, and a gorgeous gem-set hat pin. All call her, but the wrong one could take her on a mission other than that which she must address first, and the stakes could not be higher. While her earlier mission to Regency England had been a success, the journey home resulted in Liam being taken from her, spirited away to another time and place. Xanthe must follow the treasure that will take her to him if he is not to be lost forever. Xanthe is certain that Mistress Flyte has Liam and determined to find them both. But when she discovers Lydia Flyte has been tracking the actions of the Visionary Society, a group of ruthless and unscrupulous Spinners who have been selling their talents to a club of wealthy clients, Xanthe realizes her work as a Spinner must come before her personal wishes. The Visionary Society is highly dangerous and directly opposed to the creed of the Spinners. Their actions could have disastrous consequences as they alter the authentic order of things and change the future. Xanthe knows she must take on the Society. It will require the skills of all her friends, old and new, to attempt such a thing, and not all of them will survive the confrontation that follows.
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Lizwarnerpdx
City of Time and Magic | Paula Brackston
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Book #4 in the series. This time Xanthe has to go back and save Liam. But when 3 different things sing to her she has to figure out which one to choose. Apparently this is a crossover book with the Witch‘s Daughter series… may have to check that series out too since I liked the characters.

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MeJeMiller
City of Time and Magic | Paula Brackston
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Definitely a transition book in the series. I could feel that from the beginning. Had the feeling of Phantom of the Opera at the end. It‘s not my favorite book of the series pretty much because of how it felt like a transition.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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*Pub date 11/23/21*

This historical fiction series with a big time travel twist is growing into a favorite. Brackston works both aspects of the story well, with historic details. And the way she makes the MC travel or “spin” time is intriguing and unique. I also like the progression she goes through from tentative traveler to one growing in confidence and influence.

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robinb
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This is 4th in a series that I‘ve been back and forth on, but this one featured more movement forward plot-wise, and I enjoyed it. As the prior book left a cliffhanger, Xanthe (a modern-day Spinner who travels through time to right injustice) must travel to Victorian England to rescue her friend/love interest Liam. While there she makes new “magical” friends while working to thwart two greedy, unscrupulous Spinners. I loved the introduction 🔻

robinb of new characters, a taste of new magical abilities, the formation of a new traveling team of helpers and the promise of further adventures. Oh, and a tentative love interest confirmed. Entertaining. 4/5⭐️ 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I agree about the back and forth with this series. Book four was a LOT more engaging than the last one. And I didn‘t realize until I finished that Elizabeth was a character from one of Brackston‘s early books. Now I want to go back and reread it because I recall loving it at the time. 2y
robinb @BarbaraTheBibliophage Yes, I was happy that this one seemed to move forward more. I felt that the series had been sort of “stuck“, if that makes sense? And I was also surprised about the Elizabeth connection! 😂 This series was the first of her books that I've read so I definitely need to check out her backlist! 2y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @robinb I remember reading that earlier book and loving it. Which is how I ended up requesting all of these Xanthe books. Might do a reread … 2y
robinb @BarbaraTheBibliophage was there just one previous book that included Elizabeth or was it also a series? And do you remember the title of the book? Thanks! 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I think there are just two, but especially this one 2y
robinb @BarbaraTheBibliophage thanks so much! 😊 I‘ll check it out! 👍 2y
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