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The Phoenix Keeper, by S.A. Maclean (2024)
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Premise: A young zoologist specializing in the conservation of magical creatures and living with severe anxiety must learn to cope with human and not just animal interaction when her zoo has the opportunity to revive its dormant phoenix breeding program. ⬇️

Not my usual genre of choice, but I loved it! Set in a magical zoo for mythical beasts. Aila is head Phoenix keeper and wants to making the zoos breeding programme a success. The only issue is she knows she‘s got to call on her colleagues who she does or like. With the world watching and the threat of poachers higher than ever, can aila make the breeding programme a success?
A fab queer romance with cosy fantasy vibes. Perfect for animal lovers!

Belle is keeping me company in the garden 🌳

I‘ve heard lots of good things about this book. Just picked up my copy from the library.
#wednesdaynightreading

so good! a 5/5 for me. Slice of life focused ons magical zoo keeper just trying to get a critically endangered phoenix to breed.

Note: This has a heavy romance marketing. While romance is a subplot and adds to the story, it is not mostly about romance.

#fantasy #magizoology #phoenix #debut #lgbtqia+

This is a lovely cozy, all about finding the courage to be your true self, out loud. The MC is anxious to the point of reclusiveness, and watching her inch out of her shell is rewarding. I also loved that a number of the supporting characters are magical animals, with robust personalities of their own. Throw in a sweet, tentative, enemies to lovers, and I‘m sold.

Which fantasy is my next read — cozy, high, or spooky…I can‘t decide…

My #HauntedHollowSwap #Halloween aesthetics! As you can see, I absolutely love autumn 🍂. I‘m also a fan of Dark Academia and Mythology. Starting last year, I‘m also a fan of #StephenKing (It, Pet Sematary, Salem‘s Lot…) so I do love some horror once in a while.

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2/5

I was really excited by a cozy fantasy set at a zoo and about conservation of magical creatures. I enjoyed a lot of the descriptions of the zoo and of the phoenixes, but this didn't pull me into the world as much as some other cozy fantasies I've read. It was a very slow read, and I felt like the romance took way too long to develop. I was also frustrated by how long it took Aila to realize things that were quickly obvious as a reader.

The new Illumicrate book is absolutely gorgeous! And I've been really excited to read this one too! From what I've heard about it, it's supposedly a sapphic romantic fantasy! 💕📚 #illumicrate

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audiobook: The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. Maclean
e-book: Dark Restraint by Katee Robert

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A cozy fantasy enemies to lovers story set in a magical zoo. Head phoenix keeper Aila understands animals. People, not so much. But when she is granted the chance to start a breeding program for a highly endangered species of phoenix, she realizes she can't do it all on her own.