A review by jjmcgaffey
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Ursula's usual excellent angles on things. The repeated comment that a 14-year-old should not have to have been a hero - matters should have been dealt with before she had to step in - made a good deal of sense. But the adults didn't deal with things, Mona has to stretch her (to her, minor) magical abilities with bread and dough to mend and prevent attacks against her and other "magickers", a coup, and a siege. It does not end badly, but not happily either -
not everyone makes it out alive (for that matter, it starts with a dead body, a girl who didn't deserve to die)
. Rich story, I think a whole new world and I'd love to see more of it, and of course the story and writing are great (it is an Ursula Vernon, after all). I'll be rereading this one.
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