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A review by samwescott
A Long Day in Lychford by Paul Cornell
5.0
This book pulled no punches, my goodness. There's definitely a marked shift in tone from our last little Christmas adventure and I think it was remarkable.
This book takes our witchy friends in their cozy town and brings them up to speed with life in England post-Brexit. Not living anywhere near Europe and being white, I can't speak to the accuracy of the portrayal of being the only non-white girl in a small town post-Brexit, but it really seems like the author handled the characterization with thoughtfulness and extreme care. There is a sincerity and a deep anguish to Autumn's character in this book that I think really blew the first two books out of the water.
It's still a magic mystery, but this one really runs on themes of loneliness and being an outsider and takes itself more seriously. I thought it was incredible. It was still charming as all hell and I got the same warm fuzzies that I've gotten from the rest of the series, but this one was rooted in something more real and I was really impressed with how the author got that across.
This book takes our witchy friends in their cozy town and brings them up to speed with life in England post-Brexit. Not living anywhere near Europe and being white, I can't speak to the accuracy of the portrayal of being the only non-white girl in a small town post-Brexit, but it really seems like the author handled the characterization with thoughtfulness and extreme care. There is a sincerity and a deep anguish to Autumn's character in this book that I think really blew the first two books out of the water.
It's still a magic mystery, but this one really runs on themes of loneliness and being an outsider and takes itself more seriously. I thought it was incredible. It was still charming as all hell and I got the same warm fuzzies that I've gotten from the rest of the series, but this one was rooted in something more real and I was really impressed with how the author got that across.