A review by queerafictionado
Magdalene Nox by Milena McKay

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 Have you ever loved a story so much that you wish you could go back in time and read it for the first time again? That is how I felt after reading The Headmistress by Milena McKay. I was completely enraptured by that story. I found myself daydreaming about it while at work. So…imagine my delight when I saw that Milena was releasing book 2 in the series giving us Magdalene’s POV!! Friends….OH MY GOD!! It was like reliving it all over for the first time. Experiencing each moment anew and getting even more parts of the story I didn’t before. It was INCREDIBLE!!

Magdalene [f*cking] Nox is also like one of my ultimate book crushes (so maybe it was partly her I was daydreaming about lol), which made me extra excited to get her side of the story. And Abby Craden’s flawless narration, as always, makes this story even better. Every character has a distinct voice and they were exactly the same as I remembered them from book 1. Just phenomenal narrating.

I love Magdalene and Sam and the incredible, unexplainable connection they have. Getting to hear Magdalene’s POV, we get to experience more fully the profound impact Sam has on her, the way Sam has her wanting to let down her walls, to trust, to leap, to love. We get to see how all these seemingly inconsequential moments and events claw their way inside Magdalene’s broken heart and wounded soul and begin to heal a 30 year old wound.

I loved watching the Ice Queen that IS Magdalene Nox slowly melt through her relationships with both Sam and, of course, Sir Wiloughby - the best knight in shining orange fur anyone could ask for. But I also love how, even through the melting, she doesn’t lose that fierceness. She just finally feels safe enough to not let those icy walls dictate every facet of her life because she learns, for the first time in her life, what it feels like to be truly known to the depths of her soul.

I am completely captivated by this story. It will live in my heart rent free for all eternity and I will relisten to both books many many times. Thank you thank you thank, Milena, for giving your readers a chance to experience this incredible story again as if for the first time! It is a gift and a blessing!

🏳️‍🌈Rep: Bisexual FMC, Lesbian LI

📝Tropes/Themes: Ice Queen, Age Gap, Mature 40+ MC, Femme/Femme, Academia, Hot for Boss, Workplace Romance, Opposites attract, One Night Stand to Rivals to Lovers, Coming Out, Revenge, Alternate POV, Adorable Cat
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