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A review by caitlinjadams
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A friend recommended this to me after I loved Sourdough by Robin Sloan because vaguely sentient sourdough starter books is a delightful genre. I’m glad she did.
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher is wonderfully stubborn and grim and bothered and feels so much more real than anything with vaguely sentient dough golems has any right to feel. On top of that, it feels particularly urgent and timely in its themes of what it means to be a hero.
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher is wonderfully stubborn and grim and bothered and feels so much more real than anything with vaguely sentient dough golems has any right to feel. On top of that, it feels particularly urgent and timely in its themes of what it means to be a hero.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Death of parent