{"id":21098,"date":"2022-10-31T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T00:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=21098"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:28:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T01:28:44","slug":"witchmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21098","title":{"rendered":"Witchmark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Witchmark<\/a><\/em> (2018) C.L. Polk (The Kingston Cycle)<\/p>\n

\"Witchmark\"<\/a>Set in a world somewhat like England after WW I, but not really.<\/p>\n

Miles Singer escaped his family and ended up in the war between Aeland and Laneer, his medical schooling put to terrible use. Now he works as a psychiatrist in a veteran’s hospital, and is trying to understand the darkness consuming so many of his patients.<\/p>\n

He confessed the days and nights of helpless fear and the battles where he learned what a man would do in the midst of war. I knew what a man would do, if it meant living through it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But now his secrets are escaping and he may once again be trapped by his family.<\/p>\n

Stanley used his firstborn son as a slave, a battery to enhance his storm-singing power. I had no doubt the marriage he had arranged for his son was an attempt to breed the proper talents back into the Stanley line.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am going to have to reread this, because I ended up tearing through parts of it, wanting to know what happened.<\/p>\n

I swung back and forth between liking Grace, and wanting to smack her.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you vowed on your blood not to bind me?\u201d I sat back in my chair, wondering. \u201cWhy?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNone of that matters as much as you,\u201d Grace said. \u201cYou\u2019re alive. I can have my brother back.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The problem I really had was not understanding the Amaranthine, and the dynamics between the different people. It wasn’t necessary to the story, but it bugged me, not really understanding.<\/p>\n

I immediately looked up the next book, then realized this is the only book that has Miles as a main character, so although I want to know what happens, I can wait a bit.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Tordotcom<\/p>\n

Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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