{"id":22646,"date":"2024-01-04T21:30:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T02:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=22646"},"modified":"2024-02-05T20:49:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T01:49:30","slug":"a-little-too-familiar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22646","title":{"rendered":"A Little Too Familiar"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Little Too Familiar<\/em><\/a> (2022) Lish McBride<\/a> (Uncanny Romance)<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>Declan needs to get away. His sister has fallen in love with his ex-girlfriend, and since they were all living together, it’s mighty uncomfortable. So he’s leaving Portland for Seattle.<\/p>\n

Even after a century and a half of being in the open, the Uncanny still made some humans nervous. <\/p>\n

The invention of the camera pretty much did us in. Magic users showed up funny in the first photographs. Turns out you can see our auras. Imagine expecting a sepia-tinted photo with stiff-looking people and getting a wash of color instead. Digital cameras don\u2019t have the same issue, but I\u2019ve seen some of the old photos online and they\u2019re pretty wild.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lou is working hard to put her gifts as an animal mage to the best use she can imagine–helping mages and familiars bond. She’s also having a rough day.<\/p>\n

I reached out with my magic, making sure to inject soothing warmth into my mental voice. Hello, little one. What\u2019s your name<\/em>? <\/p>\n

The phoenix perked up, proudly ruffling its baby feathers, making him look like a little fluff-ball of fire. As he got older, he\u2019d shift into a mix of blues and purples, only staying red on the edges. I am called Dammit<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So she isn’t up to dealing with the new housemate–who completely freaks out when she comes into the house.<\/p>\n

But they get things straightened out, and the house settles down.<\/p>\n

By the time I heard Trick\u2019s boots clumping up the stairs, I was two seconds away from chewing on the furniture. Metaphorically. Technically, I could shift and chew on the coffee table, but I had manners<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Until Declan’s past shows up to disrupt everything–and to try and kill Declan.<\/p>\n

This story was darker than I was expecting. Declan and his siblings escaped an abusive family (so abusive that the adults ended up in jail) and this affects everything Declan thinks and feels. <\/p>\n

He knows when he is reacting rather than acting, but that doesn’t mean those bits aren’t difficult.<\/p>\n

The fun thing about trauma was that sometimes you thought it had gone away, only to hit a little road bump and have it punch you right in the face.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite the darkness (or perhaps because of it) this book perfectly fit the mood I’ve been in, and since I was able to completely skip all the boinking bits, I quite enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Devo-Lish. Cover design & illustration: Jenny Zemanek<\/p>\n

Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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