A delightful book; I have basically nothing to say about it as a story because the important part is in the telling and the characters so let’s just let the story sit.
2 notes:
There’s a thing that happens in stories that use magic as both a thing and a metaphor for marginalization where magic and its power ALSO becomes the mechanism by which marginalized groups fight back and there’s always so much to unpack there when the power is made real and threatening and also the path to liberation.
IDK, there’s a lot to unpack here. Also how we fight back when we can’t just

restore the monarchy, thanks Tolkien for giving everyone very high standards</spoilers>.
Also that acknowledgement note. He’s right but DAMN.