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The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)

Josiah Bancroft

Start date: September 1, 2025

Finish date: September 30, 2025

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Nov 16, 2023 Caitlin rated it really liked it

I'd heard universally great things about his first book, Senlin Ascends, but alas, it was not for me.

This book is tailor-made for me. Let me count the ways:

- Married couple who actually like each other and make a great team
- Mature (30's-40's) protagonists (the FMC is even abrasive! the MMC is a huge teddy bear)
- Non-modern (equivalent of late 1940's) setting (not-London)
- Magic that is not over-explained but is integrated into society
- Various shenanigans

It's not a perfect execution, but it's ...more

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May 01, 2025 Jen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Interesting world but it didn't completely grab me. ...more

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Nov 28, 2023 Jessica rated it really liked it

3.5 stars. For the first 40 percent of this book I was expecting it to be 5 stars, but unfortunately it didn't sustain that pace to the end.

Isolde and Warren are absolutely couple goals, and I adored them both immediately. I appreciated the fact that they were a mature couple as well. They never got on my nerves.

The book is full of humor and delightful discoveries. I loved many of the side characters and the entire world/magic system. Where it lost me was in the action sequences - I simply could ...more

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