The thing that hooked me from the start was the voice of the protagonist Mona. I found the story to be a page-turner and finished it in just over a day. Kingfisher is a compelling fantasy adventure that follows a young 14 year-old girl whose power lies in her ability to magically enhance her baking skills. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona’s worries…īingo Squares: Book Club or Readalong (hard mode if you're here today), Comfort Read (probably), First-Person POV, Backlist Book (I know that's weird but she's published two books in different universes since this one), Mystery Plot (hard mode). A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona’s city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s bakery making gingerbread men dance.īut Mona’s life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Kingfisherįourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city.
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