Weekend Pick December 15, 2023
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For this week’s weekend pick, I’m excited to share a debut fantasy duology perfect for fans of sweeping magic and competitions-–Judy I. Lin’s A Magic Steeped in Poison and A Venom Dark and Sweet.
First, in A Magic Steeped in Poison, readers meet Ning, a tea maker who finds herself wracked with guilt knowing that she brewed the poison tea that killed her mother and threatens to kill her sister, too. However, when Ning hears about a competition to find the kingdom's greatest shennong-shi - masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making–she decides to take the risk and travel to the city to compete herself and potentially earn a favor from the Princess that could save her sister’s life. Full of cunning competitors, politics, and a perplexing, handsome boy–the competition brings Ning to the realization that she may be in mortal danger.
First, in A Magic Steeped in Poison, readers meet Ning, a tea maker who finds herself wracked with guilt knowing that she brewed the poison tea that killed her mother and threatens to kill her sister, too. However, when Ning hears about a competition to find the kingdom's greatest shennong-shi - masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making–she decides to take the risk and travel to the city to compete herself and potentially earn a favor from the Princess that could save her sister’s life. Full of cunning competitors, politics, and a perplexing, handsome boy–the competition brings Ning to the realization that she may be in mortal danger.
The companion, A Venom Dark and Sweet continues Ning and the Princess’s story through journeys in and outside of the kingdom with threats of poisonings, warring politicians, and internal visions of war, danger, and bloodshed. Ning must face again the unexpected twists and turns her life continues to take while practicing her art of ancient magical tea making. Without saying too much that would spoil these two mysterious, propelling stories of political intrigue and swirling magic, I would recommend cozying up with your own mug of tea and diving into Judy I. Lin’s world this weekend. The pairing of winter cold and warming tea mixes perfectly with this duology!
Until next week, keep reading!
Cammie
Until next week, keep reading!
Cammie
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