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Where everyone knows your name (and love life) and gossip travels fastāthese small-town romances start past the welcome sign.
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Kiki and the New Magic: A Kiki's Delivery Service Novel
Eiko Kadono
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I went into this book not expecting too much beyond interest in the magic system of perfumes. I have to say that this book ended up being one of my top reads this year so far. I am in awe at the prose and world building that Alex managed to build and the pacing was just perfect to keep me interested throughout the book.
One thing i will say is that the YEARNING in this book is unhinged. I have never rooted for people to get together so fast in a book before. I love a slow burn, but for some reason i'm sitting here yelling at the pages telling them just to KISS ALREADY. Alex managed to build two characters that are so interesting by themselves and the romance is something that enhances the story. It's not the crux. If there was no romance in this book i would still devour it at the same pace i finished this. (I would've finished this in a few days but had a few obligations/vacation planned between reading).
The whole premise of a perfume as a magic system is just so interesting to me. I'm a big fan of perfumes in general (i don't wear any though for some reason) so i love learning about perfumes from Alex. The fact that the FMC can smell people and figure out their entire personality and being is simply unique. I also thought it was so interesting that you need to exchange something equivalent in order to put the magic into various perfumes like a days sleep for energy, or the color of a strand of hair for beauty.
UGH i loved this world! I cannot wait for book two.
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Immortal Rose
Alexandra Bracken