--- Title: > Review: Shades of Milk and Honey Subtitle: > I enjoyed Mary Robinette Kowal’s magic-meets-Regency-romance much more than I expected to. Date: 2019-08-17 09:25 Category: Art Tags: [book reviews, fantasy, reading] Summary: > Recommended: I enjoyed Mary Robinette Kowal’s magic-meets-Regency-romance much more than I expected to. --- [Assumed Audience][aa]: book lovers! [aa]: https://v4.chriskrycho.com/2018/assumed-audiences.html I keep my book review ratings simple---they're either *required*, *recommended*, *recommended with qualifications*, or *not recommended*. If you want the TL;DR, this is it: Recommended: Regency period piece styled with language and plot reminiscent of an Austen novel… but with more magic and less irony and social commentary. I picked it up because I [loved] her Lady Astronaut books and Jaimie has loved this series for years. In a turn I did not expect (because, well, this is not my genre!), it proved not only to be *good* (which I did expect) but also to be a genuine page-turner; I stayed up late one night last week to finish it. A nice little magic system, excellent use of period literary style, good characters, engaging plot. Will read the rest of the series! [loved]: https://v4.chriskrycho.com/2018/the-calculating-stars.html