Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week’s neglected book
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Published by Flatiron Books on April 9, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes
Pages: 400
Source: Purchased
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AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘A richly imagined, intricate tale of magic and intrigue’ DEBORAH HARKNESS, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches
‘Riveting... Leigh Bardugo's characters are so three dimensional you want to reach through the page’ DIANA GABALDON, #1 bestselling author of Outlander
‘A wonderful, transporting ride through history... a deeply romantic novel’ KATHERINE ARDEN, bestselling author of The Bear and The Nightingale
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FATE CAN BE CHANGED.
CURSES CAN BE BROKEN.In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.
Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry – even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a bewitching novel, brimming with peril in a world where a woman’s ambition can prove deadly.
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PRAISE FOR LEIGH BARDUGO'S BOOKS
‘Reading Bardugo is an immersive, sensual experience... One can’t help sinking into Luzia and Santángel’s world and wishing never to leave’ THE NEW YORK TIMES
‘A compelling, well-researched and vividly written tale of magic and desire’
THE GUARDIAN‘The Familiar feels distinct from similar tales ? including Bardugo’s own ? because it explores a brutal and shameful real-life history... Bardugo brilliantly explores the wavy line between the supernatural and the divine’
WASHINGTON POST'A pacy read with electric prose'
INDEPENDENT on Six of Crows'Impossible to put down'
STEPHEN KING, on Ninth House
Why did I add The Familiar to my bookshelf?
I have had this book sitting on my shelf for a couple of years. At one point, I forgot that I owned it but recently stumbled upon it. I am scheduled to read this one with the book club that I have with a couple of friends so I should be marking this one off of my list soon.
The move is still in progress. We are very close to being able to list my mom’s house and will start working on ours right away.
What are your thoughts? Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?
I want to read more of this author but I don’t have this one.
I hadn’t heard of this one before.
I STILL need to read this one too! And Ninth House. And King of Scars. I am behind on my Bardugo books! Lol.. Hope the move continues to go along smoothly! Hope the wedding went great too!
I have never read that one