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The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

23 reviews

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book left me cold and I have no idea why. It’s well written and it has everything I want: magic, adventure, a super charming main character, and a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure.

I think what threw me off is I found it hard to relate to the main character. She’s the type who expects things to go wrong, so she has a tendency to self-sabotage. Although I was able to understand why she was doing what she was doing, it’s so far from who I am that I found it hard to relate to her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse

craftysnailtail's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was pretty excited for a sapphic novel by this author, but to be honest, I wasn't sold on the romance. The main characters are likeable and unique, I'm just not sure they make sense together. The plot was interesting, but this book felt like two novels squished together. I think it would've been better split up into two. It was still a fun and slightly creepy read, just like the first in the series. I highly recommend listening rather than reading this one. The slang would've been a nightmare without the talented VA they got for the audiobook. 

It's a bummer the romance fell flat for me because the characters were well developed. It almost makes me feel like the author wasn't entirely comfortable writing a gay couple. The first book had quite a bit of explicit material, but this one has zero spice. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it just felt odd to me when compared to the first in the series. Overall, I would read more from this series because I enjoy the characters and atmospheric plots. They're great autumn reads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Confinement

kshertz's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

It was a little hard for me to focus on the story. I did very much enjoy the love story though! Buttons was also an adorable mouse that was fun. It’s good for those that love regency and queer love . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

lorieneve's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The plot and characters are entertaining but I found the book difficult to get through at times because of how over written the prose was. Waggoner tries too hard to make up dialects which render the writing confusing and clunky. Still, a great WLW romance in a magical reimagining of Britain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Violence

littlelizzieborden's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide

rachtmh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wickedly funny and very much a page turner. I barely wanted to put this book down! 
The characters are brilliant, the plot is explosive, the representation is great, and the ending is pleasing. 

You do need to be able to pay attention whilst reading to make the most of the ‘accent’ and language used in the writing/conversation. 

I was pleased how the book turned out for most of the characters and didn’t feel like there were any loop holes or obvious loose threads. 

Overall very funny and enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Representation: Infertility, LGBTQIA+, mental and physical illness.

kittenconfidential's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, and Murder

lbelow's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

4.5

This is one of my favourite books. The prose seems overly flowery at first until you realize that it isn't how everyone talks/thinks, it's how Delly does. By then, you're well and truly hooked into a rollicking ride filled with romance, mystery, a little light crime, a broken mother-daughter relationship not too far to fix, and a whole cast of strong female characters. This is always a fun read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

katrinepoetry's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Be prepared to be transported to an alternative world Victorian in style and with a dash of D&D thrown into the mix. The style writing style takes a little time to get used to, but once it is you will love it for its quirks and unique insults!

Meanwhile, the characters are rough, calculated and, most of all, lovable. It got a little bit of danger, a little bit of adventure, and a good dose of arguing. Not to mention a skeleton mouse which makes unpleasant gong sounds!

All in all, a fun fantasy story with twists and turns you'll not see coming.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury