Dionysus in Wisconsin

3.5 stars, rounded up. Loved the setting and the story, despite a number of plot holes. Nerdy queer academics with magic will never not be my catnip, thanks to Jordan L. Hawk's [b:Widdershins 16128152 Widdershins (Whyborne & Griffin, #1) Jordan L. Hawk https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1352121658l/16128152.SY75.jpg 21952704] series MC Percival Endicott Whyborne (Ival if you're nasty). I do wish the author had given her MCs a little more interiority; I never fully engaged with their life and death stakes because both were surprisingly chill about them. Maybe it is a Midwest thing. As Lea Thompson once said in a 90s sitcom, “I'm from Wisconsin. All we know how to do is make cheese and repress our emotions.” Hoping that book #2 improves on a promising start. Caroline in the City, 1995-1999