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"In the fall of 1991, sixteen-year-old transfer student Zooey Orson falls in with a group of boys who share the same secret--one which they can only express openly within the safety of the clandestine gatherings of the Vicious Circle--but when the boys unwittingly happen upon the headmaster's copy of an arcane occult text, they unleash an eldritch secret so terrible, it threatens to consume them all"--
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4.5 /5
This Gay witch gay book set at a boys boarding school in the 90s was high on my most anticipated/ wish list the moment it was announced a few years ago.?? Andy mientus has been on my radar being an actor and author but the amulet acquisition had me Lazer focused on?? him
This book was a fantastic read. The pacing, the rituals, the form of demonic magic, the secret societies, and the historical time it took place, during the AIDS epidemic in the 80s-90s, are all well done. I don't have much to say about this book, but you must read it in order to understand what I’m saying. The characters are all memorable, and there is a strong sense of found family that brings it all together. This is a good one-off story that starts and ends without the need to continue the story (although I wish it did continue). One thing I really did enjoy is how good the author made use of the different characters' perspectives and how they all tie into each other. Overall, I think everyone who likes queer fiction/fantasy, but doesn't like huge fantasy like LOTR or GOT, should read this because it is an easy read in the sense that there isn't an entire world to keep track of. It takes place in our world.
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