Sorcerer to the Crown

I'm really glad that I got out of my comfort zone to read this. On the surface it sounded similar to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell which I hated (Regency London, English manners, wizards). Also, dragons, witches, sorcerers and other fantasy staples have not been my usual fare since my Great Fantasy Overload of the late 90s (wherein I ticked off all of LeGuin, Tolkien, Dragonlance and various lesser D&D offshoots... don't judge). Zen Cho's online personality had really charmed me though and I wanted her to have some of my money.

And what a good decision that was! This book is hilarious, impressively written, well paced, entertaining and very, very satisfying (actually, it's downright righteous as hell!).

Read if you're partial to fun & feminism, definitely avoid if you think that white dudes being in charge of everything is the best idea.