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The Smoke Thieves is the first book in a new young adult fantasy series, featuring an ensemble cast of (you guessed it) young adults from different countries and walks of life, whose paths and fates converge in unexpected ways. You’ve got a princess, a thief, a demon hunter, a servant, and a soldier who all play important parts in events as kingdoms come to a clash in a new war. This is definitely a fantasy series with more of a human motivation/political intrigue angle than and wizards-and-fireballs angle. But overall, if you like fantasy intrigue and you’re looking for a somewhat unique and lighter YA read, give this a try.

Other than no drinking alcohol, I didn’t really have to change much (I don’t smoke or do drugs, don’t like sushi, etc.). It’s when that membrane doesn’t disappear all the way that you get uterine anomalies like a small dip (arcuate, which the original doc thought I had) to a partial wall down the uterus (uterine septum) to actually having two separate uteri when they don’t merge at all. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t even more scared/nervous about this surgery than the D&C. Especially because removal of the septum could leave scarring, which would not be good for pregnancy chances. I was the specialist’s second surgery of the day, and that one ran very late, so I didn’t actually go into surgery until I think around 4pm.

Here’s a few noteworthies I’ve read lately: The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett. It’s the story of Sunny, a young girl who feels like she doesn’t fit in anywhere. It’s thrilling, but dangerous, and there’s more at stake than her and her friends know. The plot is nicely segmented between each book and there’s a good build.

If you’ve loved the other books in this series, have no fears with this final chapter. This was a book club read that I probably wouldn’t have picked up otherwise, and that would’ve been a shame, as this was a really entertaining read. The cast of characters is brilliant, Rostov’s narrative wit is perfect, and the backdrop of those tumultuous years of Russian history was an interesting change from my normal sci-fi/fantasy fare. This series is her attempt at marrying modern day fantasy with Celtic/Irish tradition and her usual romance.