English language
Published Aug. 26, 2020 by Head of Zeus.
The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls since the early 1800s. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you feel bucolic bliss or consuming paranoia at a single touch. Though founded by sisters, now only men may know the secrets of the workshop.
Persephone Kendrick longs to break tradition and learn the family craft, and when a handsome stranger arrives claiming doll-making talent and a blood tie to the Kendricks, she sees a chance to grasp all she desires.
But then, one night, the family's most valuable doll is stolen. Only someone with knowledge of magic could have taken her. Only a Kendrick could have committed this crime...
Like The Psychology Of Time Travel, this too features a tight-knit organisation based around closely held knowledge. Here it's a sprawling family holding a magical secret and the story unfolds around that secret and the world that has grown around it. It's an engaging and fascinating story, though sometimes oddly paved especially in the conclusion and explanation.
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