A Taste Of Magic By Lidiya Foxglove -

: While often compared to Legends and Lattes , reviewers note that Foxglove’s work carries higher stakes and heavier themes, including PTSD, the effects of war, and systemic inequality.

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: Sorla, a plucky Fanarlem baker, needs a ride to the capital after being invited to work at the royal bakery. She finds a reluctant escort in Dorr, a scarred Ven-Diri soldier who was recently "revived" from the dead. : While often compared to Legends and Lattes

The world is populated by three human-adjacent species: normal humans, the (soul-infused "doll people" made of cloth or wood), and the Ven-Diri (gothic, empathic necromancers who are often at odds with humans). She finds a reluctant escort in Dorr, a

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: A Fanarlem baker with a relentlessly sunny outlook. Despite her cheerful exterior, the narrative explores the trauma and societal stakes facing her kind, who are often treated as second-class citizens or threatened by enslavement in parts of the world.

: The presence of necromancy and undead soldiers gives the story a "gothic-adjacent" atmosphere that contrasts with the sweetness of the baking focus. Availability You can find the book through various retailers: Paperback and digital editions are available at Amazon .