This is the sequel to The Physick Book of
Deliverance Dane. I would put it at magical realism rather than fantasy per se.
Connie is up for tenure and her workload
is ridiculous, which has already put a strain on her relationship with her live
in boyfriend. It’s about to get a whole lot worse. There’s a curse at work and
the man Connie loves is in danger. She’ll have to work a spell to save him, but
she’s not the only one who has ever worked this spell in an attempt to save the
man she loved.
The scenes switch between present day university
politics, the frantic attempt to put together the antiquated recipe ingredients
for the spell, some of which are very bizarre, and the scenes of yesteryear as
an ancestor attempts the same spell.
I really enjoyed the look at academic
world politics where people are trying to get their degree and others are
making choices based on whether they have tenure or not.
The politics are well described, as is the
setting. “The Green Monster had once been a grand Cantabridgian house of the
Gilded Age, all dentil moldings and curving oak-railed staircases and marble
fireplaces.”
Overall, an engrossing and fun read for
the history, the relationships, and the witchcraft.
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