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What’s the first book you remember loving? (literature.cafe)
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[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

“So you want to be a wizard” by Diane Duane. Opened my eyes to magic systems that just aren’t just hocus pocus and wand waving. Remarkably well designed for YA.

Urban fantasy with well thought out magic systems are still my favorite type of books to read today.