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Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs, Ace, 2018, $27, hc.
It's a tricky thing writing a good series - and that's not taking into account all of the things we expect from a good book in the first place. Every book needs believable characters we can invest in. It requires prose that's either invisible or beautiful, depending on what we're looking for in the experience, but it can't be clunky or dull. And we also want a story that surprises us and makes sense, that grows from the characters' actions and motivations.
And if I may be allowed a brief aside here, by series I don't mean a collection of books that just rambles on from title to title. A good series delivers a complete story in each volume. It builds on previous books and allows a comfortable entry point to new readers with any book but doesn't bore the longtime fans with a lot of catch-up.
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