Frustratingly: Contrarywise 2.0 … except it came first.
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Daughter of Elysium by Joan Slonczewski
It’s a biggie but it’s definitely worth it. Even if now I’m behind my reading goals for the year.
The Fountains of Mirlacca by Ashley McConnell
The Fountains of Mirlacca is a quick fantasy book with a familiar-yet-fresh magic system, a world with interesting and unusual twists, a likable protagonist, and two rather serious flaws.