August ✡’s Reviews > The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones > Status Update

The magic system is Swiss cheese.

This also reminds me of H. E. Edgmon’s works…

I can’t with all these cultural pop references!
Saltburn, nutty putty cave, and many more I can’t remember now…
Le Guin and LotR reference were okay.

This is just not as advertised on the lid (blurb), not as campy as I’d like, super messy and dark in an unsatisfying way.