A warm fic rec

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Someone who signs herself Inverarity, and who seems to be a first-time writer, is publishing a really first-rate American variant on the Harry Potter mythos, called "Alexandra Quick and the Thorn Circle" (http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/inverarity/AQATTC.html). The story is definitely in the HP tradition, but interestingly varied, with a sparky, spiky female heroine, a powerful and scary female Dean (headmistress), an addictive plot, and beautifully designed local colour up the wazoo. I have become more or less addicted to this story, and I recommend it to everyone.

I'm back from my holidays. I'll tell you about it when I have downloaded some of the photos I took. (I'm no asakiyume or solitary_summer, but if I cannot take interesting pictures in Rome, where can I take them?)

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[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Sounds like an interesting story--the name "Alexandra Quick" itself is intriguing.

Looking forward to the pics of Rome.