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“Alexandra’s Riddle” by Elisa Keyston

July 27, 2025 by Sonia Connolly Leave a Comment

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Series Northwest Magic, book 1

This is a romance set in a small town in rural Oregon, with connections to the fae realm. The plot tension gets turned up to 11 in a couple of places where I would have preferred a calmer narrative, but maybe that’s part of the genre.

There are some consent issues in the book, not with physical touch, but with a lifetime commitment to a role, along with an anti-selfishness author’s message.

Those grumbles aside, I did read and enjoy the whole thing. The scenery and friendships in the book are well-described, and two women do talk about something other than a man. The scenes where Cass is at her library job sound similar to what I hear from my friend who works at a public library.

Recommended as an entertaining diversion.

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