A Taste Of Magic By Lidiya Foxglove May 2026

: While often compared to Legends and Lattes , reviewers note that Foxglove’s work carries higher stakes and heavier themes, including PTSD, the effects of war, and systemic inequality.

Pre-owned copies are often listed on ThriftBooks and Pangobooks . A Taste of Magic by Lidiya Foxglove

: A Fanarlem baker with a relentlessly sunny outlook. Despite her cheerful exterior, the narrative explores the trauma and societal stakes facing her kind, who are often treated as second-class citizens or threatened by enslavement in parts of the world. : While often compared to Legends and Lattes

The world is populated by three human-adjacent species: normal humans, the (soul-infused "doll people" made of cloth or wood), and the Ven-Diri (gothic, empathic necromancers who are often at odds with humans). the effects of war