At Tor.com she tagged five recent science fiction and fantasy books about family drama, including:
The Tethered Mage by Melissa CarusoRead about another entry on the list.
Moving from siblings to mothers, Caruso’s Venetian-inspired fantasy has a great one. La Contessa, the protagonist Amalia’s mother, is a political force to be reckoned with and she’s taking great, often forceful, care to make sure her daughter follows in her stead. This could have very easily have fallen into the “Tywin Lannister camp of controlling political parenthood” but Caruso took care to flesh out this relationship. La Contessa is a hard woman, but it’s never in doubt that her actions are moved by an effort to protect her daughter and prepare her for a difficult life as much as they are for political gain.
Coffee with a Canine: Melissa Caruso & Freya.
--Marshal Zeringue
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