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The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic

av F. T. Lukens

Serier: The Rules [Lukens] (1)

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Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) Desperate to pay for college, Bridger Whitt is willing to overlook the peculiarities of his new job??entering via the roof, the weird stacks of old books and even older scrolls, the seemingly incorporeal voices he hears from time to time??but its pretty hard to ignore being pulled under Lake Michigan by... mermaids? Worse yet, this happens in front of his new crush, Leo, the dreamy football star who just moved to town. Fantastic. When he discovers his eccentric employer Pavel Chudinov is an intermediary between the human world and its myths, Bridger is plunged into a world of pixies, werewolves, and Sasquatch. The realm of myths and magic is growing increasingly unstable, and it is up to Bridger to ascertain the cause of the chaos, eliminate the problem, and help his boss keep the real world from finding the world of… (mer)
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On a whim (and also because he could really use the funds for school) Bridger answers a Craigslist ad for a job for which the sole qualification appears to be the ability to physically scale the side of a quirky old house and enter through a tiny, blue door near the roof. Once inside, he's informed he's the new assistant to Pavel, an intermediary whose role is to manage conflicts and put out metaphorical fires when creatures of myth become disoriented and encroach on the human world. Weird, but the money is good, so why not roll with it?

The story was fun, and many of the ideas were novel and intriguing, though I'm not typically a fan of fantasy that overlaps with the mundane world. Midden ("trash") was such an unexpected name for a town that it made me chuckle. The writing is a little unpolished (e.g., a subtle thing like the author naming "Bridger" instead of using "he" frequently enough in the narrative that it felt unnatural and stilted). Astrid unfortunately felt like a caricature I had seen many times before: the sidekick with wild hair, piercings and bold makeup. Bridger's plan to move to Florida so he can come out sure didn't age well when viewed from 2023. Yikes. Recommended for teens into urban fantasy. ( )
  ryner | Jun 29, 2023 |
3.5 stars

This was fun but not fantastic. Mixed bag, somewhat.

The epilogue was kinda vague? It also felt very abrupt and flat compared to the rest of the story.
The magical (ha!) resolution raised more questions than answers.
Also - fate of the worlds depends on one person resolving their issues? That's low. Still feeling deeply sceptical about it.

But hey, there is good stuff!
We got bisexual representation! Which is as rare as a unicorn in the wild. #bless
Parents are present and supportive and loving. And none of them are dead. #bless
The magi-mythical aspect was interesting, and I would have loved to get more of the team's adventures with the hidden world. Alas, only this one book.
Romance takes a back-seat. YES! Because it feels like all the books published these days focus on romance as the main aspect of a story. Thankfully, here it's just one of the elements.

This is a fun read that raises some important questions and promotes importance of family, blood-related and found both.

VERDICT : TRY IT! ( )
  QuirkyCat_13 | Jun 20, 2022 |
Oh my goodness! I simply don’t have the words to tell you how much I loved this book! The story is fun and a little quirky, but also keeps you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out the big plot twist. ( )
  smichellehos | Apr 26, 2022 |
Very enjoyable.
I would love it if the author followed these characters with another book.

And I love the cover. ( )
  fuzzipueo | Apr 24, 2022 |
A hectic life of a teenager, a senior and a geek who has a crush on jock. He is ready to come out, but is petrified of the consequences. A life, packed with magical creatures running amok on top of all non-magical problems. You bet it's a fun read! :)

Chris, thanks for lending the book. EmilieSA, thank you for the rec!
I really enjoyed this one :)

4.5 stars ( )
  Mrella | Mar 8, 2021 |
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Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) Desperate to pay for college, Bridger Whitt is willing to overlook the peculiarities of his new job??entering via the roof, the weird stacks of old books and even older scrolls, the seemingly incorporeal voices he hears from time to time??but its pretty hard to ignore being pulled under Lake Michigan by... mermaids? Worse yet, this happens in front of his new crush, Leo, the dreamy football star who just moved to town. Fantastic. When he discovers his eccentric employer Pavel Chudinov is an intermediary between the human world and its myths, Bridger is plunged into a world of pixies, werewolves, and Sasquatch. The realm of myths and magic is growing increasingly unstable, and it is up to Bridger to ascertain the cause of the chaos, eliminate the problem, and help his boss keep the real world from finding the world of

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