The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
I love Bardugo’s particular brand of adult fantasy, with its complex characters and darkness, and her latest seems to employ these same engaging elements. It’s the 16th century, and the Golden Age of Spain, and Luzia is a lowly kitchen servant who can perform light magic. When her mistress realizes her talent, she tries to exploit her to the benefit of bored nobility. But, this leads to Luzia gaining the attention of Antonio Pérez, who is trying to get back in good with the king after a disgrace. As Luzia gets deeper into the world of miracle workers, seers, and alchemists, she becomes more known, and therefore more in danger if the fact of her Jewish heritage were to get out. But there is a familiar, Guillén Santangel, who could help secure her future…even if their secrets may be worse than hers.
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