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Lucas Blogs About The Inquisitor's Tale

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Illuminated throughout! Hold the phone! Are you reviewing a book for children? Ugh! Is this gonna be a whole thing, Hypothetical Reader? Aren't you in your thirties? Isn't this a legit children's book? Like for children too young to read YA? Well, the back cover does say "Ages 10 up" so I think I'm allowed to read it. Sorry, it's just, you know, with all these adults reading/watching/playing media marketed to children aren't we just dumbing down our culture and - You can just shove that concern-trolling nonsense up your ass. This blog is called "Lucas Blogs About Books." If I reads, it ledes. That's definitely not an expression, but o kay. So, what's this book's deal? The Inquisitor's Tale Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog  written by Adam Gidwitz and illuminated by Hatem Aly is the story of, well, three magical children and their holy dog. Gidwitz took inspiration from stories about medieval ...