A Question of Magic

The final book I have read from E. D. Baker is A Question of Magic.

This book is a lot different from Baker's other books in that the protagonist, Serafina, has great relationships from the very beginning. She loves all of her family except one of her brothers-in-law, she gets along with the rest of the town, and she even already has a love interest.

A little too perfect, right?

Serafina soon leaves all of that behind for a few days, or so she thinks. Little does she realize that, as a result of checking out a letter from her supposed great aunt, she may very well never see her loved ones again.

Serafina has become the new Baba Yaga.

Although she can physically leave her chicken hut, everything she needs in order to survive as Baba Yaga is in that hut. New clothes, for when she grows when each question asked makes her age; blue rose tea, to return her to her normal age; the hut itself, to take her to different places quickly; and more.

Although with the (sometimes annoyingly late) help of a cat, Serafina eventually gets good at her new life, it's a far cry from the life she wants. She does make a couple of new friends, but those are only out of the thousands of others who speak with her only to use her magic.

This book. It was actually pretty awesome. Even given Baker's track record of good books, I was hesitant when I picked this one up. But I really, really enjoyed it. I grew to love Serafina and all those she loved as well.