A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic by J. Penner - New Patrick Ness Scythe is the first novel

Scythe is the first novel of a thrilling new series by National Book Award–winning author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price

a passenger is found murdered

but an urgent text has them meeting at a café

who’s planning to take back the Republic and reinstate a Reign of Witches―something Cressida needs Rune to accomplish

The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship

A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic by J. Penner - New Patrick Ness Scythe is the first novelA human, a dwarf and an elf walk into a bake off In the heart of Adenashire, where elfish enchantments and dwarven delights rule, Arleta Starstone, a human confectionist works twice as hard perfecting her unique blend of baking and apothecary herbs. So when an orc neighbor secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Elven Baking Battle, Arleta faces a dilemma. Being magicless, her participation in the competition could draw more scowls than