Cody is an aspiring wizard who needs a familiar, but is hesitant to go through the official procedure. Fionna is his best friend, a closeted trans woman. She sees becoming a familiar as an easy way to get away from her family, which is far from accepting—not that she'd ever dare come out to them. Fionna's transformation kickstarts a series of realizations from the two friends and leads to Cody taking a deeper look into what makes up magic in pursuit of a new goal.
A Familiar Tale of Sheep and Magic manages to build out an interesting world and pair of characters. The two protagonists are both endearing and their journeys through gender and s*xuality are equal parts heart warming and aching. It's rare that a hatching scene hits me quite so close to home and I'm very excited to see where this story goes.
Florence's prose and story telling are excellent.
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