Declan Finn
Sep 10, 2026
Absolutely brilliant
The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin by author L. Jagi Lamplighter Wright has been described as Fringe meets Narnia in Hogwarts. The Narnia is easy to see. And it is set at a magical school. But the rest? Imagine the end of the Harry Potter series. You know, where the school is under full assault, things are blowing up, students are fighting, and great beasts are tramping around? Imagine that's only the prologue. There's a dragon, and possession, and hordes of the possessed out to slaughter the school. There's even an evil math tutor (Moriarty, anyone?). I was expecting a few lines from Maleficent (the character, not that terrible movie). But it was not to be this time out. You can see the full review over at Upstream Reviews: https://upstreamreviews.substack.com/p/review-the-unexpected-enlightenment