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- ↑ Kelly, Stuart (9 March 2022). "Book review: Our Lady Of Mysterious Ailments, by TL Huchu". The Scotsman . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
There are some memorable moments in this latest instalment in TL Huchu's Edinburgh Nights series, set in a dystopian future Scotland, but on the whole it feels like a "filler episode"
- ↑ Harris, Marlene (1 March 2022). "Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments". Library Journal . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ↑ "Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments". Publishers Weekly . 18 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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