Heather B. (KiardaDelGato) reviewed Sorcery and Cecelia (Cecelia and Kate, Bk 1) on + 22 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I absolutely LOVED this book!! It is a fascinating mix of Regency England and magic.
Stephanie S. (skywriter319) -
Helpful Score: 1
This book is a delight and a half in its crossbreed of Jane Austen language and Harry Potter events! Cousins and dear friends Cecelia and Kate, separated by distance, write letters to each other to keep up the correspondence. From the start, things do not seem to be right. For instance, at Sir Hilary's induction into the Royal College of Wizards, Kate wanders through a doorway and into a magical garden, where a witch by the name of Miranda confuses her for a wizard named Thomas and tries to poison her with chocolate from a chocolate pot. After escaping, Kate actually meets Thomas, the Mysterious Marquis of Schofield, whose impudence puts her on her guard, and even more so when, after a few more near-death moments, he makes an offer of marriage to her, so that he will have some protection from the charms of a young lady whom Miranda wants to set upon him.
Meanwhile, outside of London, Cecy befriends Dorothea, the shy girl whose stepmother, the malevolent witch Miranda, placed a charm spell on her so that every guy in her vicinity will fall heads over heels. Dorothea refuses to stand up to Miranda, and it is during one of their strolls that Cecy notices they are being watched by a not-so-subtle James Tarleton, a dark and elegant man who, it turns out, is good friends with Thomas. He warns Cecy not to meddle in the Marquis' affairs with Sir Hilary and Miranda, but of course Cecy doesn't heed him, and finds herself sneaking spellbooks out of Sir Hilary's library and trying to understand more about magic and the significance of a chocolate pot that was once Thomas' but is now possessed by Sir Hilary for sinister reasons.
SORCERY AND CECELIA was written as an unplanned, unscripted letter game between two authors, and so the beginning may seem slow and hard to get into. But persevere, and you will be greatly rewarded by a pleasing, adventurous, and romantic story.
Meanwhile, outside of London, Cecy befriends Dorothea, the shy girl whose stepmother, the malevolent witch Miranda, placed a charm spell on her so that every guy in her vicinity will fall heads over heels. Dorothea refuses to stand up to Miranda, and it is during one of their strolls that Cecy notices they are being watched by a not-so-subtle James Tarleton, a dark and elegant man who, it turns out, is good friends with Thomas. He warns Cecy not to meddle in the Marquis' affairs with Sir Hilary and Miranda, but of course Cecy doesn't heed him, and finds herself sneaking spellbooks out of Sir Hilary's library and trying to understand more about magic and the significance of a chocolate pot that was once Thomas' but is now possessed by Sir Hilary for sinister reasons.
SORCERY AND CECELIA was written as an unplanned, unscripted letter game between two authors, and so the beginning may seem slow and hard to get into. But persevere, and you will be greatly rewarded by a pleasing, adventurous, and romantic story.
Helpful Score: 1
I absolutely adored this book. In fact I want more. I hope these two authors get together and do another one. Absolutely enthralling and totally unique way to tell a story.
Gail R. (abigailsdaughter) reviewed Sorcery and Cecelia (Cecelia and Kate, Bk 1) on + 201 more book reviews
After thoroughly enjoying this author's "Mairelon the Magician" and "Magician's Ward," fantasies about sorcery set in Regency England, I found the beginning of this book, set in the same world and written in the form of letters, quite boring - and I didn't finish it.
