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| Title | : | Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1) |
| Author | : | Patricia C. Wrede |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 326 pages |
| Published | : | 2004 by Harcourt (first published April 15th 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Magic |
Patricia C. Wrede
Paperback | Pages: 326 pages Rating: 4.01 | 18060 Users | 2000 Reviews
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A great deal is happening in London and the country this season. For starters, there's the witch who tried to poison Kate at the Royal College of Wizards. There's also the man who seems to be spying on Cecelia. (Though he's not doing a very good job of it--so just what are his intentions?) And then there's Oliver. Ever since he was turned into a tree, he hasn't bothered to tell anyone where he is. Clearly, magic is a deadly and dangerous business. And the girls might be in fear for their lives . . . if only they weren't having so much fun!Present Books During Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1)
| Original Title: | Sorcery and Cecelia; or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot |
| ISBN: | 015205300X (ISBN13: 9780152053000) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Cecelia and Kate #1 |
| Characters: | Cecelia Rushton, Katherine Talgarth, James Tarleton, Thomas Schofield, Miranda Tanistry, Dorothea Griscomb, Sir Hilary Bedrick, Georgina Talgarth, Oliver Rushton, Sylvia Schofield |
Rating Based On Books Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1)
Ratings: 4.01 From 18060 Users | 2000 ReviewsJudge Based On Books Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1)
Bit of a slog at the beginning, which is likely due to my own problems with the story structure. It begins as exchanged letters between two teenage girls, seemingly Victorian era. I can see how this would be attractive to collaborating authors, and fans of letter writing everywhere, but I always have trouble wrapping my head around that kind of narrative. Once it gets going, it gets a little better. The authors do a decent jobs of within-letter asides that help explain things, but it's clearlyA magical marquis, his suspicious friend, and a pair of strong-willed and mischievous young ladies get entangled in Regency-era England. Their story is told entirely in epistolary form, as lifelong friends Kate and Cecilia exchange letters. Kate is experiencing her first Season in London, while Cecy is left home in the country. But life gets unexpectedly complicated when both Kate and Cecy meet up with Thomas (aka the Mysterious Marquis) and his friend James, who are trying to stop a dark
An absolute joy to read, and one of my favorite books ever. I love the humor, the dual romances, and the mix of Regency England and magic. I cant count the number of times Ive read this book, but its a lot! If you havent read it and you love Regency romances, I highly recommend it. (Heat rating is similar to Georgette Heyer, i.e. no steam.)
This is the first (and best) in a series of books which follow the adventures of Kate and Cecelia, cousins who live in an alternate Regency England in which magic works; Wrede writes one cousin and Stevermer the other.Sorcery and Cecelia consists of a series of letters between Kate, who's having her first London season, and Cecelia, who's stuck at home. The letters are deliciously crafted; the first, from Cecy to Kate, traverses territory from tantalizing backstory hints ("the incident with the
2019 ReviewThe more I seep myself in the Regency world, the less I think I love this one. Don't get me wrong: it remains delightful. Delicious, I believe I originally called it. But too many plot elements get left undeveloped for the sequel (which I do not remember enjoying very much) for me to truly find it satisfying. And I guess...I just find the conclusion to the romances a little disappointing too. The heroes are lovely, of course. Good showing not telling. But overall I would say the novel
What a delightful novel! I thoroughly enjoyed getting stuck in Cecy & Kate's story, which was a combination of magic and whimsy and friendship and romance. It did take me a little time to properly warm up to the epistolary style (as I don't read stories like that often), but it was definitely a story I was fully invested in by the end.
Elisabeth Bennet meets Harry Potter. Well, sort of. I loved, loved, loved this Jane Austen-esque novel that follows the format of letters written between two cousins. Actually, that is how the book was originally written. The two authors adopted the personas and wrote letters to each other, creating the story.Being Jane Austen-esque, it is of course a romance with much attention paid to social etiquettes and proprieties (and improprieties). However, the magic is largely the intrigue that is
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