Cousins Kate and Cecy were both expecting to be bored silly this Season, with Kate in London and Cecy in the country. However, it is quickly becoming more interesting. A witch tried to poison Kate at the Royal Society (hot chocolate doesn't usually burn a hole in one's gown). There's a man who is spying on Cecy, and not doing a very good job of it, either, oh, and ever since he was turned into a tree, Oliver hasn't bothered to tell anyone where he is. Written as a series of letters between the high-spirited girls, Sorcery and Cecilia is not very fast-paced, with a story that takes its time unfolding, and is one of my all-time favorite books. I love books about old-fashioned high society.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
By Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Cousins Kate and Cecy were both expecting to be bored silly this Season, with Kate in London and Cecy in the country. However, it is quickly becoming more interesting. A witch tried to poison Kate at the Royal Society (hot chocolate doesn't usually burn a hole in one's gown). There's a man who is spying on Cecy, and not doing a very good job of it, either, oh, and ever since he was turned into a tree, Oliver hasn't bothered to tell anyone where he is. Written as a series of letters between the high-spirited girls, Sorcery and Cecilia is not very fast-paced, with a story that takes its time unfolding, and is one of my all-time favorite books. I love books about old-fashioned high society.
Cousins Kate and Cecy were both expecting to be bored silly this Season, with Kate in London and Cecy in the country. However, it is quickly becoming more interesting. A witch tried to poison Kate at the Royal Society (hot chocolate doesn't usually burn a hole in one's gown). There's a man who is spying on Cecy, and not doing a very good job of it, either, oh, and ever since he was turned into a tree, Oliver hasn't bothered to tell anyone where he is. Written as a series of letters between the high-spirited girls, Sorcery and Cecilia is not very fast-paced, with a story that takes its time unfolding, and is one of my all-time favorite books. I love books about old-fashioned high society.
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Very nice description of this book. Maybe I should read the next one!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I really liked the cake of the same title. :))
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ReplyDeleteYou should definetley read the next one.
ReplyDeleteI thought this story was very engaging and moved along at a good pace. At the end of the book the two authors describe how they co wrote it. It started out as a game, sending letters back and forth, and each successive letter developed the plot further. In other words it was not written by one author in a linear fashion, but by two people. Neither would know ahead of time which direction the other was going! How fun :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I keep wanting to try it but i cant 'cause I dont know anyone else who wants to.
ReplyDeleteYou know, a lot of my favorite characters from book are called Kate.
ReplyDeleteThat was supposed to be a plural for the word "book" in my last comment
ReplyDeletehi amanda, i got a google account, as you can see!
ReplyDeletei realy like how you described this book. i am stuck in it somewhere in the book and cant seem to read past it. oh well.
Where are you stuck?
ReplyDeleteI need to read this book again. :D
ReplyDeleteIf you like it, it's a series of three books and they're all really good.
ReplyDeleteoooh there are more books? YAY! I can't wait to read them!
ReplyDeleteYeah! There's The Grand Tour, staged during their honeymoon, and The Mislaid Magician, ten year after the honeymoon. They are really good!
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