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Summary: An Original, Fun & Romantic Romp into Fantasy
Review: I bought this book years ago while walking through the book section in a local K-Mart. The cover caught my eye. At the time, I read mainly fantasies, but I had also read a few regencies. The combination of the two genres, plus the creative use of letter writing to tell the story intrigued me. Am I glad I purchased that book.To this day, I have never seen it in a book store. I must have loaned it to more than 20 friends over the years--all of whom have loved this book. I just had to write a review when I saw it (with a slightly different title) offered at Amazon. Buy this book!
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Summary: Delightful fluff
Review: I don't mean that in a derogatory way, either. This is light reading at its best -- and yes, there is a plot! If you like stories with balls and handsome, sardonic noblemen, if you like stories with magic and friendship and humor, this is a good book for you. But if you've never wished that you could wear a silk dress and drink tea with a duke, you probably shouldn't bother looking for it. This book is manners-and-sorcery, as opposed to sword-and-sorcery. If you like it, try MAIRELON the Magician and the non-fantastical works of Jane Austen. :) If you don't like it, go back to trolls, blood, guts and war, and leave the silly people who do like it to dream of coaches and wizards and coming-out balls.
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Summary: An Elusive book
Review: I first read S&C when I found it at the library. I reread it about a month later. It has since disappeared from the library-in fact the computers there claim it never existed! No, I am not the one who took it. But it is one of the few books I have contemplated buying from the library. This book is very hard to put down, and is great!
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Summary: Re-released horray!
Review: I have had my copy of Sorcery and Cecelia for about 10 years now and I must admit it is getting quite worn. I am so happy they re-released it. Highly recommended as a smart fun read for girls. Although when I first bought it it was considered fantasy not young adult, so some of the language may be considered a little difficult for younger readers( I was about 15 when I first read it. I have yet to read the follow up and am looking forward to it.
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Summary: Great book for a rainy day
Review: I read this book until it was worn out. It's not a great literary work but an enjoyable book for a rainy afternoon, you'll find yourself smiling as you read the antics of the two cousins. I wish I could find another copy, I wish I bought more copies, I wish I could still read it.
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Summary: Lovely book...
Review: I really enjoyed this book...however light and fluffy. But for those of you who (like me) are always looking for news, supposedly Sorcery and Cecilia will be rereleased in 2003 and there will be a sequel! Cross your fingers...
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Summary: A book to read, and reread a few times over.
Review: I simply love this book. It's fantastic. The way it is writtten -in letters- makes this book exciting to read. The two heroines; Cecy and Kate, are witty and charming. They somehow find themselves sucked into a whirlwind of events that circles around an enchanted Chocolate pot.
Needless to say, I really enjoyed this book, and think you would too. Therefore... read this book!
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Summary: Delightful Regency fantasy!
Review: In a world just slightly different than Jane Austen's society, we meet two extraordinary young women, Cecelia and Katherine. Katherine is having her Season in London...and what an exciting one it turns out to be! Meanwhile, back home, Cecelia's having a rather intersting time, too. Cecy and Kate encounter malevolent wizards, an *enchantingly* (if you get my drift) beautiful girl with whom every eligible (or not) young man is falling in love, two singularly odious young men...and a very peculiar chocolate pot. Throw this in with a nice number of parties, spells, and detail to the historical time period, add some witty humor and enjoy! A light, fun book to read. If you like this quasi-historical fiction, also try Wrede's Mairelon the Magician, the sequel, Magician's Ward and Stevermer's The Serpent's Egg and A College of Magics.
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Summary: One of my favorites!
Review: In fact, if anyone has a copy to spare... I never got back the copy I loaned out! It's a fantastic novel, in a style I've never found anywhere else. The idea of having two seperate main characters and plots that end up converging was a lot of fun! The setting and plot twists were enjoyable, and the two main characters were likable. If you can get it, read it
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Summary: Jane Austen meets J.K. Rowling: Intriguing and Fun
Review: Okay, here's another book that I snagged off the shelf for its gorgeous cover. I loved the idea of an enchanted chocolate pot and perhaps was even more overjoyed to find that it was written by two of my favorite authors, (Wrede, of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and Stevermer, of A College of Magics.) and horrified that I hadn't read it before, as this was simply a republication of the original, published in 1987! Already holding high expectations from the book, I was suprised when it started out slow. Used to the fast paced Harry Potter or the action-to-the-minute Enchanted Forest Chronicles, it took me a few chapters to really connect with the characters. Written in letter form between two cousins, Kate and Cecelia, the book takes place in an alternate (magical) universe in England 1817. The two are well-born girls; Kate is off having a Season in London while Cecelia stays at home in the country. Kate feels pushed aside by her beautiful sister Georgina; Cecelia is put out by not being allowed a Season of her own. But the plot soon picks up as the two girls' stories intertwine. In the country, ordinary Dorothea becomes irresistable to all men. Clever Cecelia befriends her and starts to unwind the mystery behind the weird attraction. Meanwhile, in London, Kate is almost poisoned by an "old" lady in a garden and befriends an "odious" Marquis to whom the retrieval of the the Enchanted Chocolate Pot is quite important. The language and the magic in the book speak for themselves; I was completely drawn into this unique world. The intrigue and mystery were believable and definitely kept me turning pages. Kate and Cecelia's letters are witty and funny as they dabble in sorcery and try to save the Marquis of Shofield and themselves from the clutches of the estranged sorcerers Lady Miranda and Sir Hilary. So...I would definitely reccommend this novel. IT WAS FABULOUS! This review really doesn't do the book justice. YOU HAVE TO READ IT! If you have any respect for fantasy novels, you simply must purshase this book. Consider making it a part of your permanent library. (You'll be wanting to read it again, I promise!) Happy Reading! And watch for a its sequel, The Grand Tour, which might be out this summer!
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