Specify Appertaining To Books Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1)
| Title | : | Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1) |
| Author | : | Patricia C. Wrede |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special 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
Narration Concering Books Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1)
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 In Pursuance Of 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 Appertaining To Books Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1)
Ratings: 4.01 From 18060 Users | 2000 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1)
I first read this book a bajillion (okay, fifteen) years ago and remembered nothing about it (which makes sense, since I was like nine). When I found this hiding on my shelves, I decided to give it another visit, since I was in a terrible slump, and OMG I cannot recomment this DELIGHTFUL little treat of a book more. It's Regency fun with ADDED MAGIC and hilarious, wonderful narrators. Kate and Cecelia, cousins and best friends, exchange letters in an alternate 1817 England where young men runYA Fiction. I had a lot of trouble getting past the first three pages of this -- it was exposition heavy and did not grab my attention -- but once I gave it another shot, I found it utterly charming. Cousins Cecelia and Kate write each other letters during the summer of 1817, while Kate is in London for the Season and Cecelia is stuck at home in the country. This is another of those Englands that just has magic lying around to spare, no big thing, it's just there, good for fighting off Napoleon
Georgette Heyer meets Harry Potter! And it's an epistolary novel!! A little hard to follow - I had trouble keeping the characters straight and could have used a bit more descriptions, but still a lot of fun.Sadly, its sequel, The Grand Tour is awful, as the girls play passive roles, and merely report on the actions of their husbands as they travel through Europe.
Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer first published Sorcery and Cecelia under that that title in 1988. In recent years, thanks to reprints with shiny new cover art by Scott M. Fischer in the case of the edition I read as well as two new sequels, this book has regained popularity and visibility. Aside from that, one of the most important things to know about this book is its alternate title: The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding
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
You have to love this book!
Nope. Officially bailed on this one. Read to about 50% and was forcing myself to read further every time I picked it up. The only interesting thing that happened was very early where Kate (or was it Cecelia? They are basically the same) one of the writing protagonists, stumbles into a strange room where a wizard tries to kill her with poisoned chocolate thinking she was someone in disguise. Ok great. Nothing else happens.I loved the premise and the letter writing 2 authors but there was no meat
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