false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255708030m/64207.jpg 64207 6 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 <i>are</i> his intentions?) And then there's Oliver. Ever since he was turned into a tree, he hasn't bothered to tell <i>anyone</i> 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! 505 1988 Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country (Cecelia and Kate, Book 1) total:2062|5:704|4:873|3:394|2:75|1:16| 2062 8360 2998 437 4 6 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 12 07:49:14 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 08 15:04:50 -0800 2009 1
The story takes place around cousins Cecelia and Kate, one goes to London for the summer, the other remains in the country. Their...more...]]> 4 4 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 11 13:22:53 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 09 10:14:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 5 false false Mon Dec 15 14:04:54 -0800 2008 Tue May 26 07:34:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 5 false false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 12 20:14:37 -0800 2008 Wed May 07 15:56:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat May 12 20:19:55 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 06 21:41:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 14:57:34 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 15:01:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Dec 15 20:11:53 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 20:30:18 -0800 2008
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If critique previous to my reading would have been negative, I would probably be contrary and say "Nonsense, it was charming."

However, I had several reservations with this book.

1. It started out slow and confusing. I...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 15:59:09 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 01:09:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 16:22:08 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 09:05:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 04 19:19:09 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 19:19:09 -0700 2007
There are problems with the book, of course - the letter game doesn't make for a perfe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 19:07:56 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 19:19:17 -0700 2009
This is the first book in the series in which Kate and Cecelia are seperated by distance in England and must cooresp...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 13:31:19 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 14:05:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 17:57:31 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 18:00:38 -0800 2009 3 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 18:43:32 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 18:44:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 11:50:41 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 12:09:26 -0800 2009 Jane Austen? Do you like magic? Do you like alternative methods of storytelling? Do you like plucky young heroines? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, read this book!

Told as a series of letters between two young ladies of quality as one has gone off to her ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 16:26:53 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 10:58:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 13:38:33 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 10:39:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 08 12:52:04 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 05:35:07 -0700 2007
This was charming -- I devoured it in two days and looked around for more -- and yet it must be said that throughout the entire book, I never did manage to tell Ka...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 06:04:55 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 06:05:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=64207