This is the second book in the series; once I finished first book I had to read the second book. I did go to the library next day to get it but unfortunately it was checked out. So I put it on hold and waited for the email to arrive notifying that the book was ready to pick up. I have to say that I enjoyed book two, The Grand Tour, very much. It was an entertaining read, humorous, fun, fast paced plot and never dull moment. All the characters from book one are in this book as well, the mail characters. There are some new characters that we meet along the line, for example one of them was Lord Wellington.

Book was very well written and I really enjoyed the writing stile. The authors keep you interested in the book and its characters. Even though I noticed that Kate and Cece are less independent now that they are married, which irked me the wrong way. I realise that the book is set somewhere is eighteenth century and that woman were though of a husbands, or father or brothers property. But this was not straight forward historical book, but rather historical fiction/fantasy. Even though they come across as less independent than in book one they still stand their ground.

I really enjoyed the traveling across the Europe, I felt like I was there with the characters. Visiting different cities and going to the exhibits of the ancient Greece and Rome. In this book we get to see more intimacy between Kate and Thomas as a married couple (nothing graphic). This book was bit different, it was told through journal entries, of Kate and Cece. If you recall previous book was told through the correspondence between Kate and Cece. Journal is more intimate, person is more likely to reveal more personal information in it (like I already mentioned intimacy between Thomas and Kate). I believe that Kate is more open where as Cece is more couscous with what she write in her journal.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I am looking for ward to reading book three “The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After.” This book misses magic, travel