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Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede
3 reviews
sassmistress's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
4.75
Loved this! Really unique fantasy, Jane Austen meets magic in a letter-correspondence style. So fun, great pace, couldn't-put-it-down adventure. Just exquisite.
Normally it's a bad sign for me when authors collaborate on a book together, because the voices get muddled and it loses its life, but two characters writing letters to each other is the perfect way to do it well. Bravo!
Normally it's a bad sign for me when authors collaborate on a book together, because the voices get muddled and it loses its life, but two characters writing letters to each other is the perfect way to do it well. Bravo!
Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Being from the perspective of two Well-bred Young Ladies with (mostly) Proper Decorum, content is all quite mild. Violence is pretty much all suggested/threatened. Generally stays within Austen-y sensibilities. Technically there is death, but it isn't graphic. About the worst you get is a final showdown in whichribbonquest's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Sorcery & Cecelia is written as a series of letters between Cecelia, in Essex, and Kate, in London for her first season. The story takes a few letters to get going, but soon enough magic stuff starts happening. Magic in this world is largely confined to small and subtle effects.
The audiobook is fine but I wish the reader gave the girls different voices. I sometimes lost track of who was writing and they both have the same writing style and voice, which does not help.
Highly recommended for any cozy gaslamp fantasy reader.
The audiobook is fine but I wish the reader gave the girls different voices. I sometimes lost track of who was writing and they both have the same writing style and voice, which does not help.
Highly recommended for any cozy gaslamp fantasy reader.
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Sexism, Colonisation, and Classism
clarabooksit's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Death, Violence, and Classism
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