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

316 pages

English language

Published 2003 by Harcourt.

ISBN:
978-0-15-204615-6
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4 stars (1 review)

In 1817 in England, two young cousins, Cecilia living in the country and Kate in London, write letters to keep each other informed of their exploits, which take a sinister turn when they find themselves confronted by evil wizards.

9 editions

reviewed Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia Wrede

Review of 'Sorcery and Cecelia' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Part HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and part JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL. Patricia C. Wrede's ENCHANTED FOREST CHRONICLES were an extremely important part of my childhood, so I was pretty ecstatic to discover that she'd not so long ago written further novels. Or co-written.
This was a very fun book, peppered with ridiculous period colloquialisms and interesting characters. I have a few issues with the incredibly conventional manner with which one of the villains was disposed, but I don't mean for this to be a spoiler-filled review.
I didn't even wait to finish this before ordering the sequels. I'm only sad that I have to leave the characters behind long enough for them to get here.

Subjects

  • Cousins -- Fiction.
  • Wizards -- Fiction.
  • Supernatural -- Fiction.
  • Letters -- Fiction.
  • London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
  • England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.