3.5
The Grand Tour
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Ocean voyages do not agree with wizards, and seasickness during the Channel crossing is the price Cecelia must pay for her budding magical skill. As her nausea ebbs, she is comforted by her new husband, James, and the knowledge that at long last they are on their honeymoon. In their company is Cecelia's cousin Kate, newly minted as the Marchioness of Schofield, and her husband, Thomas. The shared journey guarantees the two couples a happy start to married life, if they can survive the perils of the Continent.
In Calais, a mysterious woman visits Cecelia with a package intended for Thomas's mother. Inside is an alabaster flask of noble manufacture, one of the royal artifacts that have been vanishing all over Europe as part of a magical plot against the French crown. This is no simple honeymoon: On their tour of Europe, Kate and Cecelia must save the monarchy from an emperor-in-exile named Napoleon.
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3.5
“This was such a disappointment, especially compared with the first book in the series. Because Cecy and Kate both write about what happens so much feels repetitive. I am
Not exaggerating when I say a quarter of the book is taken up with descriptions of traveling by carriage from one city to the next. There’s so much minutiae here that the book was 200+ pages longer than it should have been.”
About Patricia C. Wrede
For over twenty years, Patricia C. Wrede (b. 1953) has expanded the boundaries of young-adult fantasy writing. Her first novel,
(1982), introduced Lyra, a magical world in which she set four more novels. Her other series include the Enchanted Forest Chronicles; the Cecelia and Kate novels, co-written with Caroline Stevermer; the Mairelon books, which take place in Regency England; and the Old-West Frontier Magic series. Wrede lives and works in Minnesota.
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Caroline Stevermer
Caroline Stevermer (b. 1955) is best known for her historical fantasy novels. She published her first book,
in 1981, and soon began collaborating with fellow Minnesotan Patricia C. Wrede to create a magical version of Regency England. They published the epistolary novel
in 1988, and returned to the series with
(2004) and
(2006). Stevermer’s other novels include
,
, and her most recent,
.
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