{"id":170,"date":"2005-12-26T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2005-12-26T19:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=170"},"modified":"2026-09-10T18:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T22:25:14","slug":"sorcery-cecelia-or-the-enchanted-chocolate-pot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/170","title":{"rendered":"Sorcery & Cecelia -OR- The Enchanted Chocolate Pot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorcery & Cecelia -OR- The Enchanted Chocolate Pot<\/a><\/em> (1988) Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>After putting down a book that looked promising but I found only annoying after the first several chapters, I picked up Sorcery & Cecelia<\/em>, which I’d put on my wish list because I thought it looked interesting. I thought that I’d just read a couple of chapters before going to sleep, however at midnight I found myself thinking, “just one more chapter and then I’ll go to sleep” until I’d read half the book.<\/p>\n

Sorcery & Cecelia -OR- The Enchanted Chocolate Pot<\/em> is set in Victorian England and is told as a series of letters between Kate and Cecelia. Kate has gone to London for her first Season, while Cecelia remains in Essex. The twist is that this England is a place where magic is commonplace, and the two girls become involved in a magical plot, which makes Kate’s coming out unusually exciting.<\/p>\n

First and foremost, this book is a lot of fun to read. It’s a relatively quick read, it’s quite lighthearted (no angsty teens here), and the story is fascinating. Which is why I had trouble putting the book down to go to sleep. <\/p>\n

Although some things were expected–this is a book about teenage girls, after all, there must be some romance–there was plenty that was unexpected. I also liked the fact that the story was told from the point of view of only two characters, so things were happening elsewhere, however we can only assume how they are resolved, because we know no more than the letter writers. Thus the story leaves much for us to figure out and guess on our own.<\/p>\n

And did I mention that the story is simply a lot of fun to read?<\/p>\n

The only problem I had was with the cover–for the most part I liked the cover, except that the face of the two girls are too old. Everything else is perfect, but it looks like the faces of two women on the body of two teens, although I can’t quite place my finger on what precisely it is that makes me feel that way. The rest of the cover, however, I really liked, from the handwriting that overlays the lower portion of the cover, to the blue chocolate pot in the corner.<\/p>\n

Additionally, although there is a sequel, this story is complete in and of itself, so if you’re looking for a single book to read, this is a good place to sit down and curl up.
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