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Being the correspondence of two young ladies of Quality regarding various Magical Scandals in London and the County

By Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer

I have read this book many times over the last several years, and I love it every time.

It was written in the style of letters between two characters. Each author wrote as one of the characters, set against the backdrop of Regency Era English Society, with a little bit of magic thrown in.

I can see how it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I find it absolutely delightful. It is full of humor and heavily focused on the characters themselves, who I find charming and refreshingly sensible.

This book is the first in a series, so if you like it I encourage you to keep going. The second book, The Grand Tour, is equally delightful. The third book, The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years Later, was the weakest book in the series in my opinion, but still worth reading.

YA Fantasy and Fairy Tale Retellings are definitely my go to genres, this book fits neatly into that first category while also having all the appeal of a Regency romance ala Jane Austen.

I find that I am going back this year to old comfortable reads, books that I read over and over as a child or teen and haven’t revisited in years. This book more than held up to my expectations and I am enjoying diving into this series again.