
Author: Patricia Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4/5
# pages: 319
Date read: October, 2010
For starters, there's the witch who tried to poison Kate at the Royal College of Wizards. There's also the man who seems to be spying on Cecelia. (Though he's not doing a very good job of it--so just what are his intentions?) And then there's Oliver. Ever since he was turned into a tree, he hasn't bothered to tell anyone where he is.
Clearly, magic is a deadly and dangerous business. And the girls might be in fear for their lives... if only they weren't having so much fun!
An epistolary novel of the best kind - it was actually written using letters! Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer spent 6 months sending letters back and forth "in character", and slowly but surely this novel grew out of the letters. What a fascinating way to write a book!
The plot itself is a pretty run-off-the-mill story, but very charming as we follow the lives of Cecelia and Kate - both of whom turn out to be experts at getting into scrapes! It was a good read to round off my read-a-thon challenge with, as it wasn't terribly taxing, but good entertainment that could hold my attention.