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alobearNot only did Sharon Shinn produce the finale to her Twelve Houses, but she also managed to bring out General Winston's Daughter, a thinly veiled comment on the situation in Iraq. Set in a fantasy world, where a Western power is in the process of invading an Eastern country for no very good reason, it tells the story of the invading general's daughter and her education in the ways of the world. With a much higher body count than Shinn's usual "books for young adults", and a rather more bittersweet than overly sugary ending, this was an entertaining read, though nowhere near the same league as her adult books.
Next in line, as the 99th book of the year, came "Sorcery and Cecilia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot", a veritable romp through Regency England, in epistolary style, with a similar attitude to magic as that found in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. The authors claim to have taken one character each (the two protagonists are young, female cousins, one enjoying a Season in London, the other stuck in the country) and written the letters to each other, without discussing the plot. It's a lovely story if it's true, and a highly enjoyable book, regardless. It's extremely silly, but in the best possible way, and I must force it on as many people as possible, in order for them probably to hate it as much as I loved it. There are two more in the series and they went straight to the top of my Amazon wish list.
Next in line, as the 99th book of the year, came "Sorcery and Cecilia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot", a veritable romp through Regency England, in epistolary style, with a similar attitude to magic as that found in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. The authors claim to have taken one character each (the two protagonists are young, female cousins, one enjoying a Season in London, the other stuck in the country) and written the letters to each other, without discussing the plot. It's a lovely story if it's true, and a highly enjoyable book, regardless. It's extremely silly, but in the best possible way, and I must force it on as many people as possible, in order for them probably to hate it as much as I loved it. There are two more in the series and they went straight to the top of my Amazon wish list.
