Bewitching Season
Marissa Doyle, . . Holt, $16.95 (346pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-8251-7
Doyle's debut novel is a Georgette Heyer–style, light-as-a-feather romance with supernatural overtones. Ball after ball and visits to Kensington Palace and brushes with royalty await twins Persephone (Persy) and Penelope (Pen) in their first season “out” in early Victorian London society. But when their beloved instructor of magic/governess Miss Allardyce (Ally) is kidnapped by a handsome stranger as part of a devious royal plot, her two devoted wards set out to discover the truth about Ally's disappearance and save the day. Luckily, the plot relies little on magic (it's difficult for “cloaking spells” and cries of “
Reviewed on: 04/21/2008
Genre: Children's
Open Ebook - 352 pages - 978-1-4299-6591-0
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