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Audible Audio, 8h
Narrator: Amanda Ronconi
Published August 22nd 2018 by Audible Studios
Sorcery and Society #1
YA Fantasy
For review
My Thoughts:
This was a rather delightful book. Sara was so sassy, had humour and at the same time she was vulnerable.
Magicians rose up all over the world and took over. Now "normal" people work as servants for the high and might who rule the world.
Then there is Sara, who suddenly has magical powers. Her employers are scared that the higher ups will blame them and she is embraced into the family as one of them. In comes Cassandra Reed, who is sent to school to learn magic, and manners.
I liked the whole boarding school setup. There is the mean girl clicque, those who try to hide. Dances with the boy academy. It all works really well. Her "aunt" is never far away either as the boarding school is close by. She will get new friends and learna few lessons. Magical and non magical.
I liked Mrs Winter, her former employer. She was so proper, but underneath it all there is someone kind.
Everyone was delightful, and the baddies were wicked and needed a kick in the behind.
A fun YA that has a bit of everything. Friendship, magic, suspense, romantic feelings and an interesting world that is about to change.
Conclusion:
I do recommend it, to YA fans and to adults.
Narration:
She was perfect for Cassandra at 14, and then she was perfect as Mrs Winter (and now I can hear her voice in my head to sit up straight.) She has a good range, and she was perfect for the dry with and sassiness to be had.
Blurb:
If 14-year-old Cassandra Reed makes it through her first day at Miss Castwell’s Institute for the Magical Instruction of Young Ladies without anyone discovering her secret, maybe, just maybe, she’ll let herself believe that she really does belong at Miss Castwell’s.
Except Cassandra Reed’s real name is Sarah Smith and up until now, she lived her whole life in the Warren, serving a magical family, the Winters, as all non-magical “Snipes” are bound by magical Guardian law to do. That is, until one day, Sarah accidentally levitates Mrs. Winter’s favorite vase in the parlor...
But Snipes aren’t supposed to have magical powers…and the existence of a magical Snipe threatens the world order dictated during the Guardians’ Restoration years ago. If she wants to keep her family safe and protect her own skin, Sarah must figure out how to fit into posh Guardian society, master her newfound magical powers and discover the truth about how an ordinary girl can become magical.
