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Mekkin B. (122 KP) rated Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal #1) in Books

Sep 13, 2017

Fabulous Magical Regency Romp

Sorcerer to the Crown is a Regency era fantasy novel packed with romance, mystery, and adventure. Fans of historial fiction and gaslamp fantasy like Jonathan Strange & Mister Norell, the Chrestomanci series, or A Great and Terrible Beauty will enjoy this romantic romp through an alternative London where magic is a gentleman's sport and issues of race, class, and gender are as worrying as the general decline of magic in England.

Zacharias Wythe charms as the stoic Sorcerer Royal and Prunella Gentleman, the snarky orphan with a troubling amount of magical talent, is easily his match. The relationship between the two has a Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet quality that still manages to feel fresh and unique.

Cho has crafted a wonderful fantasy world replete with interesting characters and intriguing mysteries, it's easy to see why this book gained a nomination for 2016's Locus Award for Best First Novel.

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Gamble of Hearts

Virginia Barlow

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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If you liked Bridgerton, you'll love Gamble of Hearts! A regency romance laced with adventure, an...

Historical Romance

Only Mr Darcy Will Do

Kara Louise

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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After her father's death, Elizabeth Bennet goes to work as a governess. Little does she know the...

Romance Pride and Prejudice Retelling Regency Historical fiction

Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal #1)

Zen Cho

9.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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In Regency London, Zacharias Wythe is England's first African Sorcerer Royal. He leads the eminent...

Regency Magic Romance Fantasy Fairyland

To Beguile a Banished Lord (Regency Rossingley #3)

Fearne Hill

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Rollo Duchamps-Avery, the high-spirited second son of the eleventh Earl of Rossingley, is not in his...

An Eccentric Engagement

Donna Lea Simpson

5.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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From the author of A Lady’s Choice comes a Regency romance celebrating the witty and romantic...

Historical Romance Romance Regency

Deborah (162 KP) rated Yvonne Goes to York (Travelling Matchmaker, #6) in Books

Dec 21, 2018

This is the final enstallment of MC Beaton's The Travelling Matchmaker series which sees former housekeeper Hannah Pym come into posession of a fortune of £5,000 and decide to fulfil her dream of travelling around the country on the Stagecoach - the 'Flying Machines'. Of course as there has been a through-story across the six books, this has to wrap a few things up, as well as having some romance for the eponymous Yvonne.

This has been a great, really entertaining series - the sort of thing PG Wodehouse would have written had he decided to pen a Regency romance! The baddies are almost comically bad and always get their comeuppance, and the good are suitable rewarded in the romantic stakes!

I loved all six book, although I think I might have to give the penultimate book as my favourite, but probably only because I share a name with the heroine!