Bewitching Season

This book took a really truly tedious amount of time to finish. Being set in the 19th century, the language used was very different, and the plot got a bit complicated at times, especially when the author, Marissa Doyle, had to alternate first-person viewpoints. Despite these, uh, setbacks, Bewitching Season was overall a pretty good read. The characters' personalities stayed true from the beginning, and the setting was vivid and almost realistic (but with magic factored in). The only problem for me was the cliché plot, but there really isn't much you can do with two teenage witches from the 1830s, right?

The Leland twins, Persephone and Penelope, come from a proper high-ranking London family. But what makes these sisters special is that according to a pattern in their lineage, they have magical powers, which are pretty much top secret to everyone except them and their governess, Ally. Now Pen and Persy have a different challenge: their first season in town. This is the time to go to balls and parties, where they will find a wealthy, good-looking, and just suitable in general husband to settle down with. But their time in the limelight is threatened when Ally mysteriously goes missing, and a childhood friend comes back, and is looking better than ever. On top of the pressure of meeting the Queen of England, it's more than any levitating spell can hold up!

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