The Grand Tour

Extract: Like the first book, Sorcery and Cecelia, The Grand Tour is a delightful young adult fantasy novel told from the perspective of Kate and Cecelia. Instead of being epistolary in form, the narrations are drawn from Kate's diary and Cecelia's official account written for investigating authorities. It's a quick read full of magic and 19^th century British manners. When I began the book, it had been nearly a month since finishing the first book. Settling in with the first few pages, I was immediately transported to the funny, warm place that is the world of Kate and Cecelia…