I've been reading a lot of middle grade stuff, hunting books for my niece, and 12 year old protagonists are the best. Charming. Just charming. I liked everything about this book and can't wait to read the rest of this trilogy.
3.5 out of 5 StarsKatherine Ann Stephenson’s sister, Elissa, has delusions of a Gothic Novel Heroine, but Kat won’t sit around and let her marry someone who may have murdered his wife! Kat will have to use all her resourcefulness and newly-discovered magic to stop the engagement, while dealing with ...
I passed over this previously because it wasn't available to me in my preferred format (for some reason so many publishers don't sell ebooks to Australians). However, it sounds like an interesting book, and I hate to see authors becoming the collateral damage of spats between corporations, so defin...
First in a series about Kat, a 12-year-old youngest sister who finds out she's inherited more of her magical mother than she knew. And 'Incorrigible" is exactly the right word for Kat, who is the type of curious, clumsy and often overlooked kind of kid I can really understand. The best part of the...
THREE WORDS: Marvelous Magical MischiefMY REVIEW: Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis is a wonderfully delightful MG read that thrilled, enchanted and enthralled me with its intrepid heroine, fantastical story and excellent writing!Twelve year old Kat Stephenson is determined to save her family fr...
This book is a mash-up of Harry Potter, Cinderella, and Jane Austen! Doesn't that just sound exciting?!?!?!?!This was such a lovely book. It was charming and elegant, and full of spunk! Kat isn't your average 12 year old girl from Regency England. She's the most epic 12 year old girl from Regency En...
I feel compelled to explain that my 3*** rating has little to do with the actual quality of the novel and all with the quality of my reading pleasure and a certain feeling of dissatisfaction upon turning the final page. This is mostly due to the very loving review by Keris and the incredibly high ex...
I was pretty wary going into this because my experience with historical fiction is often a tortuous one. However, I enjoyed this book a lot. It’s not trying to be something other than a fun, sweet story, and the language was much evener than is often the case. Yay! [June 2011]
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