The Grand Tour
Kate and Cecy and their new husbands, Thomas and James, are off on a leisurely tour of the Continent. But once they arrive in France, strange things start to happen. Cecy receives a mysterious package, Thomas's valet is assaulted, and Kate loses a glove. Soon it becomes clear that the newlyweds...
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Kate and Cecy and their new husbands, Thomas and James, are off on a leisurely tour of the Continent. But once they arrive in France, strange things start to happen. Cecy receives a mysterious package, Thomas's valet is assaulted, and Kate loses a glove. Soon it becomes clear that the newlyweds have stumbled upon a magical plot to take over Europe, and they must embark on a daring chase to thwart the evil conspiracy. There's likely more trouble ahead--for when you mix Kate and Cecy and magic, who knows what's going to happen next!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152055561 (0152055568)
ASIN: 152055568
Publish date: April 1st 2006
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 469
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Young Adult Fantasy,
Mystery,
Regency,
Alternate History
Series: Cecelia and Kate (#2)
2.5 stars.I think the letter device worked better with the two of them on separate adventures - having Kate and Cecy directly corresponding was more fun and personal. In this one it felt more imbalanced, since Kate had a personal journal where she tended to talk about intimate moments with Thomas, a...
I didn't like this one nearly as much as the first one. For one thing, it's a LOT longer, so it seems like it rambles through the plot until things start happening. For another, I kept getting the characters confused. There are a lot of secondary characters, true, but I mean I got the *main* charact...
Kate was a bit of a wet blanket this time round, which was really irritating as three quarters of the book was from her perspective, instead of 50/50 between her and Cecy.
Not quite as good as the first one. Still fun, humorous, and an very good read.
I quite enjoyed this book. It wasn't as ingenious as the first with the letters being written back and forth but it had a lot of perks. It was full of adventure and tender moments. I think I may be more in love with the characters than I was before. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. ...
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