tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554943708551676241.post1351046619894548272..comments2024-02-06T14:22:08.095-07:00Comments on Provo City Library Staff Reviews: Sorcerer to the CrownAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089515677655906854noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554943708551676241.post-37005958222769336762017-10-26T13:58:33.433-06:002017-10-26T13:58:33.433-06:00Sorcerer to the Crown is a charming fantasy novel ...Sorcerer to the Crown is a charming fantasy novel set in Regency England and told from two different characters’ perspectives. Zacharias Wythe is the newly proclaimed Sorcerer Royal struggling under his new role because the other members of the Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers are prejudiced against his African descent. Prunella Gentleman, the daughter of an English magician and an unknown Indian woman, has been wasting away at Mrs. Daubeney’s School for Gentlewitches where they are taught to subdue their magical abilities because sorcery is too powerful for a woman’s delicate sensibilities. Things get exciting after Prunella stumbles across a magical item left to her by her father that could be the key to saving Zacharias’s life and restoring Britain’s magic. <br /><br />Cho uses wit, charm, and a little romance to make this an enjoyable read. Though, one could compare this story to one of Austen’s novels with a little fantasy added in, I appreciated the care taken to add diverse characters and wry commentary on race, gender, and class issues.<br /><br />AJAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014693617353468896noreply@blogger.com