I had fun with this book. It was odd, but the styling was great. It is a recently written book written in the style of early 1800 British fiction novels, think Pride and Prejudice or Jane Ayer. However, this book has a more modern topic than actual novels written during that time. Magic certainly wouldn't have been an acceptable topic during those times. But it is now, so I'm very glad the author came up with this idea. It had all the positive characteristics of the old novels, but with a more interesting topic than marriage, money, and socializing. The only component I didn't like was the magic was odd. I assume it was based on old English accounts of magic, which today seem fanciful (at best), but once I got used to the limits and what one could do with the magic, I liked it.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes both fantasy and the Bronte sisters.
