The story: In Victorian London, a group of people with strange abilities is brought together when Miss Rosamond Wyndham disappears from her family estate and her sister Evelyn goes to London to find her. Rose is being sought by the nefarious Dr. Beck, who is determined to discover the secret of her power to heal. Evelyn find some unexpected allies (and unexpected beaux) in the persons of Nicholas Kent and Sebastian Braddock, not realizing that both of them--and in fact, she herself!--also have unexpected powers that might be of interest to Dr. Beck. It's a lot like the American Revolution: they all need to learn to hang together, or they'll end up hanging separately.
June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG-13; Violence PG-13; Sexual content PG-13; Nudity PG; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult PG-13; adult themes (kidnapping, coercion by use of magic) PG; overall rating PG-13.
Liz's comments: I thought this was all right, although if you're looking for an Austin-esque romance novel with magic, Garth Nix's "Newt's Emerald" is a better choice (in my humble opinion, good sirs and madams).
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