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Book Review of A Most Improper Magick (Kat Stephenson, Bk 1)

A Most Improper Magick (Kat Stephenson, Bk 1)
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Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com

Kat's tired of being the odd sister out. Her two older sisters, five and seven years older, talk about things that she wouldn't understand. Her brother, Charles, has gambled away all the family money, and her Stepmama is determined Elissa will make a good match and save the family.

Kat vows she won't allow her sister to ruin her happiness by marrying a man rumored to have murdered his first wife. Instead, she comes up with a plan to change everything. Unfortunately, her sister, Angeline, catches her before she can put the plan into action.

Instead, Kat, her sisters, and their Stepmama attend a house party at Grantham Abbey to meet Sir Neville. Kat and Angeline attempt to persuade Elissa not to accept his hand in marriage - if he should ask.

To make matters more interesting, when Kat discovers she is her mother's magical heir, she wonders if she can use magic to help her sisters deal with their romantic attachments.

KAT, INCORRIGIBLE was so cute - almost like a novel reminiscent of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (told from Margaret, the youngest sister's perspective) mixed with a magical adventure, a dangerous highwayman episode, and a romance plot. Combined, they make it an absolutely entertaining, engrossing, and simply delightful read. I LOVED Kat: she's unladylike, stubborn, smart, brave, resourceful, annoying (as only a youngest sister can be), and thoroughly charming.

I can't wait for the next book in the series!