A review by beckykphillips
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I always know I'm in for a wonderful time with T. Kingfisher, but this may be my favorite story of hers yet. We follow Cordelia, a 14 year old, whose mother, Evangeline, is a sorceress scheming to get a husband to elevate both Cordelia and herself. Evangeline sets her sights on the Squire and settles herself and Cordelia into his house under the guise of having Cordelia enter into society.  Hester, the Squire's sister, is immediately skeptical of Evangeline and the game is on. Part coming of age story for Cordelia, part adventure for Hester, fully delightful all the way through. 

I don't want to give too much away, but T. Kingfisher strikes a fantastic balance between 1900's historical fiction, horror, and a twinge of fantasy throughout. I highly recommend this. I really appreciated Hester's perspective throughout as it is so infrequent that we get the perspective of an "older" (50's) woman as a heroine. 

I also had the pleasure of listening to this as an audiobook, and the duet narration for the readers for Hester and Cordelia was lovely. They both did a wonderful job of bringing both Hester and Cordelia to life and also how they would each interpret the other characters through their view points. 

Thank you very much to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the copy of this novel.