McGowan, Jennifer Maid of Wonder, 326 pages. SImon
& Schuster, 2015. $18. Language: G (1 swear, 0 ‘f’); Mature
Content: G (kisses only); Violence: PG (some minor fighting action, two deaths
undescribed).
Sophia Dee, not really the niece of famed astronomer John
Dee, is struggling to help the Queen while still keeping the true extent
of her mystical powers secret. If she reveals too much, the Church
Investigators may have her eliminated, but if she doesn’t satisfy the Queen
that she is helpful, she may lose her place as a Maid of Honor. When John
Dee and Nostradamus both come to court to interpret a prophecy that may be
about the death of the Queen, Sophia is walking a very thin line indeed,
especially because Dee brings along his assistant Marcus, and both young people
are very drawn towards each other.
I had a slightly harder time with the #3 in the Maids of
Honor series because of its mystical nature. Angels, astral planes and
such are not as much my thing. But fans of the first two books will enjoy
the Elizabethan setting and lengths Elizabeth has to go to keep her position in
a “man’s” world.
MS, HS - OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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