IR VERDICT:
If Jane Austen wrote X-Men novels, DELIVERANCE would be the result. The book delivers on beautiful writing, an exciting contemporary-Edwardian alternate society and a feisty heroine who leaves the shackles of her archaic island home behind and joins forces with a pirate-senator to come to grips with her newfound supernatural powers. Entertaining and thought-provoking, a must-read for those who enjoy their high tea with a side order of magic.