The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy, by Sara Angelini – A Review

Guest review by Christina B.
Many modern versions of Jane Austen’s works fail to hit the mark because the author forces a “rewrite” of the original, altogether forgetting that some scenarios and mores from the Regency era make no sense in the modern day world. Or worse yet, the author fails to deliver any character development [...]

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End of Month Austenesque Mini-Review Roundup – September

Waiting for Mr. Darcy, by Chamein Canton 
A contemporary mid-lit novel inspired by every woman’s dream of finding her Mr. Darcy no matter what age. Lauren, Gabby, and Alicia are three forty-something full figured friends who met in adolescence, loved, worked, married, divorced, and everything in-between, but are not quite ready to give up on their [...]

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According to Jane, by Marilyn Brant – A Review

Here’s a new novel that tugged at my heart strings and validated my belief that if the world was run according to Jane Austen, we would be much smarter and happier. Enuff said! 
Fifteen-year old Ellie Barnett is a bookish geek. She excels at academics, but according to her caustic older sister, she is digging herself [...]

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Murder at Longbourn, by Tracy Kiely – A Review

Fall is in the air, and if you are looking for a great new murder mystery novel to cozy up with, Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely is a excellent choice. Cleverly combining a traditional drawing room detective story and a comedy of manners, this surprisingly witty and beguilingly suspenseful whodunit is actually a contemporary chick-lit [...]

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Prada & Prejudice, by Mandy Hubbard – A Review

When fifteen year old heroine Callie Montgomery purchases a pair of red Prada pumps with sky-high heels she thinks her life will change from high school geek to A-list fashionista in one smooth step. She’s out to impress her savvy classmates while traveling on a school trip in London. Not only is Callie socially awkward, [...]

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Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler – A Review

Is there always another chance at happiness? Are we bound to our past, or do “we all have the power to create heaven on earth, right here, right now?” Important questions heroine Jane Mansfield must come to acknowledge and understand in Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict, Laurie Viera Rigler’s parallel story to her [...]

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Love, Lies and Lizzie, by Rosie Rushton – A Review

In her fourth book in the Jane Austen in the 21st-century series for young adult readers, (and some older adults who are forever young at heart), author Rosie Rushton tackles Jane Austen’s most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice, retelling the story with a contemporary twist. Her teenage Lizzie Bennet and sisters are still hunting for [...]

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A Body at Rest, by Susan Petrone – A Review

Try if you can, to imagine two twenty-something over-educated cocktail waitresses, bored with their lives, embark on a road trip of discovery, end up in an Iowa cornfield, get tattoos, and begin transforming into their favorite fictional characters – Don Quixote and Emma Woodhouse. Whoa! The title A Body at Rest appears to be a [...]

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What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown – A Review

 This time travel romance novel has a great hook in the title – Jane Austen’s name, and we all know that it caught your attention, cuz, you’re reading my review! 
When an author sets out to ‘entrap’ (or more kindly stated) ‘entice’ us into noticing their book over all of the other thousands of books published [...]

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Austenland: A Novel, by Shannon Hale: The Sunday Salon Review

Mr. Darcy.  Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy. What is it about Jane Austen’s male protagonist in Pride and Prejudice — this aloof, arrogant man — that draws women to him like a moth to a flame? The mere mention of Mr. Darcy, sighs and dreamy-eyed, flushed expressions flourish.  But enough about me.  Back to  Austenland: A [...]

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Seducing Mr. Darcy, by Gwyn Cready: The Sunday Salon Review

Book review of Seducing Mr. Darcy, by Gwen Cready a new romantic time travel parody of Pride and Prejudice.

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Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler (UK edition): The Sunday Salon Review

Book review of Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict (UK edition), by Laurie Viera Rigler.

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