Jane Austen Book Blog
Devoted to the reading, reviewing, and celebrating of all things Austenesque!
Persuaded By Peer Pressure and Fear of Social Suicide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased TYPE OF NOVEL: Persuasion Modern Adaptation, Young Adult SETTING: Los Angeles, Present-Day SYNOPSIS: When she was a freshman, Anna Eliot was secretly dating […]
Relevant and Fresh Takes on Jane Austen! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars! Source: Purchased To date, Claire LaZebnik has published four refreshing and clever Young Adult retellings of Jane Austen’s novels – Epic Fail (Pride and Prejudice), The Trouble With […]
Assumption and Avoidance Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased When it comes to contemporary Austen-inspired novels there seems to be as much written for Young Adult audiences as there is for general audiences – (a fact I am […]
