A Janeite Tour de Force Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Publisher With Definitely Not Mr. Darcy, author Karen Doornebos takes readers on a diverting and hilarious ride on the set of the fictitious reality dating […]
Tag: Mature Audiences
Longbourn – Jo Baker
Not Quite Jane Austen, Not Quite Downton Abbey Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Giveaway Win! TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Minor Character, Retelling TIME FRAME: Covers the same timespan as Pride and Prejudice with a couple of months after […]
At the Edge of the Sea – Karen Cox
A Young Man’s Coming-of-Age Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Publisher Note: I know this book isn’t marketed or labeled an Austenesque novel, but I found it to be one. It isn’t a tradition retelling or modern-day […]
The Red Chrysanthemum – Linda Beutler
Could Flowers (Not Poetry) Be The True Food Of Love? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Publisher What if Lydia and Wickham’s “elopement” took place a couple weeks later? What if Darcy and Georgiana invited Elizabeth, […]
