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Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal
3.0
"Well...he wonders at your marriage. And to be frank, Jane, I cannot blame him. You are the oddest couple that ever walked the earth."
The year is 1816, late spring and the snows still fall in England. Lady Jane and her husband Sir David Vincent are taking time to recuperate from previous adventures (this is book 3) at Jane's parents house but watching her younger sister grow more and more restless with no marriage prospects on the horizon, they take a glamour job in London so Melody may experience the season. As the unusual cold continues tensions rise with no one being safe from the fallout.
The author has stated that this series is an ode to Jane Austen. I would argue that while it is descriptive in the day to day regency life, the pace is more moderate for discerning readers that, ahem, perhaps feel their eyeballs glaze over trying to read Austen. (I'll turn in my librarian card posthaste) The characters are unique and intriguing. Jane and Vincent are a sweet and unusual couple but you could not imagine them being any better suited for each other. While not a romance there is definitely a strong romantic element to the storyline. Intrigue and prejudices move the plot along nicely.
I love the fluttery bluebirds on the cover.
The year is 1816, late spring and the snows still fall in England. Lady Jane and her husband Sir David Vincent are taking time to recuperate from previous adventures (this is book 3) at Jane's parents house but watching her younger sister grow more and more restless with no marriage prospects on the horizon, they take a glamour job in London so Melody may experience the season. As the unusual cold continues tensions rise with no one being safe from the fallout.
The author has stated that this series is an ode to Jane Austen. I would argue that while it is descriptive in the day to day regency life, the pace is more moderate for discerning readers that, ahem, perhaps feel their eyeballs glaze over trying to read Austen. (I'll turn in my librarian card posthaste) The characters are unique and intriguing. Jane and Vincent are a sweet and unusual couple but you could not imagine them being any better suited for each other. While not a romance there is definitely a strong romantic element to the storyline. Intrigue and prejudices move the plot along nicely.
I love the fluttery bluebirds on the cover.