A review by cammschwartz
Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen

4.0

I have read Pride and Prejudice and Emma and having those books in the back of my mind helped me think the book through. The author references many of Jane Austen’s books and I enjoyed that very much. In the beginning I actually liked Mr. Carmichael but by the middle of the book he seemed like he was hiding something. So Tom wasn’t my first pick until halfway through the book and up until the end. I kind of had the mindset that said, “ Ok author I like Carmichael and there’s nothing you can do to change my mind.” Well of course I was wrong. I don’t really like Vicky as a name. I just felt that it didn’t suit the era. Otherwise the book was a fantastic read overall. It has twists and was a page turner. Fair warning there were many references to sexual abuse in the book ( the sister ran from her husband Dain and that sets the whole book up) so I would suggest older teens read it. Especially not a person with a history of sexual abuse. The author did an amazing job with trying to get the story historically accurate as possible so props to her. The sad thing is that many wives at the time weren’t treated well by their spouses but they couldn’t leave the marriages.