A review by brittfiocca
The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker

5.0

GUH. I really didn’t think I could top Richard from book 1 but GOOD LORD. Was soooo invested in this. There’s a fun premise, some actual P+P referencing, a meditation on reality tv, inventive love scenes, a mystery (!). It’s like a surprise grab bag of everything you never knew you wanted. And these two, wow. Something about Parker’s use of language is so appealing to me. It’s not typical and it’s not overwrought but somehow manages to make physical interaction and ephemeral chemistry so tangible on the page. also hilarious. I’m mildly obsessed? Send help.