A review by forestidylls
Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay

5.0

I have to admit I went into this with skepticism. It takes a lot for a book to impress me if it is related to Jane Austen because I am far too much of a purist. But this book was excellent. Rather than being a version of one of the stories in the form of a Daddy Long-Legs story, it was more about the main character's love of Austen (and all literary characters), and I loved hearing quotes or paraphrases from my beloved stories scattered throughout. Beyond that, however, it was a well-written, compelling story. I sympathized with the main character almost more than I would care to confess to, and, whereas I was not a huge fan of Daddy Long-Legs, this version of the story may become one of my new favorites.