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A review by thebookgirl
Lies Jane Austen Told Me by Julie Wright
4.0
Previously posted on The Young Girl Who Loved Books
When I see something with Jane Austen in the title I tend to get more than a little excited. This book is no different. I think that this is quickly becoming a major trend. Some do it well, while others simply fall short. I was skeptically optimistic about this novel. I didn't want to give too high of expectations.
The man thing I loved about this book is it isn't a retelling of Jane Austen. It is set in the modern times. I liked the concept of it not being set in the past. It really gave an interesting and different feel to this book. It isn't one of the many simply copycat books out there.
The story follows Emma who is a marketing executive, who has loved Jane Austen for years. She is looking for her Mr. Darcy. When she first meets Blake Hampton she thinks he might be the one. Nervous to take the ultimate plunge she turns down his offer to spend the weekend together, after some interesting encouragement by her colleagues, she changes her mind. Expecting a romantic trip, she ends up learning about his rarely mentioned brother. After a horrid trip, she believes she is done with the whole lot of them. Unfortunately, she can't get rid of them that easily. She ends up meeting him again.
It is a common storyline but the misunderstanding doesn't read like your average trope. It is extremely well done and the pacing of this story is super quick. The story is differently a page-turner.
Ultimately this was such a great book in my opinion. It takes an interesting spin on the Jane Austen book love affair. I think that people will really love the clean romance in this book, and the author's wonderful style of writing. Check this book out for yourself.
Disclaimer: I received this book from Shadow Mountain Publishing in exchange for my honest but unbiased opinion, all thoughts are my own.
When I see something with Jane Austen in the title I tend to get more than a little excited. This book is no different. I think that this is quickly becoming a major trend. Some do it well, while others simply fall short. I was skeptically optimistic about this novel. I didn't want to give too high of expectations.
The man thing I loved about this book is it isn't a retelling of Jane Austen. It is set in the modern times. I liked the concept of it not being set in the past. It really gave an interesting and different feel to this book. It isn't one of the many simply copycat books out there.
The story follows Emma who is a marketing executive, who has loved Jane Austen for years. She is looking for her Mr. Darcy. When she first meets Blake Hampton she thinks he might be the one. Nervous to take the ultimate plunge she turns down his offer to spend the weekend together, after some interesting encouragement by her colleagues, she changes her mind. Expecting a romantic trip, she ends up learning about his rarely mentioned brother. After a horrid trip, she believes she is done with the whole lot of them. Unfortunately, she can't get rid of them that easily. She ends up meeting him again.
It is a common storyline but the misunderstanding doesn't read like your average trope. It is extremely well done and the pacing of this story is super quick. The story is differently a page-turner.
Ultimately this was such a great book in my opinion. It takes an interesting spin on the Jane Austen book love affair. I think that people will really love the clean romance in this book, and the author's wonderful style of writing. Check this book out for yourself.
Disclaimer: I received this book from Shadow Mountain Publishing in exchange for my honest but unbiased opinion, all thoughts are my own.