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A review by jenbsbooks
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower
5.0
Ah Emma ... she has become a friend. Sometimes with a series, readers get attached and will love the continuing books regardless. I honestly don't know if I'm biased at this point :) This took me longer to get through, only because my eye-time is limited/my eyes are going bad and I keep falling asleep when attempting to read. No audio available, but I do like that while reading, I am able to highlight little tidbits that tickle my fancy ... then I can open up "My Kindle Highlights" for any and all of the Emma books and do a quick read and be enveloped back into this world.
Some Emma-isms from book 7 ...
You know you live the sort of life that would not bear up well under scrutiny.
He tends to disapprove of perfectly wonderful things, like opinions.
Agnes scrinched her eyebrows in perplexity (Scrinched: Likely not a word).
Do I hear the unpleasant tone of dissent?
I will look up the word understatement and read it aloud to you.
My strange, small kingdom of quirk and delight.
The word "digress" is all charm running backward, and I approve.
You of all people could have found the library! (Said by I to Emma)
Turnabout. Fairplay. And all that.
Needless to say, I sat AGOG.
What had it been? Three, maybe four full sentences said without irony, sarcasm, snap or profanity? A record to be sure.
There is no contentment like that of sitting at one's window, reading a book, with the sounds of birdcall and the promise of spring.
Recap mostly for MY memory (so some SPOILERS) ... in this installment, there is a little more of the romance between Emma and Pierce, but still moving VERY slowly. More background on Hawkes (a lady in his life?) and Islington (observing the interactions here, I felt okay without a love triangle), the reprobates and a duel, Aunt Eugenia comes - requiring an appearance by Agnes Dowd. Enter Jack. Roland makes an appearance as well. Secondary characters (Arabella - not the princess of the prom, poor Victoria's/her parents, Mary-continued relationship with the professor). The official binding of the journal takes place ... note the binding change on the illustrated covers :)
Some Emma-isms from book 7 ...
You know you live the sort of life that would not bear up well under scrutiny.
He tends to disapprove of perfectly wonderful things, like opinions.
Agnes scrinched her eyebrows in perplexity (Scrinched: Likely not a word).
Do I hear the unpleasant tone of dissent?
I will look up the word understatement and read it aloud to you.
My strange, small kingdom of quirk and delight.
The word "digress" is all charm running backward, and I approve.
You of all people could have found the library! (Said by I to Emma)
Turnabout. Fairplay. And all that.
Needless to say, I sat AGOG.
What had it been? Three, maybe four full sentences said without irony, sarcasm, snap or profanity? A record to be sure.
There is no contentment like that of sitting at one's window, reading a book, with the sounds of birdcall and the promise of spring.
Recap mostly for MY memory (so some SPOILERS) ...