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Compulsively Mr. Darcy, by Nina Benneton – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 11 February 2012 | 13 Comments »

Guest review by Kimberly Denny-Ryder I’ve often wondered what modern day psychiatric medicine would say about some of my favorite literary characters.  Are they bi-polar?  Do they suffer from ADHD, depression, or a form of autism?  Author Nina Benneton explores what a modern day Darcy would be like, suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder in her [...]

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Midnight in Austenland: A Novel, by Shannon Hale – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , on 8 February 2012 | 19 Comments »

Guest review by Christina Boyd Best-selling author of Austenland, and soon to be motion picture of same, Shannon Hale, takes us on another retreat to England in her latest offering, Midnight in Austenland. When the nice American Charlotte Kinder married a nice man named James in a nice wedding, later giving birth to and raising [...]

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Austentatious, by Alyssa Goodnight – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , on 4 February 2012 | 6 Comments »

Guest Review by Aia A. Hussein The archetypical figure of the fairy godmother – an imagined mentor with supernatural powers – is an attractive trope because it suggests that certain elements of the unseen universe are rooting for us whether we are aware of it or not.  The most popular fairy godmother is arguably the [...]

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Persuade Me (Darcy & Friends 2), by Juliet Archer – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 18 September 2011 | 10 Comments »

Guest review by Jeffrey Ward Author Juliet Archer has undertaken the daunting task of re-writing Jane Austen’s classic novels with a modern and contemporary twist. Her first novel in the series, The Importance of Being Emma (2008), was warmly embraced. Now, Persuade Me is the second offering in her Darcy & Friends series.  Reading Persuade [...]

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Definitely Not Mr. Darcy, by Karen Doornebos – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 11 September 2011 | 8 Comments »

Review by Aia A. Hussein       The young bachelor enters a room filled with young ladies, all of whom are eyeing the invitations he holds in his hands, fully conscious that there are not enough invitations for all them.  They straighten their postures and smooth their gowns as their chaperones hold their breaths.  They all listen [...]

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Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star, by Heather Lynn Rigaud – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , on 4 September 2011 | 11 Comments »

Guest review by Kimberly Denny-Ryder of Reflections of a Book Addict When you think of Rock ’N’ Roll, two things besides music come to mind: sex and drugs.  Now think of Rock ‘N’ Roll and throw in the characters of our beloved Pride and Prejudice.  Yes, you read that right, Pride and Prejudice plus sex, [...]

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Murder Most Persuasive: A Mystery by Tracy Kiely – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , on 31 August 2011 | 2 Comments »

Guest Review by Aia A. Hussein Following in the footsteps of her previous works Murder at Longbourn and Murder on the Bride’s Side, author Tracy Kiely has just released Murder Most Persuasive. Wherein she previously drew plot inspiration from such Jane Austen classics as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, in this new mystery [...]

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Sass & Serendipity, by Jennifer Ziegler – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, Young Adult Fiction Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , on 27 July 2011 | 19 Comments »

Sisters Daphne and Gabby Rivera are as different as night and day! Older sis Gabriella is all “straight A’s and neat-freak genes,” according to younger, impulsively romantic sister “Daffy.” Sensible Gabby works part-time to help her single mom make ends meet while studying hard for a scholarship so she can get out of Barton, Texas. [...]

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