Jean L. reviewed on + 15 more book reviews
I found this to be a fun, lite summer read. It's not an amazing book, but it is entertaining and pulled me in. I enjoyed it enough to have a hard time putting it down. The plot's context (time travel to the time of Jane Austen) intrigued me and lured me in because I really like Jane's time period. Actually, I really like Jane Austen's books a great deal. This certainly wasn't in the echelons of one of Jane's books, but it still had a good bit of merit.
What I didn't like: the protagonist is a loose woman, which is so out of character for a Jane-type book, though she does seem to learn a lesson through the adventure about respecting herself more than she had previously. Also, it bothered me - wondering what on earth happened to the woman she switched places with (this would be the premise for book two in this series).
What I really did like: seeing the inner workings of the Jane A. period, which we never approach in Jane's books...like lack of baths, toothpaste, what on earth happens when you get your period back then, and being mortified by what everyone thinks of you (this one is oft hinted at in Jane's books, but not really addressed in the same manner this book uses).
I did like it enough to actually request book 2...so I guess that says something. In the end, I really wanted to know what happened to everyone in the book...which, to me, is a mark of a decent book.
Warning: this book DOES have some cursing (though not tons), and it does have some discussion of sex and sexual situations, including wanton, promiscuous behavior.
What I didn't like: the protagonist is a loose woman, which is so out of character for a Jane-type book, though she does seem to learn a lesson through the adventure about respecting herself more than she had previously. Also, it bothered me - wondering what on earth happened to the woman she switched places with (this would be the premise for book two in this series).
What I really did like: seeing the inner workings of the Jane A. period, which we never approach in Jane's books...like lack of baths, toothpaste, what on earth happens when you get your period back then, and being mortified by what everyone thinks of you (this one is oft hinted at in Jane's books, but not really addressed in the same manner this book uses).
I did like it enough to actually request book 2...so I guess that says something. In the end, I really wanted to know what happened to everyone in the book...which, to me, is a mark of a decent book.
Warning: this book DOES have some cursing (though not tons), and it does have some discussion of sex and sexual situations, including wanton, promiscuous behavior.
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