What Would Jane Austen Do?by Laurie Brown
Published by Sourcebooks Incorporated, 2009
352 pages
Summary: Eleanor is transported back in time at the whim of two ghosts haunting the hotel she is staying at. The ghosts, Mina and Deidre, need her to change the past, so their brother Teddy will not die in a duel to protect the girls' honor.
Review: I enjoyed this book. It was a quick, light, and fun read on a rainy day. My favorite part was Eleanor and how she seamlessly fit into the past. There was no crazy cultural snafus or Jane Austen addicts who can't hold it together. The plot is crazy enough, so Eleanor being level headed gave the book great balance. My one compliant is there wasn't enough Jane Austen in the book. Eleanor meets her and has a conversation with her, but I expected Jane to be part of the time traveling action. Oh well, there is always the next book. Rating: *** out of 5.
10 comments:
I would have been turned off by the title, not a Jane Austen fan other than watching the movies made from her books from time to time. Now, thanks to your review, I'd pick this up. Thanks for the cranium's up!
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I love anything Jane Austen. This sounds fun.
♥ Nely
I'm not the biggest Jane Austen fan but for some reason this book seems to be calling to me. It looks interesting!
I'm a Jane Austen fan and I'm not sure that I'd pick this one up. Quick, light and fun reads on a rain day is tempting! Thanks for visiting my blog!
LOL! Just don't know if I could take that cover seriously, though! :) Sounds like a fun read anyway.
I like anything that involves time travel! This looks good. Thanks for the review -
Sue
I want to read this one. I think it sounds really cute.
I just picked up this book in my last online splurge! I'm glad to hear it's good - looking forward to receiving it in the mail now.
This may be a library find...not money spent but a rainy day filled with reading...perfect!
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