by Marilyn Brant
I generally don't put down books without finishing them. But it took me over a month to read a little less than 20% of this, so in the end I decided my time will be better spent with another book. The premise of the book is quite interesting: a teenage girl (and later on a woman) who can hear Jane...
What a lovely read. Who would not want to have Jane Austen talking to them especially at the tough time as a teenager? Jane helps Ellie through out the span of the book from being a teenager to being an adult in her 30's. Jane voices her opinion when she does not care of a particular guy. She ...
A strange book but quite good. The main character believes that Jane Austen is guiding her throughout her life with internalized conversations. Is Ellie delusional schizophrenic or is the spirit of Jane Austen really talking to her? In the end it doesn't really matter as we journey through Ellie's l...
A modern Pride and Prejudice. With a young girl- women who is haunted by jane Austin. She finds her "friend" is full of advice, but sometimes you have to go your own way. It was a cute romance, with a predictable ending, definitely chick lit. I could see this as a movie.
Somewhere under a 4, but not bad. Review to come...
I had to continue my Jane Austen alternative literature spree. Since I had "According to Jane" on my iPod Touch through the Kindle app, it was easy. When I first spied this book I thought it was a YA book due to the description. The book surprised me as it was not. It was an adult book with adult sc...
This is one of those reviews that is hard to write. I loved this book. I am an Austen fangirl, and I don't mind all the take-offs, in fact I enjoy them. This was not a funny story, but I felt like I was there with Ellie, the heroine, through all her romantic trials and tribulations.The story begins ...