2017 Reading Challenge discussion

This book was recommended to me because I like both Jane Austen and her novels' adaptations. This was a cute little romance, not espetacular and very cliché, but still a light and fun read. I like how Stephanie Fowers adapted Jane Austen's novels and even the places where they are set into this book and the characters. Some were pretty obvious, but others I only realized when the book revealed. I also liked that some of the characters personalities were mashed, it gave them a more realistic feel.

Jane was a little bit annoying and sometimes had no sense of pride and preservation (unlike many of her beloved characters), but she was funny and loyal. Austen sometimes got on my nerves, he was clueless about the other characters feelings (especially Jane's) and was even a little cold and dismissive. And, although they are not listed as adaptations of characters, I thought that Jane reminded me a lot of Emma, from Emma, with her romantic personality and her matchmaking "skills" as well as the fact that she tried the entire book to do what she thought was right, only to complicate herself and others further. She was less proud and know-it-all than Emma herself, but I got the vibe, especially because of the whole "the romantic & the cynic" couple. Austen was clearly Mr. Knightly for me - all logic and reason, except when it comes to Jane/Emma.

Overall, a nice and quick book. As a Jane Austen adaptation lover, not the best one, but still nice in between heavier and dense books.