Janet Mullany
Autor de The Rules of Gentility
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- Brought up in England, Mullany now lives in the United States.
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Bespelling Jane Austen: An Anthology por Mary Balogh
Prelim review: Honestly speaking I enjoyed the first two stories the most (Almost Persuaded and Northanger Castle), was amused by the third (Blood and Prejudice) and not very interested in the last (Little to Hex Her). I don't think that its a coincidence that the last story is based around my least favorite Jane Austen novel, Emma, however.
2.5 stars
This collection has four novellas that take the plot of a Jane Austen novel and give it a paranormal twist. I’m always up for this kind of thing, and it was fun to get a glimpse at each author’s thoughts on their contributions. Each one wrote a letter to the reader, which was a nice touch. Susan Krinard, the one who put the collection together and contributed Blood and Prejudice, wrote a nice intro to the collection, and the fact that she’s such an Austen fan is why I rounded up my rating.
Here are my individual ratings:
Almost Persuaded
3 stars
This was my favorite of the collection, and Mary Balogh is the author I’m most likely to try again. I liked the idea of Persuasion with a reincarnation angle, and it worked pretty well. The plot felt rushed, especially at the end, but I liked Balogh’s writing, and I’m interested to see what she can do when she’s in her element (paranormal romance isn’t her usual thing).
Northanger Castle
2 stars
Caroline’s runaway imagination felt really overdone, and Isobel was over-the-top annoying. I admit it’s been over 20 years since I read the book it’s based on, but I don’t remember being irritated so much by the characters. And I don’t understand the point of changing the names.
Blood and Prejudice
3 stars
Not the first Darcy as vampire twist I’ve read, but I thought the author did some cool things with the idea. It allowed her to preserve his Regency era manners within a modern setting, which I thought was a neat trick. I don’t think she pulled it off as well with the Bennets as modern characters. Sometimes their motivations felt a little inconsistent with the contemporary setting. I still liked how she shuffled things around and updated here and there to hit all the high points in the space she had.
Little to Hex Her
2 stars
The only thing I really liked about this one was the big secret about Missy Bates. The idea of Emma running a dating service was great, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I’d hoped. The supernatural elements felt like clutter rather than glitter.… (más)
This collection has four novellas that take the plot of a Jane Austen novel and give it a paranormal twist. I’m always up for this kind of thing, and it was fun to get a glimpse at each author’s thoughts on their contributions. Each one wrote a letter to the reader, which was a nice touch. Susan Krinard, the one who put the collection together and contributed Blood and Prejudice, wrote a nice intro to the collection, and the fact that she’s such an Austen fan is why I rounded up my rating.
Here are my individual ratings:
Almost Persuaded
3 stars
This was my favorite of the collection, and Mary Balogh is the author I’m most likely to try again. I liked the idea of Persuasion with a reincarnation angle, and it worked pretty well. The plot felt rushed, especially at the end, but I liked Balogh’s writing, and I’m interested to see what she can do when she’s in her element (paranormal romance isn’t her usual thing).
Northanger Castle
2 stars
Caroline’s runaway imagination felt really overdone, and Isobel was over-the-top annoying. I admit it’s been over 20 years since I read the book it’s based on, but I don’t remember being irritated so much by the characters. And I don’t understand the point of changing the names.
Blood and Prejudice
3 stars
Not the first Darcy as vampire twist I’ve read, but I thought the author did some cool things with the idea. It allowed her to preserve his Regency era manners within a modern setting, which I thought was a neat trick. I don’t think she pulled it off as well with the Bennets as modern characters. Sometimes their motivations felt a little inconsistent with the contemporary setting. I still liked how she shuffled things around and updated here and there to hit all the high points in the space she had.
Little to Hex Her
2 stars
The only thing I really liked about this one was the big secret about Missy Bates. The idea of Emma running a dating service was great, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I’d hoped. The supernatural elements felt like clutter rather than glitter.… (más)
Should I read this book?
Knowing the love interest has a mistress and daughter with her...feels kind off iffy to me.
I wont read it..unless someone can convince me otherwise ;)
Comments please.
Knowing the love interest has a mistress and daughter with her...feels kind off iffy to me.
I wont read it..unless someone can convince me otherwise ;)
Comments please.
I wanted to like this, but it just didn't work for me. I think, partly, because only one of the stories really reimagined the storyline -- the others were very very true to the original. If that's what you're looking for, go with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies -- which is a surprisingly great read.
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