I've rarely read a book and had no idea where it was going. This one kept me guessing and when there was the 'big reveal' towards the end, I only figured it out a few lines before.

I thought it was going to be more about some secret love Jane Austen had but no...time travel my friend, time travel! I like that Jane Odiwe doesn't give too much explanation but just enough of how it all worked. And ultimately there was the happy ending!

This should be a 4.5 star rating, as that is what I gave it on my blog but no half ratings here. Decided to just give it the five. It was a pleasant read. ( )

Sophie Elliot visits the family home in Bath, which is next door to the home of Jane Austen in the early nineteenth century, to help get over a broken romance. The story is from Sophie's point of view as she meets the downstairs tenant and the finding of a white glove which transports her to Regency Bath. There she meets the Austen family - how close is Persuasion to the life of Jane and Sophie.
I enjoyed the parallel romance in modern day and Regency, and liked the characters which made it a satisfying read. ( )

This book had my attention from the beginning. I love reading about books that have some basis on other books with their own twist.
The story is about a young modern English woman named Sophie Elliot who journies to Bath in an effort to write a book and instead finds herself caught up in life about her in the present and in the 1800's when Jane Austen was alive. She finds herself drawn to Josh in the present and Charles Austen in the past. As she journies to the past more, it becomes harder for her to remember her life in the present and is more drawn to her life as Sophia Eilliot, spending time with the Miss Austen's as well as Charles and as little time with her own rather stuck up family as possible, in particular Mr. Granville.
She soon finds herself stuck between a rock and a hard place and when something tragic happens, not all hope will be lost as she imagines and the she will learn that love can be found when you least expect it.

A thoroughly engaging novel, Jane wrote beautiful descriptions of what life might have been like in Jane Austen's time and I could almost find I was in that era. I hope to visit that world again son.
Full of adventure, bonds of friendship, love and believing in oneself, it was a pleasure to read this book and I highly recommend it for Jane Austen friends especially if Persuasion is a favorite!! ( )