The Jane Austen Society review

Title: The Jane Austen Society

Author:  Natalie Jenner

Ch: 30 Plus Epilogue

Pg:  320

Series:

Genre: Literary Fiction

Rating: 4 stars

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

I didn’t know what to think when I started reading this one, but I love all things Austen so I wanted to give this one a try. The Jane Austen society by Natalie Jenner takes place in England after World War II when some of the villagers are determined to save Jane Austen’s legacy.

I loved seeing the different characters come together because of their love of Austen. I also love that you get chapters and POV of views from most of the main characters.

It was nice to visit a part of Jane Austen’s England even during a pandemic from the comfort of my own chair. This novel gave me The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society  feels.

I would recommend this book to fans of

I look forward to other books by this author.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone. 

Where the Crawdads Sing review

Title:  Where the Crawdads Sing

Author: Delia Owens

Pages:384

Genre: literary fiction

Rating: 4 stars

Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons

            I kept putting off reading Where the Crawdads Sing mainly because I wasn’t sure if the book itself would live up to the hype.  And while it didn’t live up to the hype at least to me it was still a good read.  And I’m glad I read it. 

     Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is very much a character driven novel with a little bit of plot. But I think even if you don’t like character driven novels you will still enjoy this one. Kya Clark is a character that you can’t help but root for.  I literally finished this book in two days. I couldn’t put it down. It reminded me a bit of the book Island of the Blue Dolphins that I read as a teenager.