Lavinia reviewed Austenland by Shannon Hale
Review of 'Austenland' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I really wanted to love this book, mostly because I loved the premise - modern-day, Jane-Austen-obsessed girl spends three weeks living in "Regency England", complete with corsets and carriages and games of whist. Unfortunately, I didn't think much of most of the characters, and the main character only redeemed herself in the last 30-45 minutes. For most of the book I thought she was an immature, whiny, spineless, must-have-a-man-to-be-complete twit, but Hale managed to have Jane pull herself together at the end. Fortunately, it ended well - well enough for me to probably be willing to read the sequel that I've heard exists.
I really wanted to love this book, mostly because I loved the premise - modern-day, Jane-Austen-obsessed girl spends three weeks living in "Regency England", complete with corsets and carriages and games of whist. Unfortunately, I didn't think much of most of the characters, and the main character only redeemed herself in the last 30-45 minutes. For most of the book I thought she was an immature, whiny, spineless, must-have-a-man-to-be-complete twit, but Hale managed to have Jane pull herself together at the end. Fortunately, it ended well - well enough for me to probably be willing to read the sequel that I've heard exists.
