Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict | 
pickThis is the most unique Jane Austen spin-off I‘ve ever read. I have myself sometimes wondered what it would have been like to be in Jane Austen‘s world, like one of her heroines. Courtney behaved naughtier than I would have. I think I would have been more scared after the whole asylum threat from her mother. Regardless, I enjoyed it! I would have liked a little more information at the end, but it was still satisfying. I recommend for Austen fans.
so-so#Rushathon #DashingDecember
Read with #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent group. I listened to the audiobook which was fine, but no chapters so very hard to track with the group. I really wanted to like this book, but felt meh. The MC annoyed me & I was left confused about how the time travel/switch was made. Even worse, I‘m not sure the author knew or had a good reason for it. There is a 2nd book & maybe it explains it more but I don‘t care that much.
pan#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent So…did Courtney leave and did Jane return? Or is Courtney in a weird limbo where she‘s not really herself and not really someone else? I hate ambiguous endings. Which person(a) married Edgeworth? Ugh. So many frustrations with this book and the author. I was expecting a love letter to Jane Austen and we got a weird fan fiction instead. ⬇️
so-soNot what I was expecting but I'm glad to scratch this off the list. It's supposed to be a comedy but it didn't make me laugh. It made me question the main character's actions and it did not really answer my questions about the time travel thing.
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#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.33-34: well finally. *Finally* Courtney realizes that her actions will have lasting consequences on her life - or Jane‘s life - or both. She sees that she could end up a tragic figure if she‘s not more careful. She‘s also starting to accept the fact that getting home isn‘t as easy as she was hoping. And that maybe, as the fortune teller said - she just needs to be present where she is now. We‘ll finish up tomorrow!
panFinished this a little early for #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent so I could return it to the library today…
A 21st century woman is transported somehow into a 19th century woman‘s body. As a self-proclaimed lover of Jane Austen novels, you‘d think she‘d get some things right - decorum, social mores. Nope. Courtney/Jane is whiny and seems so clueless on some things it baffled me. Actions have consequences, and yet she doesn‘t quite grasp that. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
panI went ahead and snuck in the last chapter along with today‘s 2. I‘m glad this found a happy ending even if it did kinda sneak up out of nowhere. But I think I might like the concept of time travel storylines more than the reality. This is not the first time in recent years that one of these has deeply annoyed me. #janeadjacent @StayCurious
#Pemberlittens #janeAdjacent Ch.31-32: Oy. How embarrassing on all counts. First Courtney acts like a crazy person with Jane Austen (poor Jane!) and basically spews word salad all over the place. What is she thinking going on about future movies?? Then she goes to that god awful party and nearly gets into some very real trouble with that slimy predatory type. What was that? His “cousin” luring innocent virgins to his trap? Gross.⬇️
Finished this one a little early! #wintergames #snowflakesquad #tbrbook #holidayromancebingo #timetravel #wintercosy #trapped #wgwordsearch #atozbingo #c
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.29.30: I feel as though Courtney has passed the threshold of what she can handle and now she‘s just grumpy and over it. Granted, I would be disgusted by the dirty roadside inn as well - this author doesn‘t pull punches. But Courtney is also over the behaviours and opinions of everyone around her. She‘s lost whatever rose coloured glasses she had from reading Austen. ⬇️
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.27&28: Mary finally realizes she may have misjudged her brother and she apologizes to him. But although Mary has forgiven Edgeworth, Courtney/Jane is still not certain. What exactly did she witness in the stables? Can she ignore it and give into her attraction for him? Should she be more wary because of her past history (future?) with men? Will Edgeworth keep coming back despite her hot and cold behaviour?
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Sorry for missing a day (Xmas party went late) - So Courtney goes to see a fortune teller- the same one Jane saw before they switched-and we got some cryptic info but nothing concrete. But at least we got something. Courtney is also starting to realize that her actions in Jane‘s world have very real consequences.⬇️
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.21-22: I chose this picture for a few reasons. First, Will Poulter is awesome. Second, I‘m confused as to what‘s happening in this book. How Courtney got there, how Jane left, when Jane left, when Jane returned with knowledge of the future? How Jane retuned…sigh. Too many questions. I feel like I‘m in an episode of Lost. ⬇️
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.19-20: While Courtney is reeling from Jane‘s memory of Edgeworth, Mary takes her to Bath to help get her mind off things. Courtney is elated to be going anywhere without Mrs.M and Edgeworth. But Bath is of course a special place to her. But she should be wary - She‘ll be around more people and in greater society than she has been so far. More chances to say something or act in a way she shouldn‘t.
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.17-18: interesting- Mary Edgeworth dislikes her brother - so much so that she tells Jane of her suspicions that he is a libertine - scandalous stuff too. And then silly Courtney confides in this woman she barely knows. I mean - that‘s obviously going to bite her in the bum…trust no one! Especially in a society where people rarely say what they truly mean.
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#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.15-16: how crazy to start experiencing another person‘s memories. I can imagine that would be almost traumatic-you‘d feel as though you were losing yourself one flashback at a time. Courtney is handling things pretty well considering. I‘m curious to know what Jane remembers about Edgeworth. What did she learn that caused her indifference to him? And do we trust Barnes or is she a spy for Mrs.M?
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.13-14: Ok, so it looks like Courtney is finally starting to try to act like an Austen heroine. She‘s getting a bit used to the world she now finds herself in and developing a routine. Until she can find a way home, she needs to be safe and follow the course. I appreciated the line about losing the noise in her head that comes from living in the modern world. No wonder we‘re nostalgic for a time long past.
We are in Pigeon Forge overnight and I‘m obsessed with the Jetsons chair in our hotel room 🤣
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.11-12: Granted, I‘ve never received a proposal from a stranger in a strange time before, but even I know running away and then laughing in his face probably isn‘t the best way to go about things…I feel as though Courtney is still not taking things as seriously as she should.⬇️
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.9-10: Her cousin is a character. Way to hold each other up ladies. Now, we don‘t know how Jane really is - maybe she‘s a not-so-nice person? She obviously has a different sense of propriety - frolicking around with a servant - and she got mad at Edgeworth for spilling tea…which was memorable enough for him to bring it up again. Plus her relationship with her mother…that woman is downright scary! Watch out Courtney!
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch. 7-8: Courtney finally starts to realize that she‘s not in fact dreaming. That what she‘s experiencing is real. What follows is a dizzying array of theories which remind me why I don‘t often engage in time travel stories or outer body experiences. She does make an interesting point when she wonders where Jane‘s spirit is, and whether she‘s living Courtney‘s life in LA. Is this like a Quantum Leap type thing?
#PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent #BuddyRead Y‘all! There are about a dozen different individual books or series of books for us to read. We‘ve got years of reading ahead of us!
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.5-6: we get a glimpse through flashback of Courtney‘s real life, her cheating fiancé Frank, and her falling out with her friend Wes. We also see that she can embroider through Jane, as if by muscle memory - which I thought was cool. I wonder what else she‘ll be able to do that will help her navigate her new 1813 world.
Had to dash out from work for a blood test mid-morning & as it was nearing lunch & I was hangry, I grabbed a poke bowl. Then the rain started & I sat in my car & ate it while listening to the tagged book for #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent The down side of the audiobook is that there are only 7 chapters so they don‘t line up with the print book. 🤦🏻♀️ Using Google Books “Look Inside” I found I got a bit past Chapter 4 so I‘m caught up to today. 😆
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.3-4: I‘m not certain I like Courtney yet. Even if she thinks she‘s in a dream, she‘s still a bit callous about everything. Like wanting to see who she assumes is her lower class lover - as a Jane Austen reader she should know how truly scandalous that would have been - a major no-no. She shouldn‘t find it amusing or be too blasé about it. Must be she doesn‘t realize the true consequences of her actions yet.
pickI have been listening to this for #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent #BuddyRead. I can‘t believe it‘s rated so low here on Litsy. The things that were the worst were the filthy waters at Bath, a doctor who doesn‘t wash his hands and forces bleeding on our heroine while she is held down by a maid, and an unloving, even evil mother who threatens to have her own daughter locked away in an insane asylum. I like the fantasy elements, which might (cont)⬇️
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.1-2: ooh what a great start - albeit a terrifying one. There‘s something really gruesome about 19th century medicine. How helpless were you to a doctor‘s whims, especially if you were a woman? Jane, or rather Courtney, had better learn to play the game quickly or else find herself in a madhouse 😳
Sounds like a Quantum Leap situation to me.
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Hi #Pemberlittens for our next #JaneAdjacent book we‘ll be reading 2 chapters a day starting Dec 4. This book has 36 chapters and I wanted to finish before some of us get busy for the holidays. All are welcome to join!
Hi #Pemberlittens for our next #JaneAdjacent book we‘ll be reading 2 chapters a day starting Dec 4. This book has 36 chapters and I wanted to finish before some of us get busy for the holidays. All are welcome to join!
#Pemberlittens our December #JaneAdjacent read has been picked! I don‘t yet have my copy so I‘m not sure how many chapters there are. I‘ll post the reading schedule soon. All are welcome to join in! Let me know if you want to be tagged in my daily meme-ingful posts!
Just finish this one on audiobook. I found it more enjoyable than most Austen adjacent books. I think it was because it was mostly her own characters and not fantasies of what happened next in cannon. I did watch a recent tick tock video Ann Patchet made where she said “NorthAnger Abbey is for when you run out of Austen” It made me laugh.
#VolumesAndVocals
Although I am not quite as #Addicted to reading every Jane Austen adaptation (book & film) as I used to be, I was feeling junky on Sunday which meant that I *needed* to rewatch all 6 hours of the 1995 BBC miniseries whilst laying on my couch.🤷🏻♀️
“I'm hooked on you, I need a fix, I can't take it
Just one more hit, I promise I can deal with it
I'll handle it, quit it, just one more time, then that's it…”
My #14books14weeks stack! Not pictured, but included, are Lost Roses and The Uncommoners, both of which are up very high on bookshelves 😄
Thanks for hosting, @TheHeartlandBookFairy 📚❤
@CrowCAH I'm so sorry for taking a while to post this! Thank you so, so much for this lovely Jane Austen package! The chocolate was immediately devoured 😆 I'm really excited to read this book and the playing cards are so whimsical and fun! My plan for this weekend is to make tea, read, and put together this cute puzzle! Thank you again! It was a real bright spot 💜
pickWhat a fun #Audiobook!
A 21st century girl in a Regency era body. She can‘t get back home until she‘s where she‘s supposed to be. Glad both main heroines get their HEA.
At times Courtney was a bit dense, it took her awhile to piece together appropriate social behavior, even though she‘s a Jane Austen addict. And there were passages when she rambles about time travel and etc.
so-soI finished reading Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict last night and I have so many feelings and thoughts. Jane Austen is my favorite author, her books are the absolute best. I absolutely adored the aspect of a woman from the 21st century waking up in the 19th century. But I was very disappointed in the ending, and the character development was beyond awful! This was an okay read but I wished there was more character development!
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“Are you unwell again?”
Again? This Jane person must be one of those fainting hypochondriac types, a Mary Musgrove, always loosening her stays and reaching for her smelling salts. Then again, with all this tight #stuff around my torso it doesn't take much imagination to figure out why fainting may not be that farfetched. #QuotsyFeb20
pickI really enjoyed this book. I‘m not super knowledgeable of Jane Austen‘s works, having only read Emma, but that didn‘t take away from my enjoyment of the book.📚
Of course, had I known all the references, my experience would have been richer, but it didn‘t disrupt the flow of the book or render confusion. [review continues in comments] #booksbrewsandbooze #confessionsofajaneaustenaddict 📚
panDecember Book Club pick, a silly book that tells the story of Courtney who lives in the present day but somehow wakes up one morning as Jane Mansfield in an Austen-like world. The book ends abruptly.
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@Kdgordon88 you really outdid your amount in gifts; this is too much! I LOVE IT ALL!!!
Your stitches on the stocking and Noel ornament is gorgeous! Can‘t wait to use the magnetic needle holder.
One can never have too much Austen stuff: the books are unique and soon I‘ll be able to read the 2019 calendar!
Art, matey, a hearty thank ye for the Pirates Night Before Christmas book and magnets! 🏴☠️
I just finished this and found it an easy, fun, quick read!
"I refuse to make my destiny a lifetime of nights in the arms of yet another man I don't care about but want to care about because the alternative is being alone..."
So excited to have gotten my match for the #JaneAustenSwap! I've already started stalking and shopping. 😊
