This review was originally written in 2014 Jane Austen fans are in for a treat in this literary mystery cum romance modeled on the beloved novels of Jane Austen. One nice twist is the addition of the parallel storyline about Jane Austen’s fictitious relationship with an older clergyman who helps encourage her writing aspirations. ManyContinue reading “Throwback Thursday AND Austenalia…First Impressions by Charlie Lovett”
Author Archives: Robin Henry
Revising is hard!
Revising is a difficult process, for many reasons. We are frequently so close to the topic/material, that it is hard to see it fresh. That is why a lot of advice is to let things sit for a while after you finish a draft, so you can look at it with new eyes. You shouldContinue reading “Revising is hard!”
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
This is the second book I have read by Kate Quinn and I am going to be in the minority here when I say I found it mediocre at best. I read The Alice Network a couple of years ago for a book club and didn’t really like it, either . The spying plots inContinue reading “The Rose Code by Kate Quinn”
Throwback Thursday: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
In honor of the Netflix series, which by the way is just as dreadful as the book, I pulled out this old chestnut from 2017. Roasted… This was billed as psychological suspense, so I got sucked in. Though it has moments of brilliance, in the end, it falls flat, partially because the main character isContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough”
The Storm by Arif Anwar
The Storm is a beautifully woven tale that skips across time and geography to bring the reader into the life of Shar, a Ph.D student and policy wonk who has overstayed his student visa in the United States. Things are complicated. He has a daughter, but he is not married to her mother. If heContinue reading “The Storm by Arif Anwar”
JASNA 2021 Presentation: the Resources
I must apologize deeply for the delay in posting this. I can offer no excuse! Time merely got away from me. Time I wasted reading that dreadful murder mystery, but I digress…
Murder at Mansfield Park by Lynn Shepherd
Well, Janeites, it is with a heavy heart that I report to you: this book is not very good. I had high hopes, since it was a murder mystery, but alas those hopes were dashed upon the rocks of mediocrity. As may be surmised from the title, this is a retelling of Mansfield Park inContinue reading “Murder at Mansfield Park by Lynn Shepherd”
It’s Time for some Austen Flash Fanfiction…
What if Fanny Price had accepted Henry Crawford’s Proposal?
Throwback Thursday: You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz
This book was originally reviewed in 2015 Grace Reinhart Sachs has it all. A great job, a loving, doctor husband, and a beautiful son. She is even about to start the public relations tour for her first book, You Should Have Known. As a marriage therapist, Grace has walked couples through trying to put itContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz”
Plotter or Pantser? Plan your Novel in November with NaNoPlanMo
NaNoWriMo is coming up! If you, like me, tend toward the plotting side rather than the pantsing side, and the thought of writing 50,000 words in one month makes you begin to hyperventilate, fear not, dear reader, Readerly has you covered. For the plotters among us, and the pantsers who want to be them, ReaderlyContinue reading “Plotter or Pantser? Plan your Novel in November with NaNoPlanMo”