Book Review: My Jane Austen Summer by Cindy Jones

My Jane Austen Summer: A Season in Mansfield Parkby Cindy Jones
Do you consider yourself a Janeite? Have you read every Jane Austen novel so many times that you know Lizzy, Emma and Maryanne almost as well as your real life friends? Perhaps you feel more connected to the author than her characters?
Well, for Lily Berry, Jane Austen is more of an imaginary friend who offers advice about life and romance. Lily is guided by her friend as she gets to spend a summer in England re-enacting Mansfield Park, a great opportunity to escape the reality of her recent losses- mom, boyfriend and job. 
I admit to being a bit of a Janeite- I have read all her novels and have also enjoyed reading a couple of the new Austen inspired books. Surprisingly, My Jane Austen Summer seems to share some similarities with the two . In According to Jane by Marilyn Brandt, the protagonist hears Jane speaking to her in her head giving her advice and warnings about the men in her life. The protagonist in Shannon Hale's Austenland spends her vacation in an estate where guests get to live out their Austen fantasies. 
Yes, there are similarities but there also differences that sets it apart and makes it a very different read from the two novels I mentioned. I enjoyed the drama of setting up the re-enactment and imagining how much fun it would be to experience that. I also have to admit to really liking Fanny Price as does Lily. She doesn't get as much love as the other Austen heroines. 
3/5Source: Sent for review for TLC Book Tour. Thanks, Trish.

Links for more information about Cindy Jones and My Jane Austen Summer:
CindyJones.com (official website)First Draft (her blog)Facebook

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Current Read and a Teaser: My Jane Austen Summer

Wow! It has been a while since I last participated in Teaser Tuesday. Thought I would start it up again now that I have some books to share with you all. 
I am currently reading My Jane Austen Summer: A Season in Mansfield Park by Cindy Jones which I will be posting a review of on April 21st, the last stop on the TLC Book Tour. I am enjoying it so far. Very different than my previous read. 
Anyway, here's a bit to tease you with:

"I sensed a gothic villain on my trail and quickened my pace, passing Tolstoy, Wharton, and Zola. Frida Kahlo's eyebrow glared at me from a poster on the end of the stack." page 14, paperback.

My Jane Austen Summer was released April 1st. 

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page (I am usually not so random)
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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FTC Disclosure: Clicking on title and image links will lead you to my Amazon Affiliate page.