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Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery | Stephanie Barron

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I can‘t believe it took me so long to read this! I absolutely loved that it was written as if it was a discovered Jane Austen manuscript. It was so believable. The author did an excellent job writing in the same style as Jane Austen. The mystery was really good as well. Also, she added a bunch of historical information from Jane Austen‘s life. And the foot notes were excellent as well. Loved it!

kspenmoll This mystery series is such fun! 3d

Ruthiella The first book is definitely the weakest (though I never completed the series). So you have lots to look forward to! 😃 3d

SarahBookInterrupted @Ruthiella really?! That‘s great news…thanks for sharing. 2d

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Graciouswarriorlibrarian

Persuation: 1909 Edition with 24 Illustrations by C. E. Brock | Jane Austen

Books 136 through 147. I have been reading a lot of the sweethearts alphabet series by Suzanne Ash for an A-Z challenge. Plus, I have been busy downsizing and packing for my upcoming move.

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Teresereading

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith

#zombie
#hauntsandhexes
I haven‘t read this one
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfect 🧟‍♀️ 3w

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Bookwormjillk

Ghosted: A Northanger Abbey Novel | Amanda Quain

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A fun Northanger Abbey retelling where Northanger is a possibly haunted boarding school.

Bookwormjillk #pumpkaboohunt @PuddleJumper medium #spookyspots @AllDebooks #spnbookbingo2025 ghosts @OutsmartYourShelf #erasbingoboard @Charityann lover #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks #onesnacktorulethemall #allthingsapple #trappedinaspookyhouse @Laughterhp #JaneAustenThenAndNow (catching up from June) @Crinoline_Laphroaig #hauntedshelf #grimreaders @CSeydel 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w

OutsmartYourShelf 👻👻 3w

Crinoline_Laphroaig I had to go looked up my review. Apparently I really liked the Thanksgiving scene which I don't remember. 🤪 3w

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JuliaTheBookNerd

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith

#Zombie 🧟

#HauntsAndHexes 🎃👻🍁🕸️🦇🧹🐈‍⬛🌙🪄

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 3w

Eggs Brilliant 🧟‍♀️ 3w

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Bookwormjillk

Ghosted: A Northanger Abbey Novel | Amanda Quain

Sneaking off for a quick reading session before my son‘s race starts

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Sharpeipup

Elizabeth of East Hampton: A contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice | Audrey Bellezza, Emily Harding

Tis the season 👻

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Andrea313

Emma | Jane Austen

1. This was my 9th or 10th reading? I can't keep track anymore! My viewpoint hasn't shifted too much over the years; Emma has always been low on my Austen List but I've found new things to appreciate each time through.

2. It's complicated! Its a coming-of-age story so of course we have to see how she grows and God knows I regret things I did and said at 20...! But at the same time, her shallow snobbery grates on me. 👇👇

Andrea313 3. I don't think I truly love anyone in this book! But Knightley has the most sense, Miss Bates is the purest of heart, and Mr. John Knightley is a relatable homebody, so I guess those three? 😂 And Frank Churchill can fuck alllllll the way off with his BS! Jane Fairfax deserved better. 3w

Andrea313 6. Oh, dear. The Westons will stay happily married, as will the Martins. I think Emma and Knightley will do just fine, especially if she continues to mellow out as she matures. Poor Jane Fairfax, though; she does not deserve a flirtatious, irresponsible, temperamental prick like Frank and while I guess marriage with a wealthy man beats being a governess, it's not much of a gain! 3w

Andrea313 7/8: Give me Miss Bates and Mr. Woodhouse any day! I actually like Miss Bates and while her yapping is a lot, I'll take it over Augusta's self-importance. And Harriet just makes me roll my eyes. No, I want to hang with Hetty and Henry and hear stories of their youth together, watch them wax nostalgic about Babies Jane, Emma, and Isabella, and delight in the everyday comforts and routines that bring them joy. ❤️ 3w

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Andrea313 9. I was struck again that this is a story about community and how we exist within it. We aren't meant for isolation so how do we live alongside many personalities? How do we welcome newcomers? What does it mean to grow and change, to embrace the new or to stagnate? Where does forgiveness live- between Miss Bates and Emma, Harriet and Emma, Frank and, well, everyone- when our mistakes are big ones? These are the questions the book keeps asking me. 3w

Andrea313 Many thanks to @Crinoline_Laphroaig, our fearless leader, for these great questions! #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow 3w

Crinoline_Laphroaig You make such wonderful points. I loved John Knightley this time. He is a relatable homebody. 3w

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RosePressedPages

The Rushworth Family Plot: A Novel | Claudia Gray

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I love this series! However, I didn't love this 4th addition as much, mainly because I don't like Mansfield Park that much. I find Fanny and the rest of the Mansfield characters a bit insufferable. However, I did like Fanny‘s ending and I gained a lot of respect for her after her brother confided something very personal to her. I found the ‘will they wont they‘ a bit overly dramatic and I didn‘t like the ending plot twists at all. Low pick.

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staci.reads

Austen at Sea | Natalie Jenner

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September has not been a good reading month for me. I've only finished 3 books and might finish a 4th tonight. I've struggled to get into any of the books I've picked up. This was my #JaneAustenThenandNow selection for June 🤦‍♀️. It was okay. I liked the fictionalized interactions with Sir Francis Austin, but not a lot else. @Crinoline_Laphroaig

Crinoline_Laphroaig I enjoyed it except for the disparaging comments about Northanger Abbey. Also I don't have the level of forgiveness in me that happens in Epilogue. I'm like Mr. Darcy once my good opinion is lost it is lost. Also think because I loved The Jane Austen Society everything else struggles to live up to. 3w

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