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The Ladies Janies #02: My Plain Jane

June 25, 2018 / 05 STARS, CA JM BA YA THE LADY JANIES

My Plain Jane Book Cover My Plain Jane
The Ladies Janies
Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows,
Young Adult Fiction
HarperTeen
June 26, 2018
464

Move over, Charlotte Brontë. The authors of the New York Times bestselling My Lady Jane are back with an irreverent spin on Jane Eyre—a tale of mischief, romance, and supernatural mayhem perfect for fans of The Princess Bride or A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue. You may think you know the story. Penniless orphan Jane Eyre begins a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester—and, Reader, she marries him. Or does she? Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions in this stand-alone follow-up to My Lady Jane, which was called “an utter delight” (ALA Booklist, starred review), and “an uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to be missed” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Once upon a time there were three authors that got together and went “how can we make sure that Wren will completely and utterly obsess over a series a books” and then out came The Lady Janies.

Why do I love these books so much? Because they are goofy and fun. Most books in the fantasy and paranormal genre for Young Adult readers are dark, moody and dramatic (which I love, don’t get me wrong). It is nice to get a break from the heavy reads and jump into something that can just literally make you laugh out loud and make people stare at you when you are waiting for your hot chocolate at Starbucks.

So as My Lady Jane was about Queen Jane and her short reign, My Plain Jane is about Jane Eyre. The difference is though, that there are ghost and there are ghost hunters. So think time-period, classic novel meets Ghostbusters, and you’ll have the genre setting for My Plain Jane.

There are three points of view: Jane Eyre (obviously), a boy who is, like, really good at ghost hunting, and then Charlotte Bronte who just really has a lot of stories to tell and thinks that Jane might be a very interesting protagonist (oh, the irony). I believe that each author, though writing the whole book together, takes lead on a different character; so one writes for Jane, one for the ghost-hunter, and the other for Charlotte. I had a lot of fun trying to figure out who was writing what and I can honestly say I still am not completely positive I am correct.

So this society that hunts ghosts is running low on funds and really needs this super rare type of person who can actually control ghosts. And can you believe it, it’s Jane? But, Jane is under the impression that they are actually killing (for a second time?) ghosts and her best friend happens to be a ghost and she wants to keep her.

This book touches on some topics like feminism, friendship, and family, but what I like about it, is that they use it in a way that still makes you think while keeping it light and still making you laugh.

So if you have read Jane Eyre, you will get a lot of the spoofs and you’ll be laughing really hard. If you haven’t read Jane Eyre, you won’t get many of the spoofs and you’ll be laughing really hard anyway.

Overall, I think the five editions I will be getting of this book is completely normal and I loved this book and why can’t My Calamity Jane come out now instead of two years from now? I mean, it’s a western… it’s going to be the most hilarious one yet.

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How I Rate Books:
All of my books start at three stars ★★★☆☆.
This is different than most because people usually start a book at five stars ★★★★★ and trickle it down from there. I believe this doesn’t actually leave room for a book to grow from my expectations. This leads to some five stars being on the same level as other five stars that I actually ended up enjoying more. Starting at three stars ★★★☆☆ leaves me room to have more control of my ratings.

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My Lady Janies #01: My Lady Jane

October 1, 2017 / 05 STARS, CA JM BA YA THE LADY JANIES, FEATURED POST

My Lady Jane Book Cover My Lady Jane
The Lady Janies
Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Young Adult Fiction
HarperTeen
June 07, 2016
Audiobook
491

Edward (long live the king) is the King of England. He’s also dying, which is inconvenient, as he’s only sixteen and he’d much rather be planning for his first kiss than considering who will inherit his crown…

Jane (reads too many books) is Edward’s cousin, and far more interested in books than romance. Unfortunately for Jane, Edward has arranged to marry her off to secure the line of succession. And there’s something a little odd about her intended…

Gifford (call him G) is a horse. That is, he’s an Eðian (eth-y-un, for the uninitiated). Every day at dawn he becomes a noble chestnut steed—but then he wakes at dusk with a mouthful of hay. It’s all very undignified.

The plot thickens as Edward, Jane, and G are drawn into a dangerous conspiracy. With the fate of the kingdom at stake, our heroes will have to engage in some conspiring of their own. But can they pull off their plan before it’s off with their heads?

WrensReads Review:

Honestly I-
…no that’s not a good start.

IF YOU EVER READ THIS BOOK, DON’T. LISTEN TO THIS BOOK FIRST OMGSH PLEASE YES IT IS THE BEST EVER PRAISE GOES TO KATHERINE KELLGREN OMGSH YOU WERE MADE TO READ THIS BOOK TO ALL THE WORLD.

I finished two point five incredible books on the same day, so my brain is a little fried from delight. Seriously I have to keep reminding myself to come write this review and stop dancing in the kitchen with the dogs or asking the cats if they are actually from the bloodline of King Henry VIII’s.

*composes self*

I was so giddy about everything in this book. Like seriously so giddy. I was always laughing out-loud which was completely awkward when you are standing in line at the check out, let me tell you.

If you are in need of a laugh and a light read, read this book I beg you.

If you are in need of a feminist-like book, read this book I beg you.

If you are in need of a history lesson, read this book I beg you.

Seriously this is about Queen Jane’s reign of like, what, nine days? I am not too sure, since I am not an expert on the matter, but these author’s are. They did their homework and found out the very (not so) truth of what happened in that time with Queen Jane.

Young King Edward is dying. He caught a tragic disease. He’s never been kissed and all he has in the world are his two darling sisters, his beautiful cousin Jane and his dog, Pet (how original, I know). Since he doesn’t have any children, his throne would go to his sister Mary, unfortunately, until one of his advisers gives him another idea…

Jane is the Belle of the story. The girl who just wants to read books (so, you know, all of us) and then read some more books and then HER MOTHER MARRIES HER OFF TO A GUY WHO TURNS INTO A HORSE (That’s the beast, if you weren’t catching on). She is mortified, humiliated and NOT HAPPY. HE IS A HORSE WHAT IN BLAZES IS SHE SUPPOSE TO DO WITH A HORSE.

Said horse, Gifford, can’t control that by day he is a steed and by night he is a man. And why does she always have her nose in a book anyway? Is she not pleasant looking? Heaven forbids he marries someone who looks like an animal.

Gifford belongs to a group of people called Eðian (eth-y-un). They have two different forms. But they are hated by those who don’t. I kind of got the whole Protestants and Catholics feel from the tension between the two groups.

And that’s all I am going to say to you. You should know the gist of this story (it is history, you know) but a lot of the major details were missed in the history books. You’ll have to read this book to know the (not so) truth.

So if you fit in any of the categories listed above (needs a laugh, likes equality, history buff) then you should read this book. It was really hilarious.

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