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Fallen by Jessie Lewis
I was positively giddy when I saw Jessie Lewis had a new release coming out early in 2021. I discovered Jessie late last year when I read her book, Speechless. If you haven’t read it yet, I can’t recommend it enough. When the chance came to be able to read Fallen and interview Jessie, I squealed with delight! Fallen is unique in that it follows cannon pretty closely for the first quarter-ish of the book… and then it’s hang on to your hats! It is a wild curricle ride of emotions. What makes this book set apart from others is its ability to make you second-guess the characters you have…
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All That This Entails
What is your go-to comfort read? My comfort read of 2020 has been any story with Fitzwilliam Darcy as one of the main characters. Admittedly, I quite new to Jane Austen Fan Fiction. But, I fell fast and hard. As I was reaching for to Austen more and more this year, I realized there was a whole world I had yet to explore with more Austen-goodness to read. This Pride & Prejudice did not disappoint! In a twist of fate, Mr. Bennet is now titled and wealthier than Mr. Darcy. The story picks up after Elizabeth has rejected Mr. Darcy’s -ahem- less than romantic proposal. What unfolds next is simply…
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Port & Proposals
Every once in a while the social media gods smile upon you and lead you to find a hidden gem among all the blinking ads. Such was the case with Mark Brownlow’s first book in the Mr. Bennet Memoirs, Cake & Courtship. I had it on my to-read list for far too long. When I saw he was going to be releasing the second book in the series, I knew it was time to get reading! Cake & Courtship was absolutely delightful. I can tend to lean more team Mrs. Bennet, however, this Mr. Bennet that Mark has created won me over and left me excited to read more. While…
