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amelia_petkovaMy current audio book is "Shades of Milk and Honey" by Mary Robinette Kowal, which I had vaguely remembered being advertised as "Jane Austen-esque fantasy" and had been on my To Read list for a while. I'm limiting myself to just a couple hours of listening each day, to make it last longer.
So far I've seen that yes, it's fantasy set in Regency England with a Jane Austen-type mood. It sets up the fantasy element right away, showing that this version of England has the magical art of glamour, which can be used by either gender but is included in the arts that genteel young ladies should learn.
Reactions so far:
I like Jane but there might be too much of how little she sees her self-worth. She's not beautiful, but she's accomplished and intelligent and the people she meets generally find her interesting.
Melody, the younger and beautiful sister is certainly feather-brained. The two sisters do love each other, but that fact that they end up being attracted to most of the same men isn't helping their sisterly bond at the moment.
Melody has just injured her ankle at the end of the strawberry-picking party, and I would bet money that she's either faking or deliberately fell so that people would pay attention to her and she would get carried back to the house by the two young men she's already been interested in who are paying more attention to Jane in this scene.
Jane is likely to either be married to or romantically involved with Mr. Vincent at the end of the book. And thank God that she forced him to say why he was unhappy with her at the strawberry party so that problem wasn't hanging over their heads throughout the rest of the book.
Great descriptions of the glamour and the toll that it takes on the users' energy.
Miss Dunkirk saying that Captain Lawrence (I think the names are right, since I can't look through the actual book right now) deserved to get thumped on the head by Jane wielding her thimble as a child made my day.
So far I've seen that yes, it's fantasy set in Regency England with a Jane Austen-type mood. It sets up the fantasy element right away, showing that this version of England has the magical art of glamour, which can be used by either gender but is included in the arts that genteel young ladies should learn.
Reactions so far:
I like Jane but there might be too much of how little she sees her self-worth. She's not beautiful, but she's accomplished and intelligent and the people she meets generally find her interesting.
Melody, the younger and beautiful sister is certainly feather-brained. The two sisters do love each other, but that fact that they end up being attracted to most of the same men isn't helping their sisterly bond at the moment.
Melody has just injured her ankle at the end of the strawberry-picking party, and I would bet money that she's either faking or deliberately fell so that people would pay attention to her and she would get carried back to the house by the two young men she's already been interested in who are paying more attention to Jane in this scene.
Jane is likely to either be married to or romantically involved with Mr. Vincent at the end of the book. And thank God that she forced him to say why he was unhappy with her at the strawberry party so that problem wasn't hanging over their heads throughout the rest of the book.
Great descriptions of the glamour and the toll that it takes on the users' energy.
Miss Dunkirk saying that Captain Lawrence (I think the names are right, since I can't look through the actual book right now) deserved to get thumped on the head by Jane wielding her thimble as a child made my day.
