Saturday, September 13, 2025

"The Austen Affair" by Madeline Bell

This was such a fun romance! I definitely recommend it to any Jane Austen fan. Our main character Tess is an actress who gets cast to play a leading role in an adaption of Northanger Abbey - Austen's least adapted novel. She is supposed to act opposite a surly Colin Firth lookalike (based on the description), who both intimidates her and makes her secretly swoon. 

Unfortunately, they do not get along and after a particularly nasty argument on set, get electrocuted and find themselves in Jane Austen's Hampshire. I must say I used to love time traveling stories. Lately, however, they have been hit or miss for me. This one did not disappoint. The book was fun from beginning to end and I read most of it in one day. The ending I thought dragged a little, but overall, a very enjoyable, light romcom for fans for Austen.

A e-ARC was provided by NetGalley.com

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