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Everything I love about Shannon Hale's writing is evident with her newest release. Midnight in Austenland is witty, charming, has the right amount of romance, a strong female lead character and a murder mystery to be solved. I loved being back at Pembrook Park. The setting really sets the tone for the book, and though it's a great ode to Jane Austen's works, this time it was more fitting for her novels, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park. Shannon Hale does suburb job at creating a unique story based on these two classics.

Shannon Hale is an author who's works I've come to love whether if it's children, teen or adults. There's something about her writing that's light hearted, inviting and always leaves me feeling satisfied and wanting more all at the same time. Reading this book was no different. I was totally surprised with how much I loved Charlotte, the main character. She's a successful, independent single mom who's dealing with a broken marriage, trying to mend her heart and in doing so sets off to do something for herself, which leads her to Pembrook Park. Though I couldn't relate to dealing with a broken marriage, Shannon wrote her in such a way I felt like I understood where she was coming from, her need to do what she does, and her drive to stay true to herself and her children. I even understood her hesitation with the romance that takes place in the book, which is so Jane Austen like. I loved it. Charlotte's inner monologue during one of these moments is hilarious! It's adding that little bit of humor into scenes I would least except it to be in, that I love about Shannon's writing.

I really enjoyed Austenland, but I LOVED Midnight in Austenland. Shannon's writing was tighter and the plot line was so well done. There were plenty of exciting plot twists that kept me on my toes, the way the murder mystery wrapped into the story was fabulous, and the romance was of course sigh worthy! This is truly one of those delightful reads you can sit down and enjoy in one sitting. Sometimes it's nice to take a break from YA reads and just get lost in a book that appeals to my adult side. Shannon does a brilliant job at staying true to Austen's books as well as creating a story that's completely unique to her own writing style. This is a book I think Austen fans will love! You'll find everything you adore about Jane Austen's writing and more in Midnight in Austenland.


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Midnight in Austenland A Novel Shannon Hale 9781608196258 Books Reviews

I picked this up after seeing the movie Austenland, starring Kerri Russell, which I thought was a sweetheart of a movie. While Midnight in Austenland doesn’t have the main heroine from the movie, it does have several returning smaller characters, including her loud friend Elizabeth Charming who practically springs to life right off the pages of this story. Charlotte herself seemed too practical for a place like Austenland and I often wondered what she was doing there since she kept reminding herself that the place wasn’t real, keeping herself from true immersion in the world created by the park, not to mention that she chafed at being apart from her children, and she seemed to only be a cursory fan of Austen. But then I can’t suppose she would have gone anywhere else since she had so few hobbies aside from gardening. I did like Eddie since he made a wonderful confidant for her while the audience couldn’t tell if he could actually be trusted or not since he was just one of the actors. And, yes, I did love the mystery, suspense, and especially the chaste, old-fashioned romance. Mallory with his characteristic Byron/Heathcliffe dark brooding was fascinating. I know others might complain about there being a mystery in their Regency romance, but being a fan of PBS Mystery, I love it! (even though you could spot the guilty party long before the end).
Having read the author's prior work "Austenland" I was somewhat disappointed in this Austenland themed story. For the most part it was more Agatha Christie and less Regency England than one would expect from an Austen themed novel. I found the central character Charlotte rather juvenile and annoying at times. That a woman who'd had a husband and two children would fall into this sort of starry-eyed, heart-pounding romance was irritating and fairly unrealistic. Given that the whole thing is supposed to be a fantasy this could be expected. However, the ending was just too sugary and sappy for grown, professional woman with teenaged children. Ugh. The plotline of this tale was also very awkward and forced. It was supposed to be a resemblance of "Northanger Abbey", but instead strays into Agatha Christie meets a "Murder She Wrote" primetime T.V. predictable plotline. The biggest problem was, I didn't really "get" the character of Charlotte. She is supposed to be likable, but for some reason isn't. For me, she held zero charm. The other characters are so under developed I really didn't care what happened to them one way or the other. The men were either jerks or "smoldering". Hale could use a few more adjectives. I knew this was fluffy fiction and chick-lit, but it was pretty mediocre even for that genre. Not-so-good.
Everything I love about Shannon Hale's writing is evident with her newest release. Midnight in Austenland is witty, charming, has the right amount of romance, a strong female lead character and a murder mystery to be solved. I loved being back at Pembrook Park. The setting really sets the tone for the book, and though it's a great ode to Jane Austen's works, this time it was more fitting for her novels, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park. Shannon Hale does suburb job at creating a unique story based on these two classics.

Shannon Hale is an author who's works I've come to love whether if it's children, teen or adults. There's something about her writing that's light hearted, inviting and always leaves me feeling satisfied and wanting more all at the same time. Reading this book was no different. I was totally surprised with how much I loved Charlotte, the main character. She's a successful, independent single mom who's dealing with a broken marriage, trying to mend her heart and in doing so sets off to do something for herself, which leads her to Pembrook Park. Though I couldn't relate to dealing with a broken marriage, Shannon wrote her in such a way I felt like I understood where she was coming from, her need to do what she does, and her drive to stay true to herself and her children. I even understood her hesitation with the romance that takes place in the book, which is so Jane Austen like. I loved it. Charlotte's inner monologue during one of these moments is hilarious! It's adding that little bit of humor into scenes I would least except it to be in, that I love about Shannon's writing.

I really enjoyed Austenland, but I LOVED Midnight in Austenland. Shannon's writing was tighter and the plot line was so well done. There were plenty of exciting plot twists that kept me on my toes, the way the murder mystery wrapped into the story was fabulous, and the romance was of course sigh worthy! This is truly one of those delightful reads you can sit down and enjoy in one sitting. Sometimes it's nice to take a break from YA reads and just get lost in a book that appeals to my adult side. Shannon does a brilliant job at staying true to Austen's books as well as creating a story that's completely unique to her own writing style. This is a book I think Austen fans will love! You'll find everything you adore about Jane Austen's writing and more in Midnight in Austenland.