My Plain Jane (Lady Janies, #2)

by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

😬 this is a hard one and I REALLY wish there were half stars. I ADORED My Lady Jane, and I really wanted to love this one just as much - but I didn’t. Honestly, I read about half, put it down, and didn’t have much desire to pick it back up again. Not that I hated it, just thought it was simply okay. I mainly picked it up bc I’m so close to my Goodreads goal and had a couple books I just hadn’t finished. Whatever works, right? 🤷🏻‍♀️ and I glad I did because I honestly did end up enjoying it. I just can’t quite justify 4 stars because I was able to put it down for so long and it wasn’t quite up there with its predecessor, but 3 seems to few. So a solid 3.5

Though it took me a while to get into it, it was an enjoyable and just plain fun read. The dry wit, deadpan delivery, and breaking of the 4th wall makes it worth a read. I’ll admit I’ve never read Jane Eyre (😱) but was familiar enough with the basics to follow. Also, gotta love all the varying pop culture references (here’s looking at you Princess Bride and Harry Potter). Overall, definitely enjoyable and if you want a fun, easy read - definitely go for it.