A Very Austen Romance (Austen Anthologies, #3)

by Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis, and Barbara Cornthwaite

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I was very much looking forward to reading Charming Miss Dashwood by Chautona Havig. One of her very first books that I read is Allerednic, which takes place in the Regency period, and I have been watching for her to write more for that series. While this is not a part of that series, it was a delightful Regency romance which I greatly enjoyed.

One of the things I was especially grateful for is that while the main character, Margaret, is from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, the events here take place ten years later. I loved Margaret - she adored reading and had a propensity for reading in some unusual places!

Another favorite was In the Looking Glass by new-to-me author Mandy H. Cook. Fanny was such a fun character. I loved this picture of the Bingley family years after Charles and Jane married. The antics and amusing traditions were great!

The other stories were good, just not favorites. For two of them it is partly due to the fact that they rewrote the classic tales rather than appending on events before or after. The stories would have probably been better if they hadn't changed the original - perhaps if they had used a new set of characters I might have enjoyed them more.

I was given a copy of this book. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.