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Austensibly Ordinary (2013)

by Alyssa Goodnight(Favorite Author)

3.22 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0758267452 (ISBN13: 9780758267450)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Kensington

review 1: English teacher Cate Kendall dreams of one day finding a good guy. An Austen-worthy guy. While she's waiting, she decides her life needs little more excitement, so by night she adopts an alter ego - the far more daring Cat.Her good friend and Scrabble partner, Ethan, doesn't quite know what to make of Cate's transformation into Cat. But then, Ethan's got secrets of his own, and if he's not willing to open up to Cate, why should she? Before you can say "What the...?" a mysterious old notebook that seems to have some connection to the spirit of the great Jane Austen herself is added into the mix. Cate's life has officially become a whole lot more interesting.I had a really difficult time describing this book, especially without anything spoilery - so be warned, here they com... moree!Let me try it a different way - what do you get when you combine:a) An old, blank diary that may be channeling the spirit of Jane Austen,b) A best friend who might be a secret agent,c) Ghost hunters,d) An alter ego who goes to mysterious, swanky soirees & flirts with strange (really strange) men?A whole lot of weird fun, that's what! Austensibly Ordinary doesn't even try to be a sensible story. At least, I hope it wasn't trying for serious, because there was absolutely no chance of that. I have very mixed feelings about the novel. Everything was strange, and nothing made sense, but it was kind of fun in spite of itself.This was without a doubt the most ridiculous romp of a book I've ever experienced. If you're looking for a super fast read that's a little bit Austen and a whole lot crazy, it's definitely a memorable ride.
review 2: This is a clever updated Jane Austen-type romance. A young English teacher loves Austen and dreams of an Elizabeth-Darcy romance. She takes steps to "charge-up" her life by making up an alter ego to attend a couple of local events and flirt. Her steady male teacher friend seems to not like her doing this, hmmm, wonder why? One of the reasons I only give it a 3 is that nobody could be that clueless (but I guess Alicia Silverstone was) so you know how things will end up. But the clever addition of a magical diary makes the story more interesting. The writing tries to be too clever (I can't think of a synonym for clever at the moment)and got me a little mixed up. But being a true romantic, I enjoyed the story anyway. less

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