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Longbourn by Maria  Grace
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really liked it
bookshelves: read-in-2017, own, ebook, janeite, retelling, sci_fi-fantasy, historical, dragons

Book 2 of the Jane Austen's Dragons series was a little less successful than the first book for me, for a couple of reasons. It felt more chaotic, like all of the various threads are getting a little unwieldy; some of the original Austen elements of plot and character are starting to feel a little bit strained by the changes that dragons necessitate; and some of the things that bothered me a bit in the first book, like the removal of a good bit of choice and free-will for the characters, are even more prominent in book 2.
But that said, there is just something about this series that I just find really fun and intriguing. It's a very different concept for a piece of JAFF, and one that really doesn't seem like it would work all that well on the surface, but that actually works REALLY well, in really clever ways. I talked more about that in the review for book one, and I'm sure I'll end up talking about it again when the series comes to a close, but until then, I await book 3, and more dragon shenanigans!

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Reading Progress

September 18, 2017 – Started Reading
September 26, 2017 – Finished Reading
September 27, 2017 – Shelved
September 27, 2017 – Shelved as: read-in-2017
September 27, 2017 – Shelved as: own
September 27, 2017 – Shelved as: ebook
September 27, 2017 – Shelved as: janeite
September 27, 2017 – Shelved as: retelling
September 27, 2017 – Shelved as: sci_fi-fantasy
September 27, 2017 – Shelved as: historical
September 27, 2017 – Shelved as: dragons

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