A review by kiiitasticbooks
Emma of 83rd Street by Emily Harding, Audrey Bellezza

5.0

 

I would have never guessed that one of my favorite types of books would be Jane Austen retellings, but it seems like I adore every one I read!

I was a little hesitant to go into this one, as I had never heard or interacted with the original story. In fact, looking it up in the middle of my reading of Emma of 83rd Street and finding out the original was a novel of manners (which is a genre I’ve tried before and very quickly realized wasn’t something I’m into) only had me even more hesitant for what I was getting into in this book.

But Emma of 83rd Street was absolutely amazing!

I really enjoyed Emma and Knightley’s dance around each other throughout this book. As childhood friends (with a fair bit of an age gap between them), Emma and Knightley are convinced that there’s no way they would ever end up together. But the more they interact in this book, the more they come to realize that the other… is kind of attractive.

That they might be into their friend.

This book was so difficult to put down, and it has only made me excited to read more Jane Austen retellings in the future!

(Including, maybe, a sequel to Emma of 83rd Street focused on Knightley’s friend Will… 👀)