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A review by hhamlet
My Lady Jane by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand
5.0
Between a 4.5 and a 5!
There are several reasons why you should read My Lady Jane--I could go on and on and list (at length) the multitude of reasons why I enjoyed this book so thoroughly, but I think it would be best if I narrowed it down to a few major points.
1. The references and implications. From The Princess Bride to Disney (hello, Tangled and The Lion King) to Shakespeare, My Lady Jane had some of my most favorite things in the entire world sprinkled throughout its pages.
2. It shouldn't have worked (the narrative, that is), but it did. At first glance, the concept of My Lady Jane might seem ridiculous...but on the contrary, I found it to be inventive, humorous, engaging, and adorably witty from start to finish.
3. The narrative style was reminiscent of The Princess Bride, also known as one of my favorite books from childhood ever.
4. The Princess Bride references were also humorous to me because they were mostly uttered by Gifford, who would have--for all intents and purposes--been the Cary Elwes of this novel. And considering Cary Elwes also played Lady Jane Grey's husband in a certain movie adaptation featuring Helena Bonham-Carter, I was pleased from start to finish.
I could go on and on about this book, I suppose, and how it completely took me by surprise, but I think it's really best if you just experience the novel in its entirety on your own.
There are several reasons why you should read My Lady Jane--I could go on and on and list (at length) the multitude of reasons why I enjoyed this book so thoroughly, but I think it would be best if I narrowed it down to a few major points.
1. The references and implications. From The Princess Bride to Disney (hello, Tangled and The Lion King) to Shakespeare, My Lady Jane had some of my most favorite things in the entire world sprinkled throughout its pages.
2. It shouldn't have worked (the narrative, that is), but it did. At first glance, the concept of My Lady Jane might seem ridiculous...but on the contrary, I found it to be inventive, humorous, engaging, and adorably witty from start to finish.
3. The narrative style was reminiscent of The Princess Bride, also known as one of my favorite books from childhood ever.
4. The Princess Bride references were also humorous to me because they were mostly uttered by Gifford, who would have--for all intents and purposes--been the Cary Elwes of this novel. And considering Cary Elwes also played Lady Jane Grey's husband in a certain movie adaptation featuring Helena Bonham-Carter, I was pleased from start to finish.
I could go on and on about this book, I suppose, and how it completely took me by surprise, but I think it's really best if you just experience the novel in its entirety on your own.