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A review by alisarae
My Lady Jane by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand
5.0
Raise your hand if you are in the mood for a giggly ridiculous rom-com à la Princess Bride.
*Looks out and counts hands*
Wonderful! because do I have the book for you!
This a very silly highly revisionist historical fiction about Lady Jane Grey. She's basically Tudor England's Hermione Granger, who gets handed an arranged marriage for political manipulation, and well, Tudor England was very rough on its political elite. Also, in this version of the story, the Protestants can turn into animals and the Catholics are, uhm, opposed to their existence.
The other thing that had me very excited was the inclusion of Helmsley in the story!!! Nowadays it is a little-known (even by Brits) and very under-appreciated town. But when I went to the UK a few years ago, visiting Helmsley was the highlight of my trip. I could go on for ages about all the wonderful things to do there (hmu if you want deets), and I liked that it is finally getting some well-deserved attention.
Opt for the audio if you can. The audio narrator is really great. She does all kinds of accents and voices, and really adds to the general hilarity.
*Looks out and counts hands*
Wonderful! because do I have the book for you!
This a very silly highly revisionist historical fiction about Lady Jane Grey. She's basically Tudor England's Hermione Granger, who gets handed an arranged marriage for political manipulation, and well, Tudor England was very rough on its political elite. Also, in this version of the story, the Protestants can turn into animals and the Catholics are, uhm, opposed to their existence.
The other thing that had me very excited was the inclusion of Helmsley in the story!!! Nowadays it is a little-known (even by Brits) and very under-appreciated town. But when I went to the UK a few years ago, visiting Helmsley was the highlight of my trip. I could go on for ages about all the wonderful things to do there (hmu if you want deets), and I liked that it is finally getting some well-deserved attention.
Opt for the audio if you can. The audio narrator is really great. She does all kinds of accents and voices, and really adds to the general hilarity.