I was really disappointed in According To Jane. The only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 was because I really liked Ellie, the main character. She was a very likable chick with humor and personality in abundance.

The problem I had was I am a romance reader, I thoroughly dislike chick-lit. There is a big difference between the two (at least in my mind there is). Though it may not be completely fair of me to dis According To Jane based on the romance tags and discussion boards it was recommended on I have to because it was not what they made it out to be at all. Yes Jane Austen speaks to Ellie in her head which is a cute idea but the book read more like an episode (or season) of Sex In The City than a romance novel.

I would recommend According To Jane to anyone who likes chick lit. If I'd have read it with that expectation going into it I would have rated it higher, again think Carrie Bradshaw's love life without her shoes and Jane Austen's voice thrown in. However if you're looking for the romance genre type this does not fit.