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My Lady Jane is a humourous retelling of the story of Lady Jane Grey, who became Queen of England for 9 days after her cousin Edward died of the Affliction at the age of 16 years old, before having her head chopped off. But what if he didn't die? What if Lady Jane wasn't beheaded? What if Lady Jane was married off to a man who spends the hours of daylight as a horse? Wait.. what?
This book shouldn't work. It shouldn't be funny and shouldn't be a pageturner, but for the life of me, I couldn't ...more
This was so unexpectedly hilarious. I saw this book when it came out, but somehow it didn't pull me in. But then my library got My Plain Jane and that's when I really looked at this series, and this book. And it's awesome and bonkers and if it wasn't enough that the authors gleefully play football with English history, at one point one character tells another: "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries". Sold.
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3.5 stars. Cute love story set in England during Lady Jane Grey's time. That is where all historical accuracy ends and fiction and fantasy take over. A good story line (did I mention cute) and some funny one liners but it was very much like watching the Brady Bunch, ie, cleaned up for under PG-13 readers and, yes, cute.
The best line of all was in the dedication prior to the title page:
"For everyone who knows there was enough roonm for Leonardo DiCaprio on that door.
And for England. We're really ...more
The best line of all was in the dedication prior to the title page:
"For everyone who knows there was enough roonm for Leonardo DiCaprio on that door.
And for England. We're really ...more
Characters: 8/10
Gostei dos personagens principais e da maioria dos secundários, houve algumas alturas que me apeteceu abanar a Jane e o G mas no geral conseguiram criar uma ligação com o leitor e fazer com que nos importemos com eles.
Atmosphere: 7/10
Adorei as descrições daquela época, adorei o facto dos verity e Edian serem uma metáfora para os católicos e protestantes e o que se viveu naquela altura.
Não conhecia muito ao pormenor a história da Jane mas adorei o twist que levou aqui.
Wrtiting: ...more
Gostei dos personagens principais e da maioria dos secundários, houve algumas alturas que me apeteceu abanar a Jane e o G mas no geral conseguiram criar uma ligação com o leitor e fazer com que nos importemos com eles.
Atmosphere: 7/10
Adorei as descrições daquela época, adorei o facto dos verity e Edian serem uma metáfora para os católicos e protestantes e o que se viveu naquela altura.
Não conhecia muito ao pormenor a história da Jane mas adorei o twist que levou aqui.
Wrtiting: ...more
This was so fun! Alternate history with fantasy thrown in for extra measure in the story surrounding King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth I.
Apr 23, 2019
Ashley Marie
marked it as to-read
Jul 12, 2019
Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)
marked it as tbr-hoopla
May 16, 2020
Tina ❣
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Nov 30, 2020
Alison
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Chris Torretta
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