My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies #1) by Cythia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Published by HarperTeen
Published on June 7, 2016
Genres: Romantic Comedy, Fantasy, Historical
Page Count: 512
Source: Purchased
Format: Hardback
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Description: This comical, fantastical, romantical, New York Times bestselling, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey is “an uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to be missed” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind YA fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a passing resemblance to actual history—because sometimes history needs a little help.
At sixteen, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren’t for Jane to worry about. Jane gets to be Queen of England.
Like that could go wrong.
Hello Readers.
I was debating on if I should review this one or not since it is from 2016 and I am attempting to focus on newer books these days. It has stayed in the back of my mind since I read it earlier this year and I think a book that lingers for that long deserves to be acknowledged. Also, there is a sequel to this releasing this coming year. With that knowledge, how could I not review it?
I have always been one that enjoys a good laugh. I am one that is given to random laughter at times when I remember something that happened in the past. Heaven forbid I attempt to tell a story that I deem funny because I will end up laughing the entire time and not get the words out. I tell you all this because this book made me laugh so hard at some parts. The humor would hang around and I would chuckle at inappropriate times if it crossed my mind. There is something to be said about a book that can bring that much joy.
Being a lover of historical fiction and romances, I was tentative with this one because I feared that the fantasy aspect would completely remove all historical accuracy from the story. That was not the case. There are actual facts that have been peppered in there. The fun part is trying to figure out what was true. Some details were obviously fantasy. However, some were very much accurate. Have fun trying to choose which was which.
I am rating this book Four Blue Books because it was a delight to read but there were a few spots of timing issues. It is not often that a storyline can take me in like this one. I did not want to put it down. Ready for the sequel. Highly recommend.
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