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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Eleanor Pottinger was unknowingly thrust back in time to help two ghosts right some wrongs. At first one character Lord Shermont, I was a little confused by his role in the book. Reading more soon made it clear. The romance was hot and The plot was fulfilling. All in all this was very enjoyable. ( )Surprisingly, I quite enjoyed myself when reading What Would Jane Austen Do? The summary on the back cover was nothing spectacular, but I was surprised at the charming answers to WWJAD as Eleanor attempted to fit into the different time period. She deftly thwarted two gentlemen about to challenge each other to a duel to protect her honor. She flirted quite wittily with Lord Shermont that might make Jane Austen proud. She calmly kept her cool around the snooty women and managed to keep the sisters - the real ones, not ghosts - in prim and proper line (though perhaps a wee independent and forward-thinking). I believe any Austen fan will appreciate Eleanor's channeling of Austen - I mean, who hasn't dreamed of going back in time in order to rub elbows Austen-style, possibly find a Mr. Darcy to match wits with, and perhaps meeting the lady herself? This was a fun little Jane spin-off. If you like a bit of spice and feminism with your regency romance, this is the book for you. I enjoyed this book. It was a quick, light, and fun read on a rainy day. My favorite part was Eleanor and how she seamlessly fit into the past. There was no crazy cultural snafus or Jane Austen addicts who can't hold it together. The plot is crazy enough, so Eleanor being level headed gave the book great balance. My one compliant is there wasn't enough Jane Austen in the book. Eleanor meets her and has a conversation with her, but I expected Jane to be part of the time traveling action. Oh well, there is always the next book. The reviews on the cover of this book oversold it. I was expecting a rollicking romp in the past and got a mildly entertaining stroll instead. It wasn't bad but I found it to be fairly forgetable once I finished with it. no reviews | add a review
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