Emma Ever After
by Brigid Coady
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Fiction. Romance. 'Smart, sexy, romantic, and enormous fun' – Keris Stainton 'I loved it! Wicked humour with a big heart' – Liz Fenwick on Persuading Austen Emma Woodhouse knows the world loves nothing more than a celebrity romance. And, as a rising star at Mega! Management, she match-makes some of the biggest names in the business. Who cares if it's all for show? For Emma, fauxmance beats the real thing any day! But Emma has a huge task ahead. She needs to find fake girlfriends for show more every member of Breach of the Peace, the world's hottest new boy band. Rich, talented heart-throbs, they should have their pick of the ladies – but, with band mates Will and Ed determined to undermine her every move, and her best mate Gee voicing disapproval about her chosen profession, Emma's carefully ordered world begins to fall apart. Is it possible that Emma doesn't know best after all? A new laugh-out-loud retelling of a Jane Austen romance, perfect for fans of Lindsey Kelk and Fiona Collins, from the winner of the 2015 Joan Hessayon New Writers' Scheme Award. Available to pre-order now! Praise for Brigid Coady: 'Awesome, awesome, awesome! ... Fans of Paige Toon, Sophie Kinsella and Lindsey Kelk, this will most definitely be your thing!' – Sophie Bailey, ibloggbooks.com on Persuading Austen 'As the story moved from setting the scene and firmly entrenching the reader in a Persuasion rerun to the actual filming it stepped away from a faithful retelling of the story and came into its own right. If you loved films like Ten Things I Hate About You ...you will really like this.' – Alison Robinson, Netgalley on Persuading Austen. show lessTags
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I really, really wanted to love this Emma update, so much so that I pre-ordered my copy months in advance. And from a technical, 'I've read far too many twists on Austen's classic, give me something fresh' angle, I do love Brigid Coady's multi-fandom tribute. Emma Woodhouse is no longer a young woman living a sheltered life with her ageing father, matchmaking her friends out of boredom and the best of intentions, she's a publicist, twisting the truth for a living and creating 'fauxmances' for celebs. 'Gee' Knightley, a former boy band member, is her best friend and housemate. Harriet Smith becomes Jamie, her gay assistant, and Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill become two members of the latest hot pop band. All very different to the usual show more modernisations, albeit in a familiar chick lit formula.
But there was a magic ingredient lacking for me - by trying to write about two fandoms, Austen and boy bands, I think the author spread the chemistry too thin. For a start, the best part of Emma for me, even after reading the novel over and over again, is that moment when Emma finally realises how much Mr Knightley means to her - with this version, Emma fancies Gee from the off, constantly lusting after him but ridiculously trying to kid on that they are merely friends because she's afraid to take the risk. So when the inevitable happens, the emotion is hardly overwhelming. Secondly, or maybe firstly in order of the plot, Austen's Emma is not a calculating bitch - she tries to 'help' Harriet because she wants the best for her 'little friend', not because she's being paid to be a control freak. I understand the updated psychology, but I don't like how Emma's characters suffers as a result. And making 'Gee' bisexual really only served to play them as a sort of Will and Grace with a chance - although I know from Tumblr that there are many people who will appreciate a story with a leading man who is not afraid to be himself.
Trendy, well written, cleverly paced - but just not for me. Fans of One Direction (especially the 'Larries') and chick lit aficionados will love this 'right under your nose' romance, though. show less
But there was a magic ingredient lacking for me - by trying to write about two fandoms, Austen and boy bands, I think the author spread the chemistry too thin. For a start, the best part of Emma for me, even after reading the novel over and over again, is that moment when Emma finally realises how much Mr Knightley means to her - with this version, Emma fancies Gee from the off, constantly lusting after him but ridiculously trying to kid on that they are merely friends because she's afraid to take the risk. So when the inevitable happens, the emotion is hardly overwhelming. Secondly, or maybe firstly in order of the plot, Austen's Emma is not a calculating bitch - she tries to 'help' Harriet because she wants the best for her 'little friend', not because she's being paid to be a control freak. I understand the updated psychology, but I don't like how Emma's characters suffers as a result. And making 'Gee' bisexual really only served to play them as a sort of Will and Grace with a chance - although I know from Tumblr that there are many people who will appreciate a story with a leading man who is not afraid to be himself.
Trendy, well written, cleverly paced - but just not for me. Fans of One Direction (especially the 'Larries') and chick lit aficionados will love this 'right under your nose' romance, though. show less
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