Magic and Manners (Austen Chronicle, #1)

Posted on by

It is a truth universally accepted that well bred members of Society are not beleaguered with magic For Elsabeth Dover and her sisters, that truth means living in a perpetual state of caution, never using their sorcerous gifts in public Elsabeth chafes under the stricture, but not enough to risk the possibility of good marriages for her sistersuntil she meets handsome, arrogant Fitzgerald Archer Elsabeth, attracted to Archer s wit and offended by his manner, strives to keep her youngest, impetuous sister s use of magic in check so that their eldest sister, Rosamund, might find happiness with Archer s wealthy friend Mr Webber But when Elsa fails to keep young Leopoldina in line, Archer s disapproval of the family taint means an abrupt end to Rosamund s hopes, and leads to a terrible discovery about the price of magic. Best Read Magic and Manners (Austen Chronicle, #1) Author C.E. Murphy For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A lot of authors get the impulse to remake a Jane Austen novel That impulse should almost always be resisted Including this one, though I ll cut it a break for at least not being awful I was particularly annoyed at the beginning of this novel while the story remainedor less in sync with Pride and Prejudice As the storyline divergesfrom the original novel, theinteresting it became, though I was never fully drawn in.The biggest problem I had was the presence of didactic eleme A lot of authors get the impulse to remake a Jane Austen novel That impulse should almost always be resisted Including this one, though I ll cut it a break for at least not being awful I was particularly annoyed at the beginning of this novel while the story remainedor less in sync with Pride and Prejudice As the storyline divergesfrom the original novel, theinteresting it became, though I was never fully drawn in.The biggest problem I had was the presence of didactic elements that nearly overwhelm the story The novel fairly drips with progressive ideology and all the sympathetic characters possess remarkably modern sensibilities as regards class, politics, and imperialism Murphy even works a lesbian couple into the mix to show how broad minded all the right thinking people are This intrusion is particularly awkwar...I could not finish this book I love the author, but this book seemed close to the original maybe too close because it was distracting and I had to force myself to pick up the book Maybe if I would have given ittime I would have liked it Who knows.This is a Jane Austen knockoff, let s say that upfront I enjoyed it immensely.The Dover family lives at Oakton in circumstances that will be remarkably familiar to readers of Austen s Pride Prejudice Mr Dover s family has a secret that could ruin them Magic runs in the Dover line, and the five daughters are afflicted by it That is why they live quietly in the country rather than in town This may not be enough.The five daughters are Rosamunde, Elsabeth, Ruth, Matilda, and Leopoldina This is a Jane Austen knockoff, let s say that upfront I enjoyed it immensely.The Dover family lives at Oakton in circumstances that will be remarkably familiar to readers of Austen s Pride Prejudice Mr Dover s family has a secret that could ruin them Magic runs in the Dover line, and the five daughters are afflicted by it That is why they li...Beyond perfectThis is the best retellings ever so much that my review can t make it justice The author fixed ALL that perplexed me in the original work every character, even the villains are fleshed out and full of lights and shadows.There is diversity Guys, Darcy is of African heritage There are no colonies in America because the League of Iroquois kicked their butts out of North America The African kingdoms are alive and thriving AND spoilers There is LGBT representation Beyond perfectThis is the best retellings ever so much that my review can t make it justice The author fixed ALL that perplexed me in the original work every character, even the villains are fleshed out and full of lights and shadows.There is divers...I didn t think I was going to be all that excited by this book, since I m not a big fan of regencies although I am a big fan of CE Murphy, which is why I bought it anyway Holy crap was I wrong I loved, loved, loved this book The family dynamics, the magic, even the Regency stuff I don t usually enjo...A thoroughly enjoyable read I can t wait to see what happens nextFirst, this ISBN is for an e book, which is what I read, rather than a paperback, which is what is listed in the description.Second, I characterized it as SFF, but it sfantasy because there s magic.Third, I ve not read Pride Prejudice, but I ve read darn near everything else written by C.E Murphy and have been one of her Kickstarter supporters for other projects.Okay, all that aside, I thoroughly enjoyed this There were some weird editing tics in the e version I read, such as a mis First, this ISBN is for an e book, which is what I read, rather than a paperback, which is what is listed in the description.Second, I characterized it as SFF, but it sfantasy because there s magic.Third, I ve not read Pride Prejudice, but I ve read darn near everything else writte...Oh, how I adore this book I have always enjoyed Pride and Prejudice, and Murphy has a way with words that captivates me I quite love the twist of magic on the traditional PP story, but I also love that magic is somewhat secondary to the overall story We have all the familiar characters represented here in new form, many of whom arefleshed out than the caricatures they were based on Murphy even fills out some of the servants personalities a...I really like how it maintains the PP story but gives a twist for a happier happily ever after.Yet again I have to characterize a book as nice , and it s killing me to say so It s a nice read, peeps, but it doesn t deliver much excitement It s pretty much Pride Prejudice with a couple of different twists and a tiny bit of magic to spice things up Overall it s a failed promise of all the things it could have been.It might be just a tiny personal grudge on my behalf, but if you are creating a universe with alternative history of 19th century England where magic while still frowne Yet again I have to characterize a book as nice , and it s killing me to say so It s a nice read, peeps, but it doesn t deliver much excitement It s pretty much Pride Prejudice with a couple of different twists and a tiny bit of magic to spice things up Overall it s a failed promise of all the things it could have been.It might be just a tiny personal grudge on my behalf, but if you are creating a universe with alternative histo...

Magic and Manners (Austen Chronicle, #1)
  • English
  • 01 March 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 361 pages
  • C.E. Murphy
  • Magic and Manners (Austen Chronicle, #1)