Stacking the Shelves - 9.21.13

Stacking the Shelves
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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Midnight in Austenland
by Shannon Hale
-Pride and Prejudice theme
I was inspired to get this after watching the recently released film, Austenland.

For Review:

Gracianna
by Trini Amador
-historical, WW2
courtesy of author
for Gracianna tour in October
Thanks Trini!

Steampunk Darcy
by Monica Fairview
-romance, steampunk
courtesy of author
Thanks Monica!
Will be featured in my upcoming virtual book event, TEA at the Filigree - steampunk style in November.

Unpretty
An Unloved Ones Prequel #1
by Kevin Richey
-urban fantasy, YA
courtesy of author
Thanks Kevin!

Unravelled
by M.K. Tod
-france, historical, WW2
courtesy of author
for Unravelled tour in November
Thanks M.K.!

William Shakespeare's Star Wars
by Ian Doescher
-humor
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Eric!

Servants:
A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times
by Lucy Lethbridge
-historical
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Erin!

Repast:
Dining Out at the Dawn of the New American Century, 1900-1910
by Michael Lesy and Lisa Stoffer
-historical, gastronomy
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Erin!
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Austenland (2013)

Austenland (2013)
Directed: Jerusha Hess
Screenplay:
Jerusha Hess
Shannon Hale
Based on book by: Shannon Hale

Starring:
Keri Russell as Jane Hayes
JJ Feild as Mr. Henry Nobley - Mr. Darcy equivalent ;-)

My rating: 5

per imdb:
Obsessed with the BBC production of "Pride and Prejudice", a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.

PeekInside:



My two-bits:
Super cute and super fun Jane Austen themed flick! I found myself giggling and smiling throughout the movie.

READ the book it is based on:

Austenland
by Shannon Hale
Jane is a young New York woman who can never seem to find the right man—perhaps because of her secret obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. When a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-obsessed women, however, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined. Is this total immersion in a fake Austenland enough to make Jane kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?

READ the sequel:

Midnight in Austenland
by Shannon Hale
When Charlotte Kinder treats herself to a two-week vacation at Austenland, she happily leaves behind her ex-husband and his delightful new wife, her ever-grateful children, and all the rest of her real life in America. She dons a bonnet and stays at a country manor house that provides an immersive Austen experience, complete with gentleman actors who cater to the guests' Austen fantasies.

Everyone at Pembrook Park is playing a role, but increasingly, Charlotte isn't sure where roles end and reality begins. And as the parlor games turn a little bit menacing, she finds she needs more than a good corset to keep herself safe. Is the brooding Mr. Mallery as sinister as he seems? What is Miss Gardenside's mysterious ailment? Was that an actual dead body in the secret attic room? And-perhaps of the most lasting importance-could the stirrings in Charlotte's heart be a sign of real-life love?


The follow-up to reader favorite Austenland provides the same perfectly plotted pleasures, with a feisty new heroine, plenty of fresh and frightening twists, and the possibility of a romance that might just go beyond the proper bounds of Austen's world. How could it not turn out right in the end?