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A review by eviecheesepuff
Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that the potential of a story is equivalent to the execution of its ending."
I was so excited about this book. It takes place in the 1800 and we follow Vicky, who is a Jane Austen fangirl ๐
Her older sister Althea (coolest name ever btw) is trapped in an abusive marriage and in order to separate from her husband without loosing their family state, Vicky needs to now marry.
The writing was really true to the time period and the historical research was very well done.
I was really liking it up until ยพ of the way in.
There are A LOT of Jane Austen references and at first itโs really cute and quirky but at some point it just got too much for me.
This was a physical read and usually I always make notes and highlight passages but with this book, nothing stood out to me. Nothing wrong with that, just unusual..
My last criticism of the book has to do with SPOILERS, so if you plan to read it, STOP HERE ๐๏ธ๐ซ
To me it was pretty obvious that Vicky was going to end up with Tom. As the novel progressed, in my head, I paired Carmichael and Althea as the secondary couple. They are about the same age, spend a lot of time together in the background while accompanying Vicky and I just felt like it would have been a very cute and organic way to end things. Carmichael (25) is the only man in the novel who made his fortune instead of being born into it. The ending slightly hints his pairing with Susie (16),who happens to be the only other character that is not fully born into the gentry. I get that those age differences were not a big deal then, but it still felt a bit classist and forced imo. Just to be clear, I donโt mind big age gapsโฆ as long as the younger person is old enough to not be considered a child.
Overall this was a very cute and entertaining read, it just fell a bit flat for me!
๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค
โ๏ธ I was not aware of the whole marriage/ divorce situation in the time period. It was super interesting and I love that the author inserted real life examples of this on the narration!
โ๏ธ There is a horse called Horatio in this book. Literally the cutest name a horse could have!
I was so excited about this book. It takes place in the 1800 and we follow Vicky, who is a Jane Austen fangirl ๐
Her older sister Althea (coolest name ever btw) is trapped in an abusive marriage and in order to separate from her husband without loosing their family state, Vicky needs to now marry.
The writing was really true to the time period and the historical research was very well done.
I was really liking it up until ยพ of the way in.
There are A LOT of Jane Austen references and at first itโs really cute and quirky but at some point it just got too much for me.
This was a physical read and usually I always make notes and highlight passages but with this book, nothing stood out to me. Nothing wrong with that, just unusual..
My last criticism of the book has to do with SPOILERS, so if you plan to read it, STOP HERE ๐๏ธ๐ซ
To me it was pretty obvious that Vicky was going to end up with Tom. As the novel progressed, in my head, I paired Carmichael and Althea as the secondary couple. They are about the same age, spend a lot of time together in the background while accompanying Vicky and I just felt like it would have been a very cute and organic way to end things. Carmichael (25) is the only man in the novel who made his fortune instead of being born into it. The ending slightly hints his pairing with Susie (16),who happens to be the only other character that is not fully born into the gentry. I get that those age differences were not a big deal then, but it still felt a bit classist and forced imo. Just to be clear, I donโt mind big age gapsโฆ as long as the younger person is old enough to not be considered a child.
Overall this was a very cute and entertaining read, it just fell a bit flat for me!
๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค
โ๏ธ I was not aware of the whole marriage/ divorce situation in the time period. It was super interesting and I love that the author inserted real life examples of this on the narration!
โ๏ธ There is a horse called Horatio in this book. Literally the cutest name a horse could have!