Having "broken up" with Jane Austen in college, Emma Pierce does her best to live an a practical, grounded way-- always surpassing her inner romantic. When her long-time boyfriend, Blake Hampton, invites her to his family home for a weekend, Emma lets her friends convince her that Blake intends to propose. When Emma finds Blake dining with another woman, though, her romantic dreams come crashing down once again. Determined to focus on her fast-paced job as the CMO of a growing gym franchise, Emma finds it difficult to forget Blake when her boss hires Blake's brother, Lucas. Though a deep friendship develops and sparks fly between Emma and Lucas, Emma can't understand why Lucas continually tries to convince her to give her relationship with Blake another chance. Will Emma decide to follow her heart and embrace her inner Jane Austen, or will she continue to maintain that romance itself is a lie?
Julie Wright tells an entertaining contemporary love story in Lies Jane Austen Told Me. While I appreciated the concept of the plot and enjoyed Lucas and Emma's love story, Wright's writing was a bit casual and scattered for my taste. I grew tired of the almost schizophrenic ramblings of Emma's mind. Additionally, the conclusion of the story itself was satisfying, but it took an unreasonable amount of time to get there. Too many characters made too many mountains out of molehills to be really believable. I genuinely liked the book, but never really lost myself in it.
I received a free copy from the publisher. No review, positive or otherwise, was required—all opinions are my own.
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