Jane Austen's First Love

The popularity of Jane Austen has grown exponentially over the decades. And it has become a well-known fact that the lady who’s still the undisputed queen of romance has a lot in common with this particular author. Simply put, where both women are concerned, their writing is exemplary. Syrie James ha......more

TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Austen-Inspired, Biographical Fiction TIME FRAME: The summer of 1791, our beloved authoress is fifteen MAIN CHARACTERS: Jane Austen, Cassandra Austen, Edward Taylor, Edward Austen, Elizabeth, Sophia, and Fanny Bridges WHY I WANTED TO READ THIS NOVEL: So many reasons…but I’ll......more

Syrie James confirms her skills as brilliant story-teller and creator of lively pictures of Regency life. Well-researched historical novel as well as delightful summer read, her new Jane Austen’s First Love is based on an imaginative interpretation of Jane Austen’s enigmatic reference to a “Him, on......more

3.5 ⭐ Set when Austen was a teenager, this novel has a strong YA feel. Syrie James did a fantastic job depicting a youthful, somewhat immature Jane. It was very convincing, with the exception of the way that older characters would unexpectedly confide in her. Her two other Jane novels feature her as......more

I love Syrie James....not like I love Jane Austen but I still adore her. She's great at capturing Jane's voice that I feel like I've found another piece of Jane for awhile. My absolute favorite of Syrie's is The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen but I think that after reading this book, I prefer the older......more