pick“It's just that sometimes people who appear strongest on the outside can hurt the hardest on the inside.”
Incense and Sensibility: A Novel | 
pick“It's just that sometimes people who appear strongest on the outside can hurt the hardest on the inside.”
pickThis was a charming romance based loosely on Sense and Sensibility. I liked this so much more than the author's take on P&P (Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors), which I found just meh. India and Yash are such great characters. This is a fun adaptation. #pemberlittens @Crinoline_Laphroaig
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pickThis is the 3rd book in Dev‘s series of modern Jane Austen stories with the Raje family. Yash is running for California Governor, but a crisis happens, & he ends up working with a yoga instructor. They have a history. Yearning, lies, truth, Romance. Plus, some political fantasies that policies will actually change. Enjoyed this story but felt it was a bit over-dramatic in one scene. Sweet puppy—Chutney. #frightclub #hauntedshelf
pickThis was an enjoyable Sense and Sensibility retelling! The heroes might have been a little too perfect to be believed, but the fantasy was fun. I liked the ways the author changed the story to make sense in the present day. Bonus, sapphic Marianne character means hot butch Brandon character 😍
My kiddo decided to take this picture while I was still reading the book. He‘s getting good with a phone camera!
I managed two bingos in February!
#bookspin #doublebookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
pick4/5
It's been a while since I've read Sense and Sensibility, but I had a great time realizing how this novel was playing with the events of the original. Another great entry in the Jane Austen inspired Rajes series.
pickI need to concede that this narrator doesn‘t work for me for these Austen retellings. I enjoyed the story and how Dev adapted it but the breathiness that Nankani puts into the dialogue is just too much. I need to remember to pick the next one up in print.
Finished this up last night as Audio 3/3 for #JoyousJanuary
pickI finished this early last week. I love this series & this ties with Recipe for Persuasion as my favorite so far.
I love how Dev finds the essential essence of each of Austen‘s stories, then turns that into something completely new. Each book is a new story in its own right with that core essence expanded on & brought into the modern world. Overall if you love a modern romance with characters who stand by their convictions, this is for you. 5⭐️
pickI love the Raje family and I thought that this would be my favorite of the trilogy (a fourth book comes out this year) because of the yoga and political campaign plots (two things very much in my wheelhouse) but it fell a little short of expectations. That being said, it was still excellent and I love the characters even more — a perfect snowy day read cuddled with Bo under the electric blanket. 🥰
What do you do when you cannot sleep? A modern twist on Austen is a good way to pass the time!
I‘ve been away for so long! I have enjoyed my self imposed ban from social media, but I‘m adding back some more bookish apps because I miss the community. Since then, I‘ve discovered Sonali Dev, who I‘ve decided I adore. I have a weakness for Jane Austen retellings. This one wasn‘t my favorite, but it was very well done and I really enjoyed it.
pickWhat a wonderful story for Yash and India! Yash has been my favorite sibling since the start of the series and his story was worth waiting for! Dev deftly manages to leave a few nods to the original stories while, at the same, making them all all her own. As you can tell by the picture, both pups enjoyed finishing this one with me, all cuddled up. #BookspinBingo ! This makes for the first bingo of the month! @TheAromaofBooks
#currentread with Mollie by my side ❤️
I loveloveLOVE it when people name their pets after foods. This particular pug is called Chutney and it makes me so happy.
My weekend goal is to finish everything left in my library stack so I can start fresh next week. I don‘t think I‘ll have a problem mainlining Sonali Dev‘s latest—it‘s off to an awesome start.
My September #BookspinBingo list. How is September already?!
#CurrentlyListening — I‘m skeptical. I bailed on the first, liked the second, and am reserving judgment on this third one.
UPDATE: 🤷🏻♀️ — I just didn‘t really care about the main characters and found the situations they were in pretty much unbelievable. Verdict: so-so
so-soI really wanted to like this, but I found it too full of dead ends and not enough character development. Yash almost gets shot at a political rally and goes to a Yoga instructor and proclaimed “stress expert” (gag me, I promise all Californians aren‘t like this), whom he had a love zap before embarking on a fake relationship to help his friend, in order to deal with his PTSD. Complications ensue, romance blooms and it‘s silly & boring. 1.5/5 stars
pickThe third in Sonali Dev's Raje romance series riffs on Sense and Sensibility but also is a story all its own. This one focuses on Yash Raje, who is campaigning for governor, and India Dashwood, a yoga instructor who isn't sure she wants to let Yash back in her life after he ditched her ten years ago. I enjoyed the characters and their back stories, as well as glimpses of the other couples in the series. Can't wait to see what Dev does next!
pickHaving loved the first 2 books in this series of Jane Austen retellings, I did a happy dance when I received this #arc What sets a great retelling of Austen‘s books apart for me is when the author keeps to the💜of the original but adds their own spin. Sonali Dev‘s passion & love of Jane‘s work shines through every page. I loved getting to know India, China, Tara & Chutney & getting to revisit the Raje family. Yash & India stole my💜 #pemberlittens
I can‘t tell you how happy I am that I don‘t have to work tomorrow. Work has been a lot lately.
Max 🐱 & I are hanging out on the couch tonight & I get to start this #ARC e-book that is jumping the #TBR line because I enjoy this series of Jane Austen retellings so much.
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I can‘t wait for this book. Who else likes reading Jane Austen adaptation books? #pemberlittens
