I honestly just could not get into this book. I found it very boring and poorly written.

A fun romp where a bright marketing exec is caught between two brothers. Emma is an interesting heroine, although she comes across as insecure sometimes (about 20-30% of the way through is when I noticed this, and then it gets better). Lucas is a great hero and easy to root for. I was pleased with the treatment of Blake (the brother she's dating that isn't perfect for her), because he's never turned into a villain or a caricature. It's clear that he's not the right person for Emma, but he's still a good person. The side characters are well-written and the nice ones are really enjoyable. The conflicts keeping the hero and heroine apart are understandable and don't seem manufactured. I think it would have been easy to manufacture conflict by making Blake bad, and I respect that the author chose not to. I did enjoy the Jane Austen quotes and references, but I'm a huge Austen and Heyer fan. The fact that it's the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice they're watching assures me that Emma and Silvia are true fans. I think this appeals to readers of both contemporary romance and chick lit. I'm not really sure how I would personally classify it, because it succeeds as either!

<i>It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.</i>

We've all heard those words, right? When my high school English class read Pride & Prejudice, I'm willing to bet that nearly every girl in the room swooned over Mr. Darcy. It only got worse when we watched the movie -- BBC version, of course -- that left me and all my friends (and a likely greater chunk of our class) absolutely smitten with Colin Firth. Unfortunately, my infatuation with Jane Austen's characters faded away at the end of high school. In general, I'm not a re-reader. I don't go back and revisit former literary loves.

But Emma Pierce <i>is</i> that person. She is absolutely in love with everything about Jane Austen. The books. The quotes. The men. And despite reading these books countless times, she has trouble finding her own hero. Though she's currently dating a very wealthy single man, she finds that Blake Hampton is more interested in getting into her bed than getting into her heart. After a weekend that she thinks will end in a proposal ends in heartache, Emma is driven home by Lucas, Blake's brother.

Lucas is a fantastic character. He is everything that Emma's looking for, and he's not afraid of commitment. The problem is his blind devotion to his brother. Because Emma dated Blake, and because Blake is still not over her, Lucas steps aside and actually pushes Emma and Blake back together. Fate has other plans, though, when Lucas ends up being the new consultant at Emma's job.

There's a lot of back-and-forth between the two, with plenty of misunderstandings and avoidable arguments. This is really my only complaint about this book -- a bit less unnecessary angst, and it could have easily been five stars. I loved Lucas, I loved Emma, and I loved how <i>real</i> their lives seemed. Julie Wright is definitely an author to watch.

<b>Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!</b>

When I saw the premise of this book, and being a long time P&P fan, I was curious about this story - but being in the middle of a lot of books for work, it took me some time to get to it. Then I was very pleasantly surprised with how sweet and clean this romance was, considering the modern angle. That's not to say that it didn't get into some nitty gritty raw life with a more than a couple of the characters having being abandoned by parents when they were children, and suffering the long-term psychological effects of that desertion. But the love triangle with all it's twists and turns was delightfully tricky, although sometimes very predictable, and the resolution was much more satisfying than I expected! Delightful!

I received this as an advanced reader copy from NetGalley, thank you!!

I loved this book! It was the perfect combination of lightheartedness and emotional conflict. Many women will be able to relate to Emma's love/hate relationship with her favorite author, who gave the world male love interest that set the standard high, especially in modern times. I really connected with Emma and found myself laughing with and at her, but also sympathizing with her deep rooted pain at being left by her mother at such a young age.

Most of all, I loved the use of Jane Austen as not only a framing device for the trajectory of the novel, but also as someone Emma and other female characters looked to in times of joy and sorrow. The quotes at the beginning of each chapter were always pretty spot on in describing and foreshadowing what was to come.

I'd definitely recommend this book to any Jane Austen lover or anyone who has ever felt the frustration of people not living up to the ideals that authors set for us in print.

Jane Austin - villain or hero. Is she a liar or does she speak the truth?

When you meet Emma she is a career driven woman with a boyfriend you feel she is not too sure of but is almost fearful of being a spinster of the parish.
What transpires is a book that gives you laughs , tender thoughtful moments and most of all a big warm hug of unrequited love and romance.
I've never read a book by this author but this is one of those books that if someone speaks to you ,you don't want to engage ,you just want to carry on reading.
The characters have great strength.
I have my own vision of trish the fish and also Blakes blue pulling shirt.
Jane Austin had a great eye for charchters and so has Julie Wright.
A must read.
Thanks to Netgalley ,the author and publisher for this opportunity to read this book for an honest review.

What a fun read for Austen fans! I loved the references to the characters, themes & plots from Austen's works throughout the story. I enjoyed getting to know the characters as they revealed more of themselves to each other.I was rooting for for Lucas the whole story, so I was happy with the way the book ended. It wasn't just a fluff read. It is one I can easily recommend to my family & friends.

Thank you to Netgalley, Julie Wright and Shadow Mountain Publishing for allowing me to read and review Lies Jane Austen Told Me.

The Plot

Emma Pierce is a marketing executive for a firm called Kinetics and a fervent Jane Austen fan but sadly, she still hasn’t found her romantic hero although she is dating the rich and hot Blake Hampton.
Emma is invited by Blake to his family’s home but turns him down as she is busy at work. A friend of hers encourages Emma to be spontaneous and decides to visit Blake on a whim. Between them, they have decided that Blake must intend proposing to Emma by reason of the invitation.

Emma’s boyfriend, Blake, looks less than thrilled to see her when she arrives unannounced on his doorstep and she discovers that he is with another woman. Blake protests his innocence but Emma storms off in embarrassment. Whilst walking away, Emma is stopped by Lucas Hampton, who apologises for his brother’s behaviour and offers her a ride home.

Come Monday morning back at the office, Emma discovers to her mortification that Lucas has been offered a consulting position with her firm and they will be working closely together for the foreseeable future.

She finds herself drawn to Lucas and the more she learns about him, the more she likes him. But at the same time, he is singing his brother’s praises and seems like he is trying to get Emma and Blake back together.
Emma is initially confused about her feelings but then comes to realise that she only has “friend feelings” for Blake but is in love with Lucas. Where will this lead? Could he be her Mr Knightley?



Conclusion

I liked the idea that the heroine and hero of this story were flung together as co-workers so that they could get to know each other on several levels.

It was compelling to witness Emma’s realisation and understanding of her own feelings in contrast with how angry she felt about Jane Austen’s unrealistic expectations of love and finding Mr Right. She finally came to the conclusion that Jane Austen’s works were written to empower women and not to leave them with false expectations of romance. To live life to the full, we need to take risks in life and love.

I have always been a Jane Austen fan and I enjoyed reading this book immensely.

I think there is a bit of Emma in all of us.

This book deserves a fabulous 5 stars.

This is a great book for any Jane Austen fan. Our main character is a huge fan and is on the hunt for a man who can fulfill the expectations Austen has set up in her books. It's a fun read, easy and relatively quick. There is definitely a kind of romcom feeling to it which I loved and it kept me entertained all the way through. The characters are well developed and I was very invested in the story.

I loved this book! It was so hard to put down!! (and for me thats saying a lot!!)
This book will go on my permanent book shelf.

I received this awesome book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

I really liked the story! It got a little slow in the middle of it bogged down by characters over thinking and not doing. Yet, I finished it and thought it was a good book. The characters are entertaining and likable.

I received this e-book Lies Jane Austen Told me published by Shadow Mountain. This is the first book I have read by Julie Wright and it wont be the last. I loved loved this book!! You cant help but route for the underdog Lucas and you want to kick Blake butt repeatedly. You cant help but love Silva and her spitfire and answers to the problems. I love Emma and her determination for love and how she gets there. How sometimes your past and life can knock you down but you can make you stronger by not giving up. I never wanted to put this book down, I wanted to keep reading until the end. Then when the end came I was happy for the ending but sad that it had ended. This would be a great book for any reader for anytime.

This was a cute bit of chick-lit. How reliable are the words of Jane Austen to a modern woman? We get to find out in this story about Emma who's dating one guy and in love with his brother. There's a decent amount of relationship development which is always a plus.

I felt like the Jane Austen aspect was the weakest part of the book--Emma's lengthy thoughts about how Jane wronged her and stuff just didn't flow so well for me. The other aspects of the book, with the love triangle and with the abandonment issues and stuff, were a lot more interesting--and it made me wonder if the book would have been better without trying to pull Jane Austen in. Obviously, the words "Jane Austen" pull in a reader...but I don't know that aspect of the plot was really that satisfying, and I got a little tired of Emma because of that. I liked Lucas, I wasn't sold on Blake even as a friend, and I felt like Emma should find a job where she was appreciated by her boss and not gossiped about by people who were supposed to work for her, which meant the job aspect wasn't that satisfying, either.
So, I liked it somewhat, but it wasn't one that had me eager to go back and reread it or to recommend it to others.
I would be interested to see what it looks like when it's actually ready for publication.

LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. THIS. BOOK! So fun! Remarkable writing!

Adored that Emma kept taking advice from Jane Austen but then would throw the book in the garbage can only to pick it up again :)

Very intriguing backgrounds of the characters made the book real and kept my interest throughout the entire book.

YOU WILL WANT A COPY OF THIS ONE FOR SURE!

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Emma is happy with her life. Everyone thinks her boyfriend is going to propose. Emma hasn't really thought about it. When she decides to surprise him, the surprise is on her. Now back at work, she finds that her boss has hired a consultant. Her boyfriend's (make that ex-boyfriend) brother. Emma thinks a lot. She worries about working with Lucas, she worries about her attraction to Lucas, she worries about the ex, Blake. There is quite a bit of dialog going on in her brain.

This is a clean, cute romance with plenty of references to Jane Austen and her books.

I would love to give this book a chance, however, the formatting made it nearly impossible to finish or get into in any meaningful way. I loved the title, and would give it another chance if I were to receive a correctly formatted manuscript.

Very good. Enjoyed it start to finish. Nice take on Jane Austen and the things she can teach us about life and love. Recommend.

I quite liked this book with its strong female MC caught in a love triangle between two brothers. Like Austen's heroines she got caught in misunderstandings, had her prejudices, and stood up for herself.
The Austen quotes at the beginning of the chapters were very fitting.

I received and early ebook from netgalley. Overall I really liked the concept of this story. A girl named Emma wants the Jane Austen happily ever after but decides that everything she has ever learned from Jane is a lie. Each chapter starts with a quote from a Jane Austen book. I like this book but found myself wanting to skip through parts. She couldn't decide between these two brothers and it kept dragging on and on. Enjoyable read but I don't know if I would want to read it again.