by Michael Thomas FordJane Austen is among us... as one of the undead. Going by the name Jane Fairfax, she operates a bookstore in upper state New York, and wishes she could get her hands the royalties from all the current Austen-mania. Instead, she focuses on publishing the last novel written when she was human, and is rejected 116 times. A man from her past appears to add to her troubles, while she finds herself longing to tell another man the truth about herself.
I have a new phrase for books you should read in the summer, on an airplane, etc. -- a Candy Book. And that's exactly what this is; a quick, enjoyable read when you don't want much depth. It's not a bad book, and the thought of Jane Austen as a vampire is a fun twist among all the supernatural storylines. However, it's not nearly as good as Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, but then again, that story leaned heavily on Austen's actual work.
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