This modern take on Jane Austen’s Emma is just fantastic! I read Emma many years ago and yet I could get a sense of how this book’s Emma was similar to Austen’s Emma. I loved that the story is based in Manhattan’s Upper East Side and loved the group of characters.
Emma is a little entitled, thinks she can matchmake her friend Nadine and make her over into a more fashionable self. Sometimes you get the feeling she’s like a puppet master and she’s moving the strings. In spite of her machinations, she has a heart of gold and her essence is to help others. Her father is a riot with his horrible kale smoothies, her sister Margo is a little intrusive and dominant but she also means good.
I loved broody Knightley. I don’t remember the character in Austen’s book, but this one was perfect for the story and perfect for Emma. The slow burn in the story, Emma’s ingenuity in not recognizing the chemistry between them, her constant optimism were all the layers that made this book so enjoyable. Poor Emma was so deluded and she was the last one to even realize her feelings, it was so cute.
The transition from friends to lovers is slow and completely believable. Actually, we knew they were in love way faster than they realized. I loved that it was a slow burn, no sexy times until later in the book, so we were delighted with a beautiful story, completely dependent on character and plot line. It was beautiful and now I want more. There’s a character, one of Knightley’s friends, called William Darcy so I already have designs on the next book!
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ARC sent by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
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