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I'd seen this book floating around the blogosphere the last few years and hadn't had a chance to pick it up yet, but decided to do so recently when I was craving some Austen. Let me start by saying I'm not a purist. While I do love my Jane Austen original novels and movies hello Colin Firth as the best Mr Darcy ever , I also love some of the Jane Austen sequels and paranormals that have been released in recent times. I went into reading Jane and the Damned with an open mind. I knew there would be vampires and I knew that it wouldn't be exactly like Jane's original novels and I absolutely loved it for what it is - a fantastic take on Jane as a vampire.
The war breaking out between England and France while Jane is in Bath gave this story a great adventurous feel. I got to see a different side of Jane, not just the sedate authoress, but the Jane that is willing to fight for her country - even if it means ripping out the throats of her enemies!! The romance is high in Jane and the Damned, as Jane falls in love and then must choose if she stays as a immortal or takes the cure.
Her deciding factor is that as a vampire, they don't have the talents for the arts the way that they do as mortals, so she must choose between love or her writing And after, what then? Your books languish forgotten on dusty bookshelves and you are but a name on a binding that disappears with decay and time. You think your books offer a chance at immortality? The war-time action, the romance and well simply the wonderful Jane Austen and it all added up to a great book. I'm so pleased that there is a sequel, Blood Persuasion. I can't wait to see what Jane Austen gets up to next.
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AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. Amazon Inspire Digital Educational Resources. Amazon Rapids Fun stories for kids on the go. Amazon Restaurants Food delivery from local restaurants. Jane's family, particularly her mother, have shades of Austen's characters in them, as well they should. Jane's mother is petulant and her father sympathetic to Jane's condition, while Cassandra remains in denial and wishing for dances and social events to keep her mind off of unpleasant matters.
I'll be watching this author to see what she does next. Jul 18, Samantha rated it it was ok. I was lucky enough to get to read an advance copy of this unusual and unique take on Jane Austen's life. Bitten and created a vampire in an England where those types of occurrences are known and commonplace , Jane finds her world a far cry from the one she knew. I'm a Jane Austen fan, but this was suspending reality just a bit more than is comfortable for me.
It seems more and more and more authors are jumping on the vampire novel bandwagon in the wake of Stephanie Meyer's wildly popular and be I was lucky enough to get to read an advance copy of this unusual and unique take on Jane Austen's life. It seems more and more and more authors are jumping on the vampire novel bandwagon in the wake of Stephanie Meyer's wildly popular and bestselling Twilight series and there are just some literary authors and characters that are too sacred to be toyed with in this manner.
Seriously, I think the only thing that made this a Jane Austen novel was that the girl's name was Jane Austen and she was an aspiring writer. All of the other connections that were attempted, were futile. I will say the writing was very good, but the subject was just not for me. Sep 29, Jennifer rated it it was amazing Shelves: I loved Jane and the Damned.
Jane and the Damned (Immortal Jane Austen, book 1) by Janet Mullany
I've never been much interested in Jane Austen's personal life, but Jane Austen as a vampire was one of the most enthralling things I've read. Jane is turned into a vampire and promptly abandoned by her maker. Her father, a minister, is sure that she must take the life-threatening cure as it is the only chance to save her immortal soul.
Strong-willed, apparently rather patriot Jane has other ideas. She would rather use her new abilities to fight the invading French. Ja I loved Jane and the Damned. Jane and the Damned strays a bit from usual vampire rules, but still remains in the realm of believability. One of my favorite rules tweaks is a great twist on the role of a maker or sire. Jane and the Damned contains some love, some death, and lots of action.
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It was very entertaining and reads like one of the best fictional biographies ever. It's a twisty historical paranormal that'll leave you longing for more of Jane and more vampire escapades in this time period. Very, very well done. Sep 09, NHSas rated it liked it Shelves: What happens if Jane Austen became a vampire, would her story change?
Um- yes and no. Jane is turned into a vampire against her wishes and her father, Rev. Austen takes the family to Bath to seek out a possible cure. The story takes a dramatic turn when the French invade and Jane turns to the Damned for help. The kind of welcome they offer, especially after the way Jane was 'turned', is not what she was expecting. Will it have a happy ending?
Still, that being said, it was a fun, quick read with great characters and overall I did enjoy it! Oct 24, Suburbangardener rated it it was ok Shelves: Disappointed, burgeoning author Jane Austen is turned into a vampire. She can drink the waters of Bath for a cure, or she can remain a vampire. It's kind of silly and funny in an off beat way. Definitely not for purists.
Feb 05, Amanda added it. Honestly, I didn't love it. I did not think Jane's "hero" had any chemistry with Jane at all. It was hard to imagine the events as they happened due to the style of writing. It was an entertaining read if you are in between books. Oct 25, Kate rated it liked it Shelves: May 24, Jennifer rated it it was ok. So unmemorable that I checked it out from the library, got 50 pages in, and then popped on to GoodReads only to find that I had read it years ago and evidently not thought much of it.
Oct 08, Vic rated it really liked it Shelves: These days, centering a plot around Jane Austen as a vampire is as common as pre-packed sliced cheese, and so I approached Jane and the Damned from a jaundiced point of view. I must make a confession, however. I have been addicted to vampire novels and films about these bloodsuckers since my early 20's, starting with Bram Stoker's Dracula; Ann Rice's Vampire Lestat series; Gary Oldman as the ancient bloodsucker; the cheeky tv series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer; and more recently True Blood and to These days, centering a plot around Jane Austen as a vampire is as common as pre-packed sliced cheese, and so I approached Jane and the Damned from a jaundiced point of view.
I have been addicted to vampire novels and films about these bloodsuckers since my early 20's, starting with Bram Stoker's Dracula; Ann Rice's Vampire Lestat series; Gary Oldman as the ancient bloodsucker; the cheeky tv series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer; and more recently True Blood and to a lesser extent, Twilight. If an author or film director asks me to enter their vampire world, all I want in return is a rollicking good ride. In Jane and the Damned, author Janet Mullany does just that. Jane Austen, budding young writer, is turned into a vampire on a whim by William, a mature vampire, and her dance partner at a local assembly ball.
She begins to feel strange immediately. Jane shares her awful knowledge with her father, who, while horrified at the news of his daughter having been bitten by one of the Damned, keeps a calm head. They must rush against time before Jane's human side disappears forever, for the longer they wait, the less successful and more painful and deadly the cure. As bad luck would have it, just as they settle into that Georgian city, the French invade England, and their lives are turned topsy-turvy. Jane's new life is conflicted on two fronts. First, she does not want to turn into a vampire.
Second, she longs to taste human blood. And so her vampire adventure begins. Going against vampire etiquette, Jane's maker, William, has abandoned her to her fate. Mullany's vampire empire, the bear leader or Creator must guide an initiate into the intrecacies of becoming a vampire. The first feeding is problematic, since a full-blooded human takes a while to turn into one of the walking dead. A new vampire has not enough knowledge to wade through the many intricacies of vampire life without making a number of blunders.
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Enter Luke, who decides to act as Jane's bear leader. Handsome, witty, and wise in the way of Henry Tilney, Luke oversees Jane's transformation with a hands-off approach, for he is ever aware that William has first claim on Jane and could change his mind at any time. I have described the plot in more detail than is usual for one of my reviews, for this book is so filled with plots, sub-plots, and details, that the story never peters out. The book feels rich, not thin, and Janet Mullany skillfully keeps juggling all the story threads she has tossed into play for a lively read.
While I've disliked previous Jane Austen monster books, this one kept my interest for the following reasons: A thoroughly plotted back story.
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Mullany's vampire empire and its mythology are well thought out. In the world Janet Mullaney has constucted, the monsters' presence in Regency England, their ethics and mores, and their desire to rid Britain of the French make perfect sense. Throughout the plot our heroine constantly struggles between her human self and vampire self, and this internal war adds to the external tension of a plot that is filled with action, romance, and historical detail.
Jane must make a gutwrenching decision: In her new life, Jane yearns to be human, yet her desire for human blood overpowers her common sense, and as the novel progresses, she can no longer resist the charms of her hero. Sensuality begins to invade Jane's life, whose awakening from sheltered spinsterhood to mature woman kept sparking my interest. Mullany does not confuse sensuality with x-rated descriptions of the sexual act, for which I am grateful.
Eternal life is not all that it's cracked up to be. After a few centuries as one of the undead, a vampire is hard pressed to find anything new to do or interesting to experience. Janet Mullany has not neglected this important aspect of vampiric existence. In this instance, the army of the Damned has decided to defeat the French, who have invaded England a real threat in those days and who are bivoacked in Bath. Historical details of life in a war zone in the late 18th century are spot on, and author Mullany does not flinch from showing the seedier side of war: In short, Janet Mullany right addresses almost every fault I have found with other recent vampire novels set in the Regency era.
Her vampire empire is so well crafted that she did not need to ride Jane Austen's magical publicity coattails to make the story more palatable or salable. And yet, the thought of Jane Austen as an action heroine who comes into her own as she fights the French and surrenders to her own sensual longings is irresistible. Add to the mix Ms. Mullany's extensive knowledge about the Regency era and Jane Austen's life I love her depiction of Mrs.
Austen , and you have a thoroughly enjoyable read. Do I recommend Jane and the Damned to everyone? But if you are a vampire junkie like me, you will be quite happy with your purchase. Jul 23, Carrie Hetherington rated it it was amazing.
I love, love, loved this book!!! You seriously have to read it. May 30, MJ rated it it was ok Shelves: I read this book because, at the time, anything Jane Austen or related was of interest to me. Happily, a lot of the books I read were good and really kept my attention. Sadly, this was definitely not one of them. It was disappointing and, after further thought, more disappointing then I had thought previously.
The suspension of disbelief the very fact that there is so much disbelief going on here, even for a fiction book really just burst my bubble for this whole story. When I first picked th I read this book because, at the time, anything Jane Austen or related was of interest to me. When I first picked this book up, I had high hopes for it. But something about this book just completely made me shake my head and wonder what the author was thinking.
I just have to say, the whole premise of this book was…well, just ridiculous. Jane Austen, our heroin, is told to stay away from the, of course, very attractive and interesting vampires of society. This thoroughly confused me, considering what day and age Jane lived in. Then again, it would have been fairly boring and tedious to place Jane through a long training process, so why not just make it all known and already at her command.
Similarly, the fact that Jane is placed into so much danger and seems to jump right into the thick of things view spoiler [ only to turn her back on the very vampires she was fighting with and the only she maybe loves to take the curing waters in the end, which was extremely disappointing hide spoiler ] seemed very ridiculous as well.
Again, she leaves in the end, so why form the bonds in the first place? Besides that, it seems like the very opposite of what I would have expected Jane to do. She seemed to love the adventure of being a vampire, and to excel at everything she was doing as one. She really seemed to like it. But then she gives it all up. It really left me wondering if she was the same Jane in the end. However, as it is, not a book I would read again, and not something I would recommend quickly.
Two out of five stars and I really hope it gets better in the sequel! Dec 26, Donna rated it liked it Shelves: One, I hadn't read the blurb in a while so I was under the impression that it was a JANE EYRE remake and two, I haven't been thrilled with the writing style of books set in this era so it was setting itself up to fail for me. It ultimately didn't and I enjoyed the plot but it had its faults and a lot of that hinged on the writing itself. I didn't know why this story was about Jane Austen. You'd think there'd be some kind of relevance to it but it rightly could have been some made-up character created strictly for the book and it wouldn't have made a bit of different.
So I was haunted by the question, "Why the hell is this Jane Austen? That's not to say I didn't like Jane. She was a very strong woman that, although reluctantly, embraced her vampirism and used it to fight the French when they invaded a point to be dealt with in a moment. She stood her own as a fighter and even as her fellow Damned looked down upon her as not only a fledgling but an orphaned one her maker having abandoned her and she was adopted by another she stood tall, pulling off feats that eventually made them proud. The writing didn't really lend itself to telling the story well, though.
I felt the progression was jerky and I often found myself shoved out of the story due to a ragged transition from one scene to the next. The language was trying a bit too hard and while I never found it stilted it lent to the crappy transitions that kept pulling me out of the story. That's not to mention that as I was reading I had a niggling feeling that Napoleon's army invading Britain just didn't sound right. Did it make for some good drama? Jane wouldn't have been able to become the fighter she did without someone to fight so steadfastly against. But it didn't seem right.
Love the interwebs as it verified my unsettled thoughts: Napoleon was never actually able to get past the Royal Navy to fight on British land. Talk about taking gross liberties with history to serve the plot. It only puffs up the question as to why it had to be Jane Austen as the lead in this story. I have a big problem with that. Adding vampires to Jane Austen's life is one thing. I was entertained by all of that.
But why bastardize history so much? I don't get it. Wait, I do get it: And yes, this book is a work of fiction. But holy crap Napoleon's army never invaded Bath nor took London. It's a contrivance of epic proportions that I still just don't understand. Too many questions and not enough answers. I enjoyed it and I ultimately came to like Jane and Luke together but Jane is a little too bi-polar for me. She changed her mind about accepting her vampirism as often as she changed dresses and it was rough going trying to keep track of where her brain was in terms of not only her vampirism but her love of Luke.
It wavered too much for my liking. She turned out to be a really strong heroine in terms of fighting capabilities and standing on her own but she ultimately had too much negative about her that, for the most part, cancelled it out. I was entertained so the book served its purpose in that regard but it's incredibly historically inaccurate, I still have no idea why Jane Austen was the focusing character and the writing leaves a bit to be desired.
Just don't expect it to do much else. Jul 26, Laurel rated it really liked it Shelves: Disheartened, but not dejected, she attends the Bassingstoke Assembly with her sister Cassandra. Carelessly turned then abandoned, she is now one of the Undead. Struggling to hide her en sanglant urges Jane shares her affliction with her father Rev. He decides to leave immediately with his family for Bath so Jane may partake the waters, the only known cure for her affliction.
Weak from hunger, Jane visits the Pump Room for the first time meeting Mr. Luke Venning, another of her kind. He quickly convinces her that she needs to feast on him to restore her strength before taking the cure. Jane is revived, but now her vampire desires are heightened and she craves even more blood.