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Considering the amount of references to Jane Austen and her books and how much the book’s female lead, Samantha, is such a bookworm, it was surprising at how long it took for me to get into the story. Fortunately, the book was saved with a strong second half and a story revolving around a complicated female.

Let me start this off with touching on the book’s narrative taking the form of letters. I like that Katherine Reay did something different with Sam telling her story/journey through one-sided letters to her anonymous benefactor. It’s not only diverting from the norm, but it helped emphasized the aura of a Jane Austen or Charles Dickens story which is par for the course for the book with its bookish leading lady. But the thing with this approach (and the level of financial involvement of the mystery benefactor) is that a certain level of suspended belief is needed. I mean, I don’t know about you, but none of my letters (or emails) are this descriptive with quoted dialogues. Calling them ‘journal entries’ would probably be more fitting. But that may be me being nitpicky or just a plain ole killjoy.

I enjoyed that Reay didn’t take the easy and expected route to make Sam into a charismatic and witty female lead that you would find in a Austen-influenced story. In a way, Sam was the opposite. She was distant, on guard with less than great people skills which made it difficult for her to connect and make friends. While I appreciated the different approach to Sam’s character, it also made reading the first half of the book a little difficult for me. It just felt like the first half of the story consisted of Sam bemoaning her situation, making it difficult to like her as a character and getting engaged in the story. It wasn’t until I read further and Sam started to grow and get connected with other characters that the story picked up. It was then that you saw the layers to Sam and the issues that she carried around, using characters from her favorite books to quote and hide behind.

This book is more than just an homage to Jane Austen and other classic authors. While it carries the feel of an Austen book, it went beyond that. It was actually a story about breaking out of your shell and defining yourself by the choices you make in the present and for your future instead of letting your past hold you back. Reay’s debut had a rocky start for me, but eventually righted itself to give a nice story with heart and enough Austen quotes that any fan of hers would appreciate.


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Dear Mr Knightley A Novel Katherine Reay 9781401689681 Books Reviews

I have loved every book I've read by this author. I can't tell you how long I have been eyeing this particular book. And having several friends tell me that I should read it. I kept saying I was going to and life would be busy, and other books I was reviewing would keep popping up taking my free time. Well I told myself at the beginning of the summer that I was going to remedy it all and read it. I bought a copy when it was on sale and downloaded it thinking I would read it on my long camping trip hiding away in the woods. It didn't happen. I hardly read at all. Last week after I'd gotten home from the long summer vacation, I opened the book up just thinking I'd peek at it and slowly start it before I went to bed. Ha! Ha, ha, ha, ha, HA! Yeah right. I couldn't put it down. I read and read and read and...you get the idea. I think I read most of the book that night. Fell asleep, then woke up and read during my free moments. I have a lot on my mind and trying to organize a couple different big things that my brain was so exhausted from that, that when I started this book it was such a relaxing and enjoyable time for my overwhelmed brain. I absolutely loved it.

My brain is still on overload and trying to prep for school that I'm not going to go into my normal rambling thoughts for a review. I just had to say how much I loved these characters. I've read a couple books now in a row that the characters were just fabulous! I loved the letter format for the book. Samantha was so interesting to dive into her character and I loved how honest she was, it made it so easy to connect with her and understand her world.

I think I highlighted the whole book. Hee Hee! Ok, not really but I was highlighting like crazy. Quotes I liked, moments and scenes that had me happy sighing. *ahhhh, happy sigh*. All of the literary references were so much fun. I loved them! Especially because the books she was referencing are favorite books of mine. That of course makes me connect even more with this book.

This is one that I will need to return to over and over again! If you haven't read a book by Katherine Reay, go do so now. I'm a fan! I can't even begin to say how much I loved the love story. There are so many things I want to say right now, but I'm just going to keep it all in because it will spoil it all if I say anything. My lips are sealed. Now, go read Samantha's letters to Mr. Knightley!

Content Clean. This book deals with orphans/foster care children so there are scenes that mention some of the struggles and sorrow associated with them. Especially physical abuse, mental abuse. So be warned that this isn't a light a fluffy read, it's real and emotional but very well written. The love story is sweet and clean.

Happy Reading!!!
Considering the amount of references to Jane Austen and her books and how much the book’s female lead, Samantha, is such a bookworm, it was surprising at how long it took for me to get into the story. Fortunately, the book was saved with a strong second half and a story revolving around a complicated female.

Let me start this off with touching on the book’s narrative taking the form of letters. I like that Katherine Reay did something different with Sam telling her story/journey through one-sided letters to her anonymous benefactor. It’s not only diverting from the norm, but it helped emphasized the aura of a Jane Austen or Charles Dickens story which is par for the course for the book with its bookish leading lady. But the thing with this approach (and the level of financial involvement of the mystery benefactor) is that a certain level of suspended belief is needed. I mean, I don’t know about you, but none of my letters (or emails) are this descriptive with quoted dialogues. Calling them ‘journal entries’ would probably be more fitting. But that may be me being nitpicky or just a plain ole killjoy.

I enjoyed that Reay didn’t take the easy and expected route to make Sam into a charismatic and witty female lead that you would find in a Austen-influenced story. In a way, Sam was the opposite. She was distant, on guard with less than great people skills which made it difficult for her to connect and make friends. While I appreciated the different approach to Sam’s character, it also made reading the first half of the book a little difficult for me. It just felt like the first half of the story consisted of Sam bemoaning her situation, making it difficult to like her as a character and getting engaged in the story. It wasn’t until I read further and Sam started to grow and get connected with other characters that the story picked up. It was then that you saw the layers to Sam and the issues that she carried around, using characters from her favorite books to quote and hide behind.

This book is more than just an homage to Jane Austen and other classic authors. While it carries the feel of an Austen book, it went beyond that. It was actually a story about breaking out of your shell and defining yourself by the choices you make in the present and for your future instead of letting your past hold you back. Reay’s debut had a rocky start for me, but eventually righted itself to give a nice story with heart and enough Austen quotes that any fan of hers would appreciate.