Book Blurb
Sweet and sensible Ellie hasn't met a problem her mom's yoga mantras can't fix. But when Ellie's parents threaten to pull her from the Academy just as her flirtation with the cutest boy in school heats up, will Ellie be able to keep her cool?
The last thing that the girls at the elite Jane Austen Academy need is hot guys to flirt with. But over the summer the school has been sold, and like it or not, the guys are coming. And it’s about to turn the Academy—and the lives of its students—totally upside down…
The Jane Austen Academy series are modern retellings of Jane Austen classics set at a beachside California boarding school.
Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Ellie Dvorak is a student at the Jane Austen Academy in Merrywood, California. This is the first year she has had to have a roommate and that boys were allowed to attend the school. She was supposed to room with her best friend Lizzie, but that didn’t happen. She ended up with Emma, which isn’t that bad. Emma is becoming a great friend. Unfortunately it feels as though Lizzie and Ellie are growing apart. Lizzie has Dante now.
Things turn even worse at the Twilight Picnic when Headmistress Bergie turns her attention to Ellie. Her parents haven’t paid her tuition and if they didn’t by the end of the next week Ellie had to leave the school. Ellie isn’t worried; her parents always forget to pay something. She is in for a shock. Her parents have a different plan. They are adopting a baby and moving to Guatemala. They expect her to come too. She has to come up with a plan to stay. Paying for tuition and everything she needs is going to take work, but it’s worth it. Plus she wants to stay to be with Edward. He is the cutest boy at the academy.
On Parents’ weekend, Ellie get the shock of her life that even tops her parents’ bomb. Everything she thought about Edward was shattered and now she doesn’t know what to think. However Ellie has other things to worry about. Her kitchen duty is difficult and she needs to find another way for more money. She wants to stay for the rest of the year.
Emma hatches a plan for the Costume Ball. Things never go the way they are planned, not when the universe is involved.
This book was fashioned after Sense and Sensibility, another of my favorite Jane Austen stories. I loved the character of Ellie. She has to deal with Yoga loving, flighty parents. She is a surfer, California girl. She fights her fate of leaving, but then decides if she was meant to stay, she will stay. She gives the choice to the universe. I really liked this book. The author kept you guessing as to what would happen next. Feelings were hidden until the last minute and secrets were kept. I liked the ending and how things worked out.
I would give it a 4 out of 5
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