Sometime This Century: A Regency Rom-Com
Sometime This Century: A Regency Rom-Com
Sometime This Century: A Regency Rom-Com
Description
Description
A riotous rom-com meets a swoon-worthy Regency comedy of manners in this heartfelt time-travel story about sisters, love, identity--and how Jane Austen just might change your life.
Annabel Blake was born in the wrong century. An Austen-loving book nerd, she dreams of being a writer herself, with a just-penned Regency novel to prove it. Her hopes sink when her hot author crush rejects her: The novel reads like she's never been in love. Ouch.
Annabel sees a chance to rewrite it when her ex-pat boss sends her to England to sort out her family's "crumbling old pile" of a country house. Tempted by an invitation tucked in an antique writing desk and a "period" coachman at her door, Annabel's whisked away to a local Regency Society ball--cue candlelight, costumes, dancing--that might be just the inspiration she needs. There's even the achingly perfect--and wildly out of her league--Henry Leighton D'Evercy.
When Annabel's audacious influencer sister crashes the party with her super-chill ex-boyfriend, the unlikely trio wake to find themselves trapped in the actual Regency era. No Wi-Fi, lattes, cellphones--just a world where manners, money, and marriage rule.
As Annabel falls deeply for D'Evercy, she must decide: write her perfect love story...or live it.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Humor and romance keep the pages of this smart, lighthearted novel turning. It's hard to put down." -- Publisher's Weekly
"A comical and charming love letter to Jane Austen." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Silva's (Love and Fury, 2021) blend of time-travel romance, Jane Austen fanfic, and literary silliness makes for a fun romp. The novel is written with a vintage air and peppered with characters who bear striking resemblances to those from Austen's novels, a coincidence that becomes clear in the third act, and the character growth among the three time travelers--especially between the polar-opposite sisters--is sweet. Recommend to lovers of the Regency era seeking all of the pearl-clutching drama of Bridgerton and a love story that holds to the era's conventions of romantic decorum." -- Booklist
"Silva's (Love and Fury) escapist foray into rom-com territory is a quick read with a premise that will appeal to fans of Jane Austen and humorous time-travel romance." -- Library Journal
"Sometime This Century is a novel that scratches every itch: romantic and witty, funny and heartfelt, smart and often unexpected. Quite literally a modern classic, this book will delight readers of high-brow literary classics, but also charm those of us who can't resist a Bridgerton scandal. Like the best Austen novels, it delves into societal expectations and self-discovery, but still goes down like a flute of chilled champagne, passed to you by the most eligible bachelor at the ball. The clever ending had me gripped--and now I'm crushed that it's over." -- Emily Everett, author of All That Life Can Afford
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