I inhaled this book from start to finish. It’s a beautifully written romance with twists and turns. I couldn’t put it down and the idea of romance can’t be trivialised in this lovely story

This was a light, quick and fun read for me. Unsurprisingly it had references of Austen’s work peppered throughout the book. This book would be a good summer read.

A fun contemporary romance with enemies to lovers and many nods to the great works of Jane Austin. This was a cute quick read, and there's a loveable dog involved. What's not to love. Not your typical Jane Austin story retelling. Great for romance lovers.

What Would Jane Austen Do is the theme that runs through this story.
Mandy Shaw has just lost her job as a London magazine agony aunt, with no new work on the horizon it looks like she will have to move back in with her parents. Before she leaves she fulfils an Engagement of a radio interview to discuss romance etc, also present is best selling crime writer Cameron Massey. He is taciturn, unfriendly and argues that romance novels are a waste of time and easy to write. Mandy more than holds her own giving examples of brilliant romances.
Out of the blue Mandy learns she has been left a large house in a small country village, so we are introduce to a great cast of characters and all that occurs in a small village where not much happens without someone having some opinion on it. Added to this Mandy is asked if she could put up a villager called Luke for a few weeks as his house is being renovated, Luke turns out to be Cameron Massey.
Much of this story is about a literary festival that Maddy ends up organising, I would say the romance part of this book is an extremely slow burn with other characters taking centre stage.
An entertaining and enjoyable easy read.
My thanks to net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly.

How is it I've not hear of Linda Corbett before? 'What Would Jane Austen Do?' has everything I love in a contemporary romance - an interesting premise, chemistry and banter between the main chracters and a little mystery.

Maddy ends up inheriting a country home from an estranged uncle, the black sheep, who was considered the family's joke. The timing is fortuitous as she's lost her job as a an advice columnist using the wisdom of Jane Austen's books. In order to pay for the upkeep, she takes in a lodger, the stanoffish crime writing Cameron, whom she had an on-air stoush over his disdain for romance novels.

I loved watching Maddy settle into village life, having been railroaded into taking her uncle's place as chair of the local literary festival, along with seeing the insecurity of Cameron (aka Luke). The odes to Austen are done perfectly as added flourishes versus being Maddy's whole personality. If I had any quibble it would be that wealthy uncle didn't give any money to fix up the place and do a hard rubbish cleanout as it had been neglected. I wish this was explained/resolved better!

I devoured this gem of a book. It is fun, charming and full of spark and wit set in the English countryside. I was bereft when I finished. Linda, if you ever feel like doing a short story set in this world, take my money please!

Thanks to Harper Collins UK and One More Chapter and NetGalley for the ARC. I have pre-ordered a copy.

I really enjoyed this title! The cover was so cute and drew me in! I also found myself giggling and rooting for these characters the whole way through. As someone who hasn't read anything by Jane Austen (I KNOW) some of the references may have been lost on me, but any Jane Austen people would probably enjoy this even more! Cameron may also be my new book boyfriend! I love true crime so him being a crime writer was so fascinating! The enemies to lovers(ish) banter was so fun to read! Cant recommend enough!!!

A delightful rom com which flows with ease from chapter to chapter. Reading this book brightened my day and made me smile. Totally recommend it - a wonderful way to spend time relaxing.

A great rom com with lovely quotes from Jane Austen. The plot was a little predictable at times but the characters were well put together and the book had a good flow to it. An easy read that makes you smile.

What would Jane Austen Do! It's interesting that every chapter starts with a quote/snippet from a Jane Austen novel and plenty of her book wisdom throughout the story.

I enjoyed the story ,with a bit difficulty in warming upto the heroine of the story who by the end kind of redeems herself.

What Would Jane Austen Do? by Linda Corbett is a light-hearted, easy-flowing read that is absolutely perfect for sitting outside in the shade with a cool drink in one hand and the book in the other.
Fans of Jane Austen, or of reading in general, will particularly enjoy this book. The two main characters are Maddy, a former advice columnist, and Luke, a best-selling mystery writer. While anyone familiar with the romance genre will expect, the relationship between the two grows and changes from adversaries to grudging respect to more. But knowing what to expect, as Maddy herself would stress, does not in the least detract from the enjoyment of reading the heart-warming tale. Adding to the fun is the mystery of Maddy's first-cousin's past, and why he left his house to her in his will.
An endearing cast of supporting characters, including an escape artist of a dog, rounds out the book nicely. It is a fun read that is sure to be a favourite of many readers this year.

Don't let the synopsis fool you, there isn't any good good JA as an agony aunt advice here, unfortunately. Further, while this mostly reads as cute everyone loses thier damn minds in the last 15 or so percent of the book and behave super erratically from that point on.

I absolutely demolished this book! Set in the most adorable country village, Maddy adapts from live in London to life in a rural English village with a wonderful balance between character and plot driven. I found this book witty and entertaining with well developed characters that I was genuinely invested in. If you love romance you’ll love this (whether you’re an Austen aficionado or not)!
Thank you to Netgalley and OneMoreChapter for the ARC in exchange for my feedback!

This is a cute little RomCom, I enjoyed the character dynamic and the meddling small town neighbors. Buster is just the bestest boy though.

Thank you NetGalley and One More Chapter for giving me the chance to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely flew through this book. It had a very good blend between being character driven and plot driven which I adored and that aspect made it so much easier to get into. The multiple different plot points explored throughout kept the book interesting and kept me enthralled throughout the entire thing.
I loved the small town setting, the people and all the small town things sprinkled throughout.
Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for an eARC of this book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down. What Would Jane Austen Do? Is about Mandy a journalist who writes advice columns who has just been let go from her job but a death in the family results in her being left a house. Coincidentally also living in the town is crime novelist Cameron Massey who Maddie has previously met before which was not an overly positive interaction. I highly recommend this book and it was easily 5/5 stars! This book is released June 16,2023. Thank you to Netgalley, HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and Linda Corbett for a opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.

This was a cute contemporary romance. The title leads one to expect that it will be a full-on homage to Jane Austen, but that isn't the case. The link is pretty tenuous, and honestly it's hard to tell why Jane Austen even needed to be referenced, as the main beats of this story stand on their own: the main character researches family secrets, settles in to new surroundings, and falls in love in an opposites-attract kind of way. I enjoyed parts of the story, but most of it didn't fully capture my attention.

Content note: There was a small amount of random bad language and a (closed-door, fade to black) bedroom scene, neither of which I was expecting and which tended to further decrease my interest in the story.

A perfect read for a day you need a pick me up. I really enjoyed this one, I was hesitant as first, as I seem to be one of those rare people who haven’t actually read any Jane Austen, I know it’s shocking, I have seen some of the films, but I always managed to avoid reading anything. I really enjoyed getting to know Cousin Nigel with Maddy, I loved how she wanted to get to know this mysterious benefactor. You could really lose yourself into this story, and just get wrapped up in Maddy and her lodger’s story. This is a great story to lose yourself in, all about how Maddy changes her life, she lost her job, but she didn’t lose hope thanks to Cousin Nigel, let’s all hope we can move to a village like Cotlington with all its lovely inhabitants.

Witty, funny, and well plotted. I thoroughly enjoyed it and had fun.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a great lightheaded read! I had so much fun and recommend it.

An uplifting humorous read, reminiscent of a modern day Jane Austen novel. I loved the Jane Austen quotes at the start of each chapter. I confess I have not read Jane Austen for a while but nevertheless this works perfectly as a standalone for a good, satisfying enjoyable read.