Julianna

One of the goals I set myself for after graduation was to get back into reading more for fun.  When I was younger, I used to love curling up with a good book and losing myself for a few hours, but unfortunately college took over my reading time.  The time that I used to look forward to became a time that I dreaded as novels were replaced with textbooks and articles. Luckily, I can now reclaim that time and read whatever I would like to.

A few days ago, I went to a yard sale in search of some reading material since I had not bought a new novel in years.  Seeing a table of paperbacks marked 5 for a dollar, I decided to grab a couple I hadn't heard of to start off my summer reading.  I have decided to post a review of every book I read on here so that others can know more about them, this is the first of many such posts.

Name: Julianna
Author: Judith Nelson
Genre: Victorian Romance
Rating : 5 out of 10

While this book was well written, it lacked a very exciting plotline.  From the first few pages, it reminded me highly of Pride and Prejudice and I knew exactly how it ould end.  Like pride and prejudice, this is a novel about how the headstrong heroine of the story falls for the man who infuriates her more than anyone else.  Unlike Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice, however, Julianna does not have a controlling mother who is attempting to marry her off for money.  Julianna and her mother are left enough of a fortune from her late father that they can be comfortable for the rest of their lives even if she never marries.  Julianna does have a rather annoying great aunt who reminds me highly of Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice.

Overall, this book was not really my type.  I was not a fan of pride and prejudice either.  I have a feeling that anyone who enjoyed one would probably enjoy the other.   Hopefully for me, some of the other books I picked will be more appealing to my tastes.