Although I’ve never been the kind of Jane Austen fan who re-reads her novels over and over, I have read all of her novels and enjoyed them all thoroughly. I have been intrigued by the proliferation of Jane Austen inspired novels released in the last few years. I’m embarrassed that I learned about this genre very late. I only became aware of it when I saw Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on the bestseller list and at my local bookstore in 2009. That concept definitely caught my attention.

I recently found two Jane Austen inspired books that I’m going to review this month, thanks to publishers granting me advance reader copies (ARCs). This first one is kinda sorta “normal” and the other one is extremely paranormal. There are no zombies that I’m aware of in the first book, although I can’t say the same for ghosts and other oddities.

Jane Austen Made Me Do It: Original Stories Inspired by Literature’s Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart is an anthology edited by Laurel Ann Nattress. Ms. Nattress maintains a well-known blog on all things Jane Austen, and has gathered together some very popular authors for this compilation of short stories. Read the rest of my review at http://popcornreads.com/?p=1972