FICTION

Carols and Chaos

by Cindy ANSTEY
336p. Feiwel & Friends/Swoon Reads. Oct. 2018. pap. $10.99. ISBN 9781250174871.
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Gr 9 Up—This Christmas tale set in the 1817 English countryside is a nod and a wink to the works of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Two servants from two different estates with little time during the busy holiday season, find time for love. They also become embroiled in a counterfeiting scheme that leaves them wrapped up during the festivities, in more ways than one. This book could serve as a stepping stone to classic read-alikes, such as Pride and Prejudice or Jane Eyre. Fans of romantic historical fiction will welcome this quick and fun holiday read.
VERDICT Purchase where the author's previous YA titles are popular or where Regency-era fiction circulates well.
Reviewed by Margo Fryling, Eastvalley Elementary School, Marietta, GA , Oct 01, 2018

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