#Jennieke Cohen

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Kasi Turpin's illustrated book cover for Jennieke Cohen's My Fine Fellow.

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Top 5 books I will definitely* read in 2024

Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books I will definitely* read in 2024!! Because this is a post I definitely* keep every year… *cough* In case you’re new around here, this is a post I seem to do most years (2023, 2022, and 2021), and there are still books from each year that I swore I would read, that are… still unread. To make things interesting, the last two…

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Title: Dangerous Alliance | Author: Jennieke Cohen | Publisher: HarperTeen (2019)

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🗡️ What To Read After Watching My Lady Jane

❓ Have you watched My Lady Jane yet OR what's the last adaptation you watched (and was it any good)?

🗡️ Grave Mercy - Robin Lafevers 🗡️ And I Darken - Kiersten White 🗡️ Romanov - Nadine Brandes

🗡️ The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee 🗡️ Earls Trip - Jenny Holiday 🗡️ My Fine Fellow - Jennieke Cohen

🗡️ Before We Disappear - Shaun David Hutchinson 🗡️ The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels - India Holton 🗡️ A Curse So Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kemmerer

🗡️ The Princess Bride - William Goldman 🗡️ An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason - Virginia Boecker 🗡️ Squire - Tamora Pierce

🗡️ Cake Eater - Allyson Dahlin 🗡️ Stalking Jack the Ripper - Kerri Maniscalco 🗡️ Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard

🗡️ Powerless - Lauren Roberts 🗡️ Serpent & Dove - Shelby Mahurin 🗡️ Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber

🗡️ The Shadows Between Us - Tricia Levenseller 🗡️ From Blood and Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout 🗡️ Cinder - Marissa Meyer

🗡️ The Empress - Gigi Griffis 🗡️ Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess - Nancy Springer 🗡️ My Contrary Mary - Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

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“Still, one thing was missing. He may have the moon and even Venus and Saturn in his grasp, but what use was any of it without the sun? Without her?” <3

My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen pg 295

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I just finished the first chapter of Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen, and I felt like I was watching a Jane Austen movie.

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I've been greatly enjoying reading historical romance novels. I decided to go on a search for ones with Jewish characters. The list, so far, is small -- and I haven't read many, as they have been a little more difficult to find! But, in case anyone else is interested:

True Pretenses by Rose Lerner

Think of England by KJ Charles (m/m)

The Infiltrating the Ton trilogy by Sara Adrien

The Couriers series by Nita Abrams (5 of these, I think)

The Truitts series by Felicia Grossman (2 so far, I think)

My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen

I've only read the first two on this list so far, and I really enjoyed both of them.

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23 books I wanna read in 2023

Tagged by the awesome @empress-of-snark

Like you, these are also books I already own and need to get to reading lol

Paper Towns by John Green

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Crave by Traci Wolff

Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

Wonderland by Emory Frie

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen

Doctor Who: Stealers of Dreams

The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin

Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor

City of Ghosts by VE Schwab

The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

The Ex Hex by Rachel Hawkins

Immortality: A Love Story (it's still on preorder; just waiting for it lol)

I tag: @manus-multae-cor-unum @strangelock221b @muffin-n-waffle

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Book Bingo Double Update

I crossed off the “book at the bottom of your to be read” square. It was called, “A Pho Love Story” by Loan Le. It was kind of like a Romeo and Juliet retelling. The two main characters are seniors in high school, whose parents own pho restaurants directly opposite each other. Their families hate each other and the two main characters begin an unlikely and hidden friendship, but eventually, things come to light. 

The book I last finished was “Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance” by Jennieke Cohen. It was about a strong-willed woman whose life has been turned upside down by her brother in law. She is unwillingly thrust into society in order to find a husband. I often found myself screaming at her to make the correct decision in husbands.

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Do u have any good romance ya book rec?

My favorite young adult romance novels:

Pride by @ibizoboi

The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle

Wait for Me by Caroline Leech

In Another Time by Caroline Leech

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen

The Siren by @partylikeawordstar

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

@fairyinfinity210-blog let me know if you check any of these out!

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Dangerous Alliance #OutOfContext

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18. Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance - Jennieke Cohen - 4.5 STARS

“Just because sensational events happen in novels, that doesn't mean they cannot happen.”

I received this book inside the Lost in Austen Litjoy Crate (I have to recommend Litjoy Crate, they are pretty amazing) in December 2019 as a gift from my husband, and I have to say it was one of the best gifts I have ever received. I loved the crate and loved the book; it was the perfect gift for the Austen fan that I am.

Victoria Aston had everything she wanted, well aware that she lives a very charming life on her family’s estate of Oakbridge. Her older sister, Althea, has married well, and Vicky has plenty of time to while away her hours learning how to look after the estate and to be free in the fields surrounding her home. But her happy life is soon thrown upside down when awful circumstances force her to find a husband quickly, or risk finding herself and family destitute… Armed with only the wisdom she has gained from her much-loved books by Jane Austen, she must navigate London’s scheming society and a number of mysterious accidents that keep cropping up around her.  

I’m going to start with our characters this time round because they really were the making of this book. The author managed to very quickly endear Vicky to me, she’s an amazing main character that I feel many readers will bond with. She’s a fighter, she loves her family fiercely and is willing to do anything to keep them safe, and I lived for her sassy moments where we really got to see her inner strength. I also loved that we got to see her grow as a person, she starts off quite young and a bit naive but as the book goes along you can see her grow into a very strong independent woman. Without giving to much away, our other main characters were also really well drawn, you can tell that the author drew from classic Austen characters, but each had their own individuality and style, none of them felt like cookie cutters at all. I especially liked Althea, who through so many trials still manages to show that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

The plot itself has definitely been done before, probably many times before, but I never felt bored. It felt more like a fresh new take on an old story. The references to Jane Austen’s work were seamlessly woven in, without it ever feeling like too much. The book progresses nicely with only a few parts feeling slow. My only real complaint is that I felt like the bad guy felt a bit too obvious, while the main characters run around trying to figure out who is causing all the accidents, I felt like screaming “its xxxx!!! You idiots!”.

What I really liked about this book was that I found it too be the perfect mix of drama and light-heartedness, it felt refreshing and light while still taking the important issues seriously. This made it a joy to read and hard to put down.

Overall, I would absolutely recommend it to all Austen fans, as they would get the most out of this book, but anyone could pick it up and enjoy it. (Also, quick side note, how cute is the cover!)

4.5 STARS

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Read in 2020: Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen

“The reality of you is far better than any fiction.”

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This is not a Dangerous Alliance. It's an amazing one.

This is not a Dangerous Alliance. It’s an amazing one.

Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen

A Young Adult Historical Romance published on December 3 rd, 2019 by HarperTeen

Rating:

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The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Jane Austen in this witty, winking historical romance with a dash of mystery! Lady Victoria Aston has everything she could want: an older sister happily wed, the future of her family estate secure, and…

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Title: My Fine Fellow

Author: Jennieke Cohen

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2022

Genres: fiction, historical fiction, romance, retelling, food

Blurb: In 1830s England, Culinarians - doyens who consult with society’s elite to create gorgeous food and confections - are the crème de la crème of high society. Helena Higgins, top of her class at the Royal Academy, has a sharp demeanour and an even sharper palate...and knows stardom awaits her if she can produce greatness in her final year. Penelope Pickering is going to prove the value of non-European cuisine to all of England. Her contemporaries may scorn her Filipina heritage and her dishes, but with her flawless social graces and culinary talents, Penelope is set to prove them wrong. Elijah Little has nothing to his name but a truly excellent instinct for flavours. London merchants won’t allow a Jewish boy to own a shop, so he hawks his pasties for a shilling apiece to passersby...but he knows with training, he can break into the highest echelon of society. When Penelope and Helena meet Elijah, a golden opportunity arises: to pull off a project never seen before and turn Elijah from a street vendor to a gentleman chef. But Elijah’s transformation will have a greater impact on this trio than they originally realise...and mayhem, unseemly faux pas, and a little romance will all be a part of the delicious recipe.

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Updated Current Reads:

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee

The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas

TBR:

Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz

Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen

I Guess I Live Here Now by Claire Ahn

Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Hunger Games books by Suzanne Collins

Love and War by Melissa de la Cruz

All For One by Melissa de la Cruz

The Maze Runner books by James Dashner

Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

XOXO by Axie Oh

Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach

Divergent books by Veronica Roth

Skyward books by Brandon Sanderson

By the Book by Amanda Sellet

The Noh Family by Grace K. Shim

Breathe and Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester

Love, Decoded by Jennifer Yen