Mansfield Park – Jane Austen: Review & Recommend | CLASSICS CATCHUPS

I recently read Mansfield Park by Jane Austen as a buddy read with my good friend Amy @ Read Dream Live, and I have to admit, it wasn’t what I expected. I’ve read Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility, and never have I encountered such a dull Austen heroine! Nor have I actually ever encountered an Austen side character quite so dull as Fanny.

The Time Machine – HG Wells: Review & Recommend | CLASSICS CATCHUPS

Welcome back! Today, I’m reviewing The Time Machine by HG Wells, a classic for sure! This one had been on my TBR for a long time, and I have a feeling that at some point I’d read the first section, as it seemed pretty familiar. I’m not sure when that was, or if I imagined it though. I chose this for my June TBR (and then ended up reading most of it in July…) because, well, it had been on my TBR far too long, and I have a lovely Norton Critical Edition.

Frenchman’s Creek – Daphne du Maurier: Review & Recommend | CLASSICS CATCHUPS

Ahhh I love Daphne du Maurier. I suspected it after reading Rebecca, but now I know for sure. Frenchman’s Creek is a pirate story, a love story, and utterly gripping.

Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen: Review & Recommend | CLASSICS CATCHUPS

I’ve loved Austen for a long time, and finally, I’m getting close to having read all of her finished novels! The most recent one I read, of course, was Sense and Sensibility, and that’s the book I’ll be reviewing today.