For this month’s classic read, I chose Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. This is one of my all time favorite book. How can anyone not enjoy the drama that ensues between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy? Especially when it’s about wealth, class, and marriage.

Reading this book can be a challenge for some, so don’t let the writing style and structure intimidate you.

Once you’re done reading this book, make sure you put on your favorite film version of Pride and Prejudice and watch it too. If you care to know…my favorite is the Kiera Knightly version.

So grab yourself a hot cup of tea, snuggle in, and happy reading!

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

I first read this novel for book club and I loved it! I thought it would be perfect for October since an adaptation of this novel will be on Netflix beginning Oct. 21, 2020.

This novel was a quick and suspenseful read for me. The story is about a young woman who meets an older, wealthy and charming man named Maxim de Winter. They fall in love, and marry. Maxim’s past and previous marriage to his former wife Rebecca comes into question. Everyone in town loved Rebecca and seem devasted at her untimely death.

Maxim’s new wife is constantly being compared to the well-loved Rebecca. She even has to endure the cruelty from Rebecca’s maid, Mrs. Danvers. As the story begins to unfold, we discover that Rebecca was not all that great and that she hid important details about herself to her husband, Maxim.

I won’t reveal the full synopsis of this novel, or what happens in the end but it’s a must read!

I’m looking forward to seeing what Netflix’s adaptation will be like compared to the novel. Let me know what you think!

Yikes! I’ve been pretty busy with editing my own book, and totally forgot to schedule September’s blog post. It’s been crazy, but…here it is.

This classic is one of my all time favorites too!

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson is perhaps better known for his other famous work: Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. Treasure Island, however is one of his classic tale of treasure hunting and pirates, way before Pirates of Carribean.

I read this book when I was a young adult, and then later actually read Stevenson’s biography in college. He seemed so lost with writer’s block, until he came across a story idea from a map his stepson drew for him.

Treasure Island is an interesting story told through a teenager by the name of Jim Hawkins. It’s not just a story about pirates, but a fascinating and adventurous story that is filled with many themes. Some of the them are: greed, deception, lies, bravery, endurance, and trust.

I hope you’ll pick up this classic and enjoy reading it!