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1928 Newbery Medal: Gay-Neck, The Story of a Pigeon.From the description, I was led to believe, and then simply wanted, Persuasion, but instead I got normal conventional tropes and an entirely boring plot. Instead, I spent most of the second half of the book just waiting for it to finally end, as there was almost no conflict and all the obstacles were for other characters, not for Henri and Esmee. The romance is sappy-sweet and predictable and is resolved too quickly I wanted the characters to have it just slightly less easy. I also had some qualms about historical accuracy-Eliza, who spends most of the book pregnant, seemed to be doing far too much-there was no “lying-in” or “confinement” period that normally pregnant women would have however, perhaps that was to illustrate Eliza’s character, and perhaps I am simply mistaken about what that period entailed. I expect that Frantz is simply leaving a sequel open, which is why so many things about Eliza were finished so dissatisfactorily (even her triumphant moment at the end seemed a bit too on-the-nose and cheesy). Much more interesting than Henri and Esmee was Eliza, Esmee’s sister, but her character arc was rushed at the end and not very well resolved. And when they do, finally, declare their renewed (delayed?) feelings, there is still half the book left. There is no mystery here about whether or not Esmee and Henri will get back together it is hardly a mystery about when they will do it. The slight tension between the two characters due to their separation is resolved too swiftly, and disruptions to their future happiness that are introduced are almost as swiftly done away with. However, it is nothing like Persuasion in depth or content beyond these similarities. Henri Lennox is even a captain, much like Wentworth in Austen’s novel. My rating: 3/5 A Heart Adrift, at first glance, seems remarkably like Persuasion: two characters, after a ten-year separation following a broken relationship, meet once again. Disclaimer: I voluntarily received a copy of A Heart Adrift, by Laura Frantz, from Revell.

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