My Lady Jane

By: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

The comical, fantastical, romantical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey.

In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a passing resemblance to actual history - because sometimes history needs a little help.

At 16, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren't for Jane to worry about. Jane gets to be queen of England.

Like that could go wrong.

©2016 Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meado (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers

Hysterical Alternate History

I haven't had this much fun reading a book in a long time. Probably because it's been so long since I've read anything by Jasper Fforde. There were many laugh-out-loud moments in the reading of this book.

My Lady Jane is the story of Jane Gray who ruled England for nine days after the death of Edward VI (Henry VIII's son). But this isn't the story that you read in the history books. ("Part II: In Which We Throw History Completely Out the Window." Haha.) I didn't know what exactly the authors had changed when I started the book, and I liked that way because when I found out the central premise in the first chapter or so I was highly amused.

My Lady Jane was written by three authors, Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows, and they obviously had a fantastic time writing this book together. I love, I mean really love, all the narrator asides. I thought it was really fun how they were so self-conscious and meta about the telling of the tale.

The audiobook of My Lady Jane was so stickin' fantastic. Kathrine Kellgren narrates the book. (She also narrated Austenland which is one of my very favorite audiobooks). Kellgren's narration definitely made the book even funnier. She hits it out of the park with her over-the-top, tongue in cheek style. (Is that enough idioms for one sentence or what?)

Now I'm kind of at a loss for what to listen to next, and it's been a long time since a book has wrecked me for any other book.

Brilliant

This book is so good I gave it 5 stars within the first 30mins of listening to it.

fun fun

loved loved loved it
I now want to listen to other books by this narrator.

Loved this book

Made me laugh out loud in places. Wonderful fairytale and you can’t have a better narrator than Katherine. I bought the book because of her alone and lived the way they wrote the story. Just plain fun!!

Simply Delightful!

This was fun and unique and entertaining. I loved the spin on historical events. It took me a long time to listen to (it's a long book!) but it was worth it. The narrator is one of my favorites!!

What a surprise.

I bought this on sale and my husband listened and told me it was a must. I thought he was nuts when I started listening to it. I enjoyed it all the way to the end.

Absolutely scrumptious

I heard about this book very randomly and I am so glad that it did. Its impossible to put it down or stop listening to it! Definitely enjoyed this version of this time in history much more than the original. The humor is captivating.
I can't wait for more from these authors...

Witty and Compelling

This book was witty, clever, and intriguing till the last word. I heard that another book by these authors is in the works and it cannot be finished fast enough.

Wonderful!

This was a funny tale, a true comedy, satirizing history. The performance added so much to the story, making me laugh repeatedly! Highly recommend!

One of the most entertaining books ever!

Loved the refreshing writing style, wit, and performance of this book/narration!! Best book I've read all year!