Shades of Milk and Honey, by Mary Robinette Kowal

This novel’s concept, of a Jane Austen-style novel with a magic overlay, is interesting enough, but it lacked Austen’s depth of characterization, so when the romance is finally revealed it comes as a surprise to us as well as the heroine. So lacking a budding romance to root for, the focus falls more harshly on our passive heroine, and it does the novel no favors. A quick, disposable read, for 16 and up.