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bryannamains's review
3.0
like 3.25-5ish, i love jane the virgin so much so it felt weird reading something that was so similar yet so different
kat_a_strophe's review
4.0
A major hit for Jane the Virgin fans. An even bigger hit for the Jane/Michael fans AKA me. LoL. Such a sweet walk through the show's major points in the classic telenovela style. Though it was basically the show in a historical setting, it was still so much fun. I expected nothing less either since a typical author takes away from their life, surroundings, and experiences for their writing. My heart twinged and melted and gave an extra thump in all the same places as in the show.
Full Review:
https://thescarletreaderreviews.wordpress.com/2022/01/14/the-dramatic-whimsy-and-whisking-away-of-well-you-knowsnow-falling-a-book-review/
Full Review:
https://thescarletreaderreviews.wordpress.com/2022/01/14/the-dramatic-whimsy-and-whisking-away-of-well-you-knowsnow-falling-a-book-review/
gina_bina's review
2.0
Kitschy, and fun in a fanfic way, but pretty poorly written, full of anachronisms and forced in places. The omniscient narrator works on the show, but not in a book.
fangal33's review
5.0
5 stars for being a fan of the show and Jane! But for the book itself? 1, maybe 2! It was quite all over the place and they tried to make it more like the show rather than a novel. I just love the fact that they wrote the book from the show! Plus it was fun listening to it with the actress who plays Alba and the Narrator.
savannar's review
2.0
I'm not actually finished the book, but I doubt I'll come back to it.
Despite my excitement when I saw, last fall, that there was a “real” version of Jane’s book, it took me a while to get around to reading it (so much to read, so little time, you know). It just so happened that I started it, finally, shortly before the episode where Jane is struggling with writer’s block after a bad review.
The plot here is almost exactly the plot of the show, although ostensibly set circa 1900. That detail is often easy to forget, as the ghostwriter seems to have done zero historical research. There’s a lot more that would be different in Victorian-era Jane’s life than just the circumstances of Mateo’s conception. Also, the names are changed, kind of ridiculously: I think readers can be trusted to know who is who, even if their name in the book doesn’t start with the same letter as their show name! The book even includes the Narrator, which is a great device in the show but it isn’t necessary and doesn’t fit here. I’d like to think Jane is a good writer, but based on this, I have to agree with her negative reviewer. It is sad, because I love Jane, and the show is so consistently clever, charming, funny, and poignant, and the book is none of those.
P.S. Even in this tale which is meant to be Jane and Michael’s idealized love story, I still like Rafael better.
Despite my excitement when I saw, last fall, that there was a “real” version of Jane’s book, it took me a while to get around to reading it (so much to read, so little time, you know). It just so happened that I started it, finally, shortly before the episode where Jane is struggling with writer’s block after a bad review.
The plot here is almost exactly the plot of the show, although ostensibly set circa 1900. That detail is often easy to forget, as the ghostwriter seems to have done zero historical research. There’s a lot more that would be different in Victorian-era Jane’s life than just the circumstances of Mateo’s conception. Also, the names are changed, kind of ridiculously: I think readers can be trusted to know who is who, even if their name in the book doesn’t start with the same letter as their show name! The book even includes the Narrator, which is a great device in the show but it isn’t necessary and doesn’t fit here. I’d like to think Jane is a good writer, but based on this, I have to agree with her negative reviewer. It is sad, because I love Jane, and the show is so consistently clever, charming, funny, and poignant, and the book is none of those.
P.S. Even in this tale which is meant to be Jane and Michael’s idealized love story, I still like Rafael better.
inkinherveins's review
a fun read, but probably more fun for fans of the show than those unfamiliar.
longbeachyreads's review
3.0
I love the trend of fictional books (made up books in tv shows or movies) made real. On "Jane the Virgin," I thought the novel SNOW FALLING was a historical romance based on her grandparents love story, but this version was basically the plot of JTV's first few seasons, except set in 1902 so Jane/Josephine is impregnated the traditional way instead of artificially inseminated.
I finished the book just to see how closely it resembled the series, but it was not fun. It did make me want to go rewatch JTV though.
I finished the book just to see how closely it resembled the series, but it was not fun. It did make me want to go rewatch JTV though.
wanderingdoodle's review
4.0
Funny m and so so corny . Seriously could make popcorn out of this book