Summary from Goodreads
When Charlotte Kinder treats herself to a two-week vacation at Austenland, she happily leaves behind her ex-husband and his delightful new wife, her ever-grateful children, and all the rest of her real life in America. She dons a bonnet and stays at a country manor house that provides an immersive Austen experience, complete with gentleman actors who cater to the guests' Austen fantasies.
Everyone at Pembrook Park is playing a role, but increasingly, Charlotte isn't sure where roles end and reality begins. And as the parlor games turn a little bit menacing, she finds she needs more than a good corset to keep herself safe. Is the brooding Mr. Mallery as sinister as he seems? What is Miss Gardenside's mysterious ailment? Was that an actual dead body in the secret attic room? And-perhaps of the most lasting importance-could the stirrings in Charlotte's heart be a sign of real-life love?
The follow-up to reader favorite Austenland provides the same perfectly plotted pleasures, with a feisty new heroine, plenty of fresh and frightening twists, and the possibility of a romance that might just go beyond the proper bounds of Austen's world. How could it not turn out right in the end?
I don't remember liking Austenland but I LOVE Shannon Hale so I decided to give Midnight in Austenland a chance. I'm glad I did! This is one of those books that I find my thoughts randomly coming back to even now that I am not reading it anymore. I think one of the reasons I enjoyed it so much is because of the mystery twist - it gave the story depth. You are constantly trying to figure out if there really was a murder or not. I also enjoyed Charlotte's journey of discovering herself after divorce. I highly recommend this book especially if you are a Shannon Hale fan and would like to see another side of her writing.
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