Questions About My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1)

by Cynthia Hand (Goodreads Author)

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Is this just a ripped-off funnier version of the movie Lady Jane? Based upon the blurb it sounds EXACTLY like it. Perhaps I'm showing my age because it's an older, and likely slightly obscure movie, but I happened to adore this film decades ago.

Cyndi I guess I'm old too then! It's a true story, so I don't think it's necessarily a rip off, but I'm kind of curious as to how they turn a tragic story o…moreI guess I'm old too then! It's a true story, so I don't think it's necessarily a rip off, but I'm kind of curious as to how they turn a tragic story of a child manipulated by her family to the point of her execution into a funny light hearted book.(less)

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Hi. I'm a huge Tudor fangirl, I especially ship Lady Jane Grey and Edward VI (though that's not really how it was) so does this somehow include that weird fantasy of mine?? If not, in any subtle way, I'll pass :(

C.A. A little bit, actually. Edward mentions how he wished that he could've been the one to marry her, and how he loved her and all that. He got jealous of…moreA little bit, actually. Edward mentions how he wished that he could've been the one to marry her, and how he loved her and all that. He got jealous of her and Gifford's relationship and Gifford gets jealous of his and Jane's. But to be completely honest, that's pretty much the extent of it. Just a little minor element.(less)

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Does it have romance?

Naomi with a B Yes, it does. And the ship(s) are just the BEST!

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Do I need to know the history to read it?

Xiomara Canizales Just the basic... they [the authors] got inspired on real facts but they took a different road...

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Is it bad that I 100% see Bess (Queen Elizabeth I) as a lesbian woman? It's just the way she acts, and how she carries herself, I can't see her with a man. Ever. (And she famously never DOES get with a man, but that's beside the point.) I can just see her having a crush on a woman, and it kind of makes me happy?? Please tell me if this makes any sense whatsoever.

Amlys López I'd love it if that were the case. As a queer woman myself, I would have been very happy to see her be bisexual, and she's badass enough that she'd do…moreI'd love it if that were the case. As a queer woman myself, I would have been very happy to see her be bisexual, and she's badass enough that she'd do what she wanted and screw what society thought. (less)

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