Just Jane
William Lavender

Jane is a Lady born to an English Earl. With the passing of her father, she is now orphaned and sails to be with her uncle in America. Weeks after she arrives, war breaks out and she finds herself caught between the life she knew and the life she is discovering. Her uncle claims to his death of his devotion to the crown, whereas her cousin and family are very much in favor of the infant country. This story takes place for the duration of the entire war, and I kind of felt like it took that long to read, even though it was more like 4 days. The writing is not bad, but not good. I often thought while reading this, that a story about an immensely passionate time of our country's history should evoke more emotion. I felt it was flat and unemotional. I found it mostly a love story that fails to conjure feelings in the reader, while being an historical fiction that I'm not sure was entirely accurate. I'm not an historian, but there were many things that left me wondering their truth.