Location: United Kingdom
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Aug. 12, 2012
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Anne Wrightwell
Biography
Anne lives in London with her husband. She is an identical twin, which gives her the right to look down on mere fraternal twins.
She has been writing stories since her teens. She likes reading and writing Pride and Prejudice inspired fiction, and prefers variations. murder mysteries and Pride and Prejudice inspired novels with a fantasy settings.
' Pride and Prejudice, The Other Way Round' is a gender switched version of 'Pride and Prejudice'.
'Master Mair Bennet" is a gender flipped sequel to 'Pride and Prejudice'.
She has been writing stories since her teens. She likes reading and writing Pride and Prejudice inspired fiction, and prefers variations. murder mysteries and Pride and Prejudice inspired novels with a fantasy settings.
' Pride and Prejudice, The Other Way Round' is a gender switched version of 'Pride and Prejudice'.
'Master Mair Bennet" is a gender flipped sequel to 'Pride and Prejudice'.
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Smashwords book reviews by Anne Wrightwell
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Ellie Doyle and the Anti-Vampire League
on Dec. 10, 2014
i really liked this short story, the characters and the twist at the end. I would like to read more stories about Ellie Doyle and her world.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
on Sep. 19, 2017
I liked the idea of the Sherlock Holmes stories being recast so that the men were women and the women meant. It worked pretty well and made you think about roles dictated by gender. I was also impressed by his introduction. My only minor quibble is that I found Sherlock jarring as a feminine name but that's probably just me. I could be tempted to read/buy some of the other classics reworked by L.E. Smart but not if I can't read a sample first.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles Retrained
on Sep. 19, 2017
I like stories where the genders have been switched. This was fun to read and see how roles are affected by gender. I wasn't that struck on Shyrlock as a name but that's a personal preference.
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Shalaby and Fecklace Spend the Night in an Unnatural Manor
on Sep. 27, 2017
An amusing Steampunk detective romp. Shalaby, the shabby private detective with preposterous ideas and Fecklace, the feckless aristocrat are very engaging. The plot is clever and well worked out as well.
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Marley Was Dead: A Christmas Carol Mystery
on March 14, 2018
I enjoyed this book and feel sorry for the author that it didn't sell very well so he's made it free. I thought it was a clever idea - Marley was really murdered and the retired inspector had to both solve that crime and prevent the murder of Scrooge, which worked and it was pretty well written. I didn't spot any anachronisms or American words used instead of British ones, which always make me wince. I thought the historical setting seemed authentic and I liked the way he showed that poor people in Victorian Britain were leading lives of quiet desperation. I liked Inspector McFergus and didn't find him whiney. I did wonder why the author just didn't include a young Sherlock Holmes rather than have him in it under another name. I also liked the inclusion of characters from other Dickens stories such as Bill Sykes. I would have liked to have seen a little more of Scrooge in the story. All in all, very enjoyable if you like novels that are based on classics.
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War of the Worlds Refought
on Aug. 18, 2019
Don't agree with the other review. You do have to put some effort in to gender switch an entire novel. Although it would have been nice to have had some extra bits. It is interesting to read the classic novel with the narrator as a woman. My only quibble is that the author obviously hasn't proof read her work very well as there are quite a few places where the pronouns etc aren't correct, which is irritating. I'd be really annoyed if I'd paid for it, which I didn't as it was free. The author has gender switched some other classic novels if you're interested but s/he's gender switched the author names too. That's clever of her/him but it means the easiest place to look is the list at the bottom of this novel page.
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Pride and Post Apocalypse: A Regency Dystopian
on Aug. 04, 2020
I was attracted to this novel by the title "Pride and Post Apocalypse" although the sub title, "A Regency Dystopian", had me wondering how you could have one. Turns out like this - there's been a major EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) in modern times so nothing electrical works. Chaos ensues in Great Britain until a dictator called the Badger takes over. For some reason, wealth is now decided on the number of books people own and distributed accordingly. Oh and women can't work and can't inherit books. And he wants everyone to adopt old-style manners and customs. A touch of the Taliban there. So far, so rather implausible. It's also a mash up novel which is where roughly 80% of the novel is the original text & 20% is new text that fits the genre it's supposed to be. I like mash ups if they're well done. I love "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Seth Graham-Smith, and "Pride and Platypus" by Vera Nazarian. The novel starts out well but then you start reading several chapters at a time before there are any changes to the text or plot. It has some nice touches such as cars bring pulled by horses but the dystopian element often seems to be forgotten. The plotline about overthrowing the Badger is very rushed at the end. Lizzie and Darcy both belong to the Guild who want to overthrow the Badger and restore democracy but neither seems to do much to help the overthrow. Lizzie gets kidnapped by Lady Catherine de Bourgh but is just released when she refuses to say she won’t marry Darcy. I don't want to be too harsh, the author obviously spent time and effort on it. But I felt there were some missed opportunities in it. I'm also irritated that I downloaded it for free during a sale but Smashwords doesn't recognise this so required me to buy it again before I could leave a review. Luckily only 99p otherwise I wouldn't have bothered. Not very fair Smashwords, and not encouraging people to leave reviews! Nothing to do with the author and I've not knocked off any stars for that.
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I Wore Heels To The Apocalypse
on Jan. 10, 2021
Pretty silly but also pretty amusing comic apocalyptic novel.
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In the Still Midwinter
on Jan. 15, 2021
This is a short collection of sweet, heartwarming stories set at Christmas time. Having read Fractured Fairy Tales, I was expecting some paranormal or fantasy elements but they weren't any. It's not a criticism just a comment. My favourites were "Cocoa and the Cat" (although I thought it was a stupid bet) and "In The Still Midwinter".
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Maven's Fractured Fairy Tales
on Jan. 16, 2021
I liked the idea of the heroine being a middle-aged woman down on her luck and being forced to take up a new career as a fairy godmother. Maven is an entertaining character. The three stories are amusing adaptations of Beauty and the Beast, Rumplestiltskin and the Frog Prince. But the cover is terrible. I bought the book because of the title and the blurb not the cover.
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Fantasy & Folly: 31 Stories in May
on Aug. 04, 2021
I wasn't that taken with the title or the cover, but the idea of someone writing 31 stories in a month, one per day intrigued me. It's an enjoyable collection and although, I thought some stories better than others, which is not surprising in 31, it's well worth a look.
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Imperfectly Criminal
on Aug. 13, 2021
This was a fun read despite having a serious theme. The story is told by the hero and heroine in alternate chapters. I liked both the heroine and hero and thought they developed a great relationship.