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“What else is life but a string of outcomes beyond our control?”

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vols. 1-3 by Beth Brower

January 29, 2026 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is a wild thing to say, but I’m saying it, so stay with me. This series is Dungeon Crawler Carl for the Jane Austenites. I’m not even finished with it yet and I already know that. It’s the kind of story you read once, probably in a very short time, then immediately go back in for a re-read or five. This story is—aside from having lovable characters and a certain anti-authoritarian bent—nothing like Dungeon Crawler Carl. And yet. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: audiobooks, Beth Brower, epistolary, Genevieve Gaunt, historical fiction, narfna, novellas, self published, serialized, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3, Victorian

narfna's CBR18 Review No:6 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: audiobooks, Beth Brower, epistolary, Genevieve Gaunt, historical fiction, narfna, novellas, self published, serialized, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3, Victorian ·
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