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Looking forward to getting to know Emma

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Volume 1 by Beth Brower

October 14, 2026 by ElCicco 3 Comments

Volume 1 of this multi-volume series is set in March and April of 1883. Emma M. Lion is 20 years old, nearly 21, and has recently returned to her family home, Lapis Lazuli House in the St Crispian’s neighborhood of London, a quirky place with fine homes, a Roman ghost, a handsome young pastor with rowdy friends, and some charming neighbors. The novel is set up as a series of diary entries that introduce us to Emma and the various dilemmas she will face over […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Beth Brower, cbr18, ElCicco, Fiction, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1

ElCicco's CBR18 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Beth Brower, cbr18, ElCicco, Fiction, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 ·
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“But I am not the heroine of a novel.”

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 1 by Beth Brower

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 2 by Beth Brower

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 3 by Beth Brower

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 4 by Beth Brower

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 5 by Beth Brower

March 31, 2026 by NTE 7 Comments

Although she is, in fact, the heroine of a novel, the fact is that Ms. Emma Lion, of The Unselected Journals of Emma M.Lion, Vol 1-5, feels like flesh & blood, throughout every moment & page of these books.  Everything she goes through, even the most absurd, has an aura of authenticity that has me willingly following her into places – and emotions – I would not ordinarily, voluntarily venture. Her author, Ms. Beth Brower, has packed these pages full of wisdom and wit unexpected in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Featured, Fiction Tagged With: Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 4, The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 5, 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

NTE's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Featured, Fiction · Tags: Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 4, The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol 5, 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 ·
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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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