An Excellent Read
The JA Book Award is for excellence in quality of narrative, natural dialogue, the overall plot structure, characterisation, and that wonderful word *Austenesque* as nuance of old England in manners, mores, and loose morals where appropriate.
We are not so blinkered as to reject steamy romance scenes some readers may rate as un-Jane Austen or un-Heyer. In the lifetime of Miss Austen and Ms Heyer, novels of more earthy context existed. In today's world of Fifty Shades of Grey, [not at all to my taste] a well-written love scene devoid of excess in crude language is A okay.
There are times when a JAFF novel is an excellent read but deviates too far from original characters and then falls within the JA Complimentary categorisation. However, both Awards grant merit for the books listed.
There are times when a JAFF novel is an excellent read but deviates too far from original characters and then falls within the JA Complimentary categorisation. However, both Awards grant merit for the books listed.
A Good Read
The JA Complimentary is for work bearing good narrative, good dialogue, good overall plot, and characterisation, excellent or good historical facts, and that wonderful word *Austenesque* . The novel though has factors which prevent a full award.
Explanation: The difference comes from observance of minor noted elements.
1) Observations may pick up on hesitancy in narrative, where reader flow jars to a halt in two short sentences instead of a well punctuated free flowing sentence.
2) Ill-defined paragraphs, where consistency of thread is lost.
3) Mismatched dialogue, where a character of formal dialogue suddenly morphs to informal and consistency in character is lost.
4) Plot holes where a part goes missing and is never recovered, or needless explanation and repetition arises as where perhaps the author fears a reader may not understand or remember previous incidents.
Last but not least, the Complimentary defines a book as a good read.
1) Observations may pick up on hesitancy in narrative, where reader flow jars to a halt in two short sentences instead of a well punctuated free flowing sentence.
2) Ill-defined paragraphs, where consistency of thread is lost.
3) Mismatched dialogue, where a character of formal dialogue suddenly morphs to informal and consistency in character is lost.
4) Plot holes where a part goes missing and is never recovered, or needless explanation and repetition arises as where perhaps the author fears a reader may not understand or remember previous incidents.
Last but not least, the Complimentary defines a book as a good read.
The Award for a Typically Classical, Swashbuckling, Georgian Period Read.
The Award for a Typically Classical Genteel or Swashbuckling Regency Period Read.
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