The girls (and now boys!) of the Jane Austen Academy are back in this contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility. Will romance slowly bloom between Ellie and the boy she hardly notices? Readers learn more about the unique culture and traditions of Jane Austen Academy as innocent love takes root. Reviewed from galley received from the publisher via NetGalley.com. (45) ( )

So Into You really surprised me at how much it deviated from the Sense & Sensibility template. Instead of being forced out of her home, Ellie is given a chance to stay at the Academy. Flirtatious Emma stands in for lively Marianne, bad boy Josh Wickham does double-time as Willoughby, and funny man Ed is Ellie's OTP, Edward Ferrars. Lucy also makes an appearance, for added angst, but Colonel Brandon and the rest of the Dashwood/Ferrars clan are absent. Essentially the only part of the original story that appears is the relationship (or lack thereof) between Ellie and Ed. Fortunately, the author doesn't just rely on rehashing Austen plotlines; Ellie's story is enjoyable for its own merits as well. She has to work hard to maintain her place in the Academy, and she does it in the same quiet, determined way that Elinor Dashwood would have. The sororal relationship between Ellie and Emma works well here, and it was nice to see the beginnings of Emma's story (which I can't wait to read!). ( )

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So Into You picked up from where Fall for You left off. They only changed the POV. Lizzie had her chance as narrator and now it's Ellie's turn in So Into You ;)

And OMG, did I tell you the ending left me CRAVING for book 3?! And no. I'm not giving you any spoilers here. All I can tell is that, yes, it's not a cliffhanger but... but... GAH!

Ellie's parents didn't pay for Jasta and she only had one week to pack her stuff and fly off to Guatemala and join her parents and her new adopted baby. But she wanted to stay. More than anything else now that Edward seems to like her.

I like that Cecilia Gray did a spin-off with each book in the series(even though I was DYING for more Dante!:P). You get to see each side of every character more in the book :)

Ellie is one girl who lay low. She doesn't like attention. But she's BRILLIANT. Like, in a geeky sorta way. She's a math geek(bonus point for that 'cause I'm a math geek too!:D). And she's determined. Her parents won't pay for her school, she took a test to get the Achievement Award and work in the kitchen to pay off her fees, just to stay a little longer in Jasta.

Edward is a really really REALLY nice guy. He's so ADORABLE! But the way he gave away mixed reactions towards Ellie got me kind of annoyed and... wondering. Why was he acting hot and cold? I mean, he's a REALLY nice guy. Then, Cecilia Gray dropped the bomb and I'm like, o_O

Emma definitely added some spice to the story. She's really sweet and really sassy. She even got some sense of style. But her criminal outings are the ones who definitely got me chuckling by myself.

So Into You is such an endearing read! I devoured it in one sitting and it kept me entertained all the way through the book. So Into You is such a quick, sweet, light and fun read! Readers will DEFINITELY devour this! :D ( )

So Into You in the second installment in The Jane Austen Academy Series and is just as delightful as Fall for You, the first book in the series. This is Ellie's story, and is a modern day based retelling of Sense and Sensibility. As we learned in book one, the Jane Austen Academy has been sold, is now coed, and they are threatening to change the name. When an issue arises regarding Ellie's parents, her tuition, and threatened move to another country, Ellie realizes she doesn't want to leave her friends at the academy, which have become more like her family, especially when things seem to be headed in the direction she would like with Edward, the boy she has a major crush on. Ellie's roommate and good friend Emma is determined to keep her there, and even the head mistress is trying to work with her, but despite her friends' concern, it may not be enough, especially when someone new shows up on the scene and she finds out Edward has not been completely truthful about things.

I really enjoyed So Into You. It was cute, funny, and just as entertaining as the first book in the series, if not more so. We get to know Ellie a lot better in this book, as well as Emma. I really liked Emma. She's a lot of fun. We get to see some of the characters that we met in book one, including Lizzie, Ellie's best friend, who is dating the schools most popular hot guy Dante. We are also introduced to some new characters. This is a really fun and quick read that has both romance and humor. The girls at the Jane Austen Academy are enchanting, and their new male counterparts are pretty hot and entertaining themselves. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series and seeing what these girls and guys get into next. ( )

Since I read the first book in this series, Fall For You, I knew I just had to read So Into You. I've been looking forward to Ellie's story! I've been intrigued with her since the first book, where we caught little glances into who she is, where she came from & parts of her past that were revealed.

How fun would it be to live you life based on a set of Yoga Mantras? Seriously! This is what Ellie does & so far, it has worked for her. However, this year, she meets Edward. The one thing she cannot understand is why every.single.time she things they are getting somewhere, he pulls away. (UGH! Just like a guy!) So she finds herself wishing (against the mantra, of course! BAD ELLIE!) that something, ANYTHING, would happen to just give her something more with him.

Edward is such a freaking sweetheart. If only more guys could be like him! Attracted to Ellie? Yes. Wants nothing more than to kiss her? Yes. It just so happens that he can't. Yup, you read that right - he cannot kiss her. Why? Well. To him, he has a very justifiable and valid reason. So what does he do? What any boy/man does when they try to make things right. He Screws Up. The good news is, he made up for it so fantastically, that the screw up really didn't matter anymore! (Go Edward!)

Gray really knows how to write her supporting characters. I LOVED the fact that Lizzie and Dante were in this book too! I felt that we needed to get to know them just a little bit more! Josh and Emma were back - with their matching attitudes of "drama & I want to punch you in the face". FUN! We were treated to a new character in this book by the name of Fanny. Looking forward to reading a little more about her! I really enjoyed this book just a little more than the first one. Not that this is a bad thing! Ellie's story just happened to intrigue me just a little more! :) ( )