The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Book 3
4.7 | 3,251 ratings
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Last update: 12-09-2025
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- Kris, @love.lovely.booksIn love with this series! A must read asap!!!!The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Volume 1, 2 and 3’ by Beth Brower:
These books are amazing! They have transported me to the Victorian Era and I have met the most delightful characters that I don’t want to stop reading about. If I were to describe these books in three words they would be brilliant, humorous, intriguing!
These books follow wonderful Emma as you get to know her and her story through her very own journal entries. With each journal entry I came to love her more and more! She is witty, hilarious, intelligent, real, with a great sense of humor. I basically want to be her bff. I loved following Emma on her adventures, through her shenanigans and her ups and downs. She is such an endearing character. Her story has completely pulled me in and I can’t stop reading!!!!
She lives in Lapis Lazuli house in St. Crispian’s; an area in London. This is such a wonderful, interesting setting that I really enjoyed. There is also a cast of the loveliest, quirkiest, most fun and intriguing characters. A few of my favorites are Agnes, Pierce, Islington, Arabella and Hawkes.
The language of these books sounds old fashioned and very authentic to the time period. I had to look up some words and I was reading slowly at first but then the language transported me to the Victorian era and I didn’t want to leave.
Emma takes you on a wild carriage ride of an adventure through her everyday life. These books had me intrigued, my heart ached at times with a few tears, it made me laugh my heart out so often, and these books just made me happy!!!!
Memorable moments included the tenant, notes, morning robes, Jane Eyre, Shakespeare and so much more!
Read these books for the characters, the charades, the adventure, the witty wonderfulness, the incredible writing, the hilarious moments, and the fun. I loved it all!
*Content: death of parents and loved one in the past, grief, book 3 mentions war and some gruesome scenes, occasional use of the d word.
*I read book 1, 2 and 3. There are 6 books total as of right now. - Suzy from IdahoHeartwarming and well-writtenI love this series! I've been listening to it on audio and like it so much I decided to order hard copies so I can mark the passages that I want to remember and quote later. It's such a well-written, heartwarming series. I highly recommend them all!
- Tami AllenEnjoying this series.Emma is a delight, and I love her wit and sense of humor. I love that they’re short books and can be read in a day.
- jana goldsworthyLove being pulled into Emma’s witty and wonderful world!This series is absolutely delightful. I can’t wait for more to be released!
- Samantha ConradAbsolutely delightfulEmma is quirky and hilarious and also honest and lovely. I find myself befriending many of the characters in the book.
- KarenThe best series I’ve readI LOVE this book! So much so I purchased or borrowed from the library all eight copies in the series it’s wonderful!
- Haley SmithGetting hookedI don’t know that I’ll be able to give a full review until I finish the series but I’m definitely hooked at this point and plan to keep going
- Not Yo' Mama's MamaExpect tears, from laughing and cryingThe only problem I have is that I have been introduced to them before the series is finished, and I will have to exercise some sort of patience.
You find yourself routing for Emma and all the possibilities before her, however impossible it is for her to have them all.
I don't read a lot of fiction outside of the classics, but this series's has me completely captivated. With a heroine of Jane Austen caliber and the twist and turns of J.K. Rowling novel, this is the best series I have come across as an adult. It is rekindling, what I thought was, a lost love of fiction.