Jane, Unlimited

By Kristin Cashore

Book Overview

An instant New York Times bestseller--from the award-winning author of the Graceling Realm series--an ambitious novel about grief, adventure, storytelling, and finding yourself in a world of seemingly infinite choices.

Jane has lived an ordinary life, raised by her aunt Magnolia--an adjunct professor and deep sea photographer. Jane counted on Magnolia to make the world feel expansive and to turn life into an adventure. But Aunt Magnolia was lost a few months ago in Antarctica on one of her expeditions.

Now, with no direction, a year out of high school, and obsessed with making umbrellas that look like her own dreams (but mostly just mourning her aunt), she is easily swept away by Kiran Thrash--a glamorous, capricious acquaintance who shows up and asks Jane to accompany her to a gala at her family's island mansion called Tu Reviens.

Jane remembers her aunt telling her: "If anyone ever invites to you to Tu Reviens, promise me that you'll go." With nothing but a trunkful of umbrella parts to her name, Jane ventures out to the Thrash estate. Then her story takes a turn, or rather, five turns. What Jane doesn't know is that Tu Reviens will offer her choices that can ultimately determine the course of her untethered life. But at Tu Reviens, every choice comes with a reward, or a price.

"A genre-obliterating book...all but rewires your brain as you read it." --The New York Times Book Review

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0147513103
• ISBN13: 9780147513106
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Speak
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Come for the mystery stay for the brilliant writing

It’s been a long time since I’ve been blown away by a book but this story I could never predict what was going to happen next and each storyline felt more satisfying than the next. So familiar and yet so unique. I love a good mystery and I saw this book in a recommended reading list after I read the inheritance games which had left me unsatisfied. Each twist and turn of Jane Unlimited made me excited for the next and yet needing to reflect. It’s not hard to read but the author is extremely intelligent and leaves many small clues using seemingly unimportant descriptions. Highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a mystery that dips its toe into many other genres and explores the truest mystery- what does it mean to be yourself.

Superbly written, a very heartfelt story.

If I could take any book with me into a parallel universe, it would be this one. The many marvelous adventures Jane takes make me want to join her in a heartbeat.

An enticing tale full of unexpected twists and turns

Jane, Unlimited takes you by the hand and pulls you head-first into its intricate story where you will watch Jane make a monumental decision again and again like the leaves of a flower opening in the sunlight and then curling shut in the dark. All the characters, while seemingly unrealistic at moments, continue to be fully fleshed out and grow right before you eyes. This is a book you won't be able to put down--and one you won't be able to resist rereading.