samhend101's review
4.0
I had this on my maybe list for a while. It started out promising, I really liked that the majority of the book was from Darcy's POV. Then it lagged, and I couldn't plow through it. Kept reading other books in between.
Finally at 50% it started to pick up and I could get into it. Each individual character was well for written for their purpose. Even Mr. Wickham, who had a relatively minor role, was a huge motivator through half the story. ODC get off to the usual start and ever so slowly begin to open up to each other while all the other drama is going on.
A duel, character defamation, couples falling in love, illness and Lydia, but not in her usually written way ( she is almost palatable)!
Aside from some really slow parts, this is well written and I am glad I stuck it out. 3.5*
Finally at 50% it started to pick up and I could get into it. Each individual character was well for written for their purpose. Even Mr. Wickham, who had a relatively minor role, was a huge motivator through half the story. ODC get off to the usual start and ever so slowly begin to open up to each other while all the other drama is going on.
A duel, character defamation, couples falling in love, illness and Lydia, but not in her usually written way ( she is almost palatable)!
Aside from some really slow parts, this is well written and I am glad I stuck it out. 3.5*
brinastewart's review
4.0
I enjoyed this story because of the little to no angst with the characters and that Elizabeth's dislike of Darcy and avoidance because of his behavior was not blown to hatred like it is in other variations so the move to love was not as shocking or forced.
vesper1931's review against another edition
I didn't like what was going to be an obvious pairing (Colonel and Charlotte)
aug3zimm's review
4.0
An enjoyable, lighthearted read. Some of the characters are different from their original version without an explanation as to why but others follow nicely from earlier events that differ from the original book (like the death of Anne and Lady Catherine and how that changes things). Mr. Bennett’s illness is a bit strange though - it is introduced as a BIG DEAL but then peters out into seeming more like an excuse not to write him. What was going on with him anyway?
The first part of the book has a lot of Mr. Darcy’s internal monologue which makes him come across as quite a jerk (to put it nicely). But as he begins to change, his thoughts aren’t explored much at all which makes his arrogance a bit more emotionally believable than his improvement (though logically I still buy the change as he does speak about it, it just wasn’t as visceral to me). This change made the second half of the book less engaging for me than the first - more of a 3-star than the beginning’s 5-star.
The writing style is enjoyable - a much more Austen-esque in feel than many others in the genre with no bits I noticed that seemed out of place/too modern. Like most other P&P books, however, this one seems to have a favorite word no longer in popular use. This time it is ”convivial”.
The first part of the book has a lot of Mr. Darcy’s internal monologue which makes him come across as quite a jerk (to put it nicely). But as he begins to change, his thoughts aren’t explored much at all which makes his arrogance a bit more emotionally believable than his improvement (though logically I still buy the change as he does speak about it, it just wasn’t as visceral to me). This change made the second half of the book less engaging for me than the first - more of a 3-star than the beginning’s 5-star.
The writing style is enjoyable - a much more Austen-esque in feel than many others in the genre with no bits I noticed that seemed out of place/too modern. Like most other P&P books, however, this one seems to have a favorite word no longer in popular use. This time it is ”convivial”.
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