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bethanyread's review against another edition
3.0
Good book, but not my favorite jude Deveraux. Not a huge fan of Pride & Prejudice, so maybe that's the reason why.
88ashleymae88's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely brilliant
This book is actually an off shoot of the third book in the summer house series called "As you wish". Which I just finished yesterday. I couldn't put this book down, clearly... Cleverly written tells 3 stories at once.... I almost have to say though.... You need to read As you Wish to fully appreciate the depth of kit and Olivia's story.
This book is actually an off shoot of the third book in the summer house series called "As you wish". Which I just finished yesterday. I couldn't put this book down, clearly... Cleverly written tells 3 stories at once.... I almost have to say though.... You need to read As you Wish to fully appreciate the depth of kit and Olivia's story.
goodbetterbetsy's review against another edition
1.0
Probably the worst Pride and Prejudice retelling I've ever read.
diaryofthebookdragon's review against another edition
4.0
The Girl from Summer Hill looked like a perfect book to read this summer. From the title (duh), to romantic theme.
LIKES:
✔ Modernized Pride and Prejudice. It's hard translating old novels to modern setting and keeping the flow and logic intact. For example: now it's not OK when a 30-something man marries a 15-year-old. But Jude Deveraux did a marvelous job to give a modern twist to Pride and Prejudice while staying true to original plot and characters.
✔ Humor.
"Walk, ha!" Tate said. "I live in L.A. We drive from the kitchen to the living room."
✔ Multiple couples, not just one. Lately, I am really enjoying books where plot is not focused on just one couple, where the writer follows the life of a whole family (or a group of friends).
✔ Food descriptions were so good. I love it when main character is a cook who know what she's doing.
DISLIKES:
✘ Quick to reveal plot twists from Pride and Prejudice. While Austin saved some of the big revelations for the end of her book, Jude Deveraux assumes you have read the classic. But don't worry, she has her own twists to make it interesting.
✘ Short chapters. As soon as I connect to the scene and characters involved it ends and we jump to different event and different POV.
The Girl from Summer Hill was a very nice modern version of Pride and Prejudice sprinkled with delicious cooking descriptions. If you can handle a large cast of characters and you like small town romance, I recommend you check it out.
LIKES:
✔ Modernized Pride and Prejudice. It's hard translating old novels to modern setting and keeping the flow and logic intact. For example: now it's not OK when a 30-something man marries a 15-year-old. But Jude Deveraux did a marvelous job to give a modern twist to Pride and Prejudice while staying true to original plot and characters.
✔ Humor.
"Walk, ha!" Tate said. "I live in L.A. We drive from the kitchen to the living room."
✔ Multiple couples, not just one. Lately, I am really enjoying books where plot is not focused on just one couple, where the writer follows the life of a whole family (or a group of friends).
✔ Food descriptions were so good. I love it when main character is a cook who know what she's doing.
DISLIKES:
✘ Quick to reveal plot twists from Pride and Prejudice. While Austin saved some of the big revelations for the end of her book, Jude Deveraux assumes you have read the classic. But don't worry, she has her own twists to make it interesting.
✘ Short chapters. As soon as I connect to the scene and characters involved it ends and we jump to different event and different POV.
The Girl from Summer Hill was a very nice modern version of Pride and Prejudice sprinkled with delicious cooking descriptions. If you can handle a large cast of characters and you like small town romance, I recommend you check it out.
lianamathias's review against another edition
1.0
I didn’t think it was possible for me to dislike a book based on Pride and Prejudice, but this was awful.
caslater83's review against another edition
3.0
I would like to begin by saying that I selected this book out of my love for Jane Austen. Jude Deveraux is a fair writer, but she isn't my favorite.
This book is not as clean as I'd like it to be. A nude man showering outside the door with a full view of ...well..everything! My, my, my. We do get right to business, don't we? But believe it or not, it's not a dramatic prelude to sex, but it sure could be if it had been set up just right.
The attraction between Tate and Casey is there. Some readers may claim that they can't see it, but I sure can. Like the story of Pride and Prejudice, the relationship between the two starts off the wrong foot and on a gross misunderstanding. Over time, the truth of things come to light and the two do admit their feelings for each other.
I believe this book has great potential, but I still say that Jane Austen's book is by far superior. (Sorry, Ms. Deveraux!)
This book is not as clean as I'd like it to be. A nude man showering outside the door with a full view of ...well..everything! My, my, my. We do get right to business, don't we? But believe it or not, it's not a dramatic prelude to sex, but it sure could be if it had been set up just right.
The attraction between Tate and Casey is there. Some readers may claim that they can't see it, but I sure can. Like the story of Pride and Prejudice, the relationship between the two starts off the wrong foot and on a gross misunderstanding. Over time, the truth of things come to light and the two do admit their feelings for each other.
I believe this book has great potential, but I still say that Jane Austen's book is by far superior. (Sorry, Ms. Deveraux!)
amyma's review against another edition
5.0
Such a fun and fresh modern retelling of Pride & Prejudice! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to read something that will make you not want to put the book down because you need to know what will happen next. Super cute and when it ends, you'll be smiling. As I pulled the book up to write the review, I noticed this is book #1 and that makes me so happy, I'm already looking forward to book #2!
** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review **
** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review **
nnowels's review against another edition
4.0
After three book club selections this month, reading something for fun was delightful. That it was tied to Pride and Prejudice was a bonus! Loved, but the ending was too abrupt for me to give it five stars.
savagemommy's review against another edition
3.0
Easy to listen to while driving home from a night shift, cute story.