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Clever concept for an updated Pride & Prejudice. At times extremely funny, at times surprisingly moving. Fluffy, enjoyable, and with a very satisfying ending. Particularly pleased with this adaptation’s inclusion of a confrontation between Lizzie Bennett and her father.

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ebroeffle's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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bookedbymadeline's review

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Thank you to Harper Perennial and Netgalley for the eARC!

I love Pride and Prejudice and fun/light contemporary novels so I was really excited for this but it was a huge let down! Modern, Hollywood/influencer retelling of Pride & Prejudice.

A little too heavy on pop culture references, it felt like name/brand dropping and will date the book heavily in years to come.

I did Like the switching POVs between Lilly and Will, but the others became too much and pointless. I found Lilly kind of insufferable 😩 and the other characters I didn’t love or hate, they were just okay. It felt like there were so many people to keep track of it got confusing at times.

Maybe I shouldn’t have read this since I don’t watch (or enjoy) The Kardashians and the whole idea of “famous for being famous” but I was intrigued by the Austen twist to it and it sounded light/fun. Also I thought perhaps it just meant Kardashian-inspired as in there’s 5 sisters and they’re a famous family. I didn’t realize it came with “we’re famous but pity us and we aren’t famous because of our show, we built ourselves from the ground up” 🙃

I think I would’ve liked it better if it wasn’t for Lilly. She judges Will for things that her family also would have or did have at one point? So she ends up sounding like a hypocrite. And she tries to act as if her family’s “famous for being famous” status is bogus, acting as if they’re famous for other reasons when in reality they wouldn’t be in the positions they are if it hadn’t been for their reality show and well-known public fights. I feel like if she hadn’t acted as if she and her family aren’t privileged and accepted why they have fame and that they’re trying to branch out, it would have been a better novel. But sadly because of her (lack of) character depth, I couldn’t care and found it annoying.

TW/CW: eating disorder, drug abuse, car accident (brief mention), death of parent

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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smkraatz's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Very fun modern interpretation of a classic story!

I didn't love the ending, though. It felt a bit rushed, missed some of the character growth from Darcy, and didn't end with them explicitly back together, which was disappointing.

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