valeriew's review
4.0
This book was really cute!! I like the tension between Drake and Breezy. I did feel like she was a little unrealistic in her over cheerfulness. I am glad that Drake ended up being a nice guy.
areti22's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
auroranoir's review
2.0
The book was a nice light read that alluded to Pride and Prejudice in some ways but yet didn't try to mimic it. However it lost a star because she needed a makeover for Noah to be attracted to her and he only realised he wanted her when she became sexy. I'm certainly not a fan of the type of messages that sends. She was Pollyanna to him. He didn't like the girl next door type. But when she became sexy he suddenly realised he loved her being the girl next door. Um..no buddy. You love that the girl next door 'grew up' as he himself put it. Then he started to be jealous that other men were noticing her and wanted to 'hide her sexuality'. Not really a hit with me unfortunately.
holtfan's review
3.0
An utterly blah romantic comedy with a literal Mary-Sue main character, a hero with very little personality of his own, and some insta-attraction. It was clean, fluffy, and nothing to write home about. I mean, the main character's name is Breezy. And she works in weather. Get it.
That said, not a bad book. It kept it clean and sweet. This would be a solid two star but I'm bumping it up to 3 stars because I have read so many Pride and Prejudice retellings gone wrong that it was refreshing to find one gone right. The author doesn't force characters or plot points into the story because they mirror the original. In fact, this book stands on its own and pays only light homage to Austen. I found it an unlooked for plus.
That said, not a bad book. It kept it clean and sweet. This would be a solid two star but I'm bumping it up to 3 stars because I have read so many Pride and Prejudice retellings gone wrong that it was refreshing to find one gone right. The author doesn't force characters or plot points into the story because they mirror the original. In fact, this book stands on its own and pays only light homage to Austen. I found it an unlooked for plus.
shareleann's review
2.0
It was okay. Would have given it 3 stars if not for the amount of errors I found. Not a bad story, just okay...
rachearl's review
2.0
I felt like maybe the "mr Darcy" in this story was too mean and the "Elizabeth" settled for it.
littlecornerreads's review
1.0
(In case you were wondering, this book contains innuendos, pop culture references, instalove, and vomit-inducing "romance")
I found this on my shelf because I guess I'd downloaded it at some point. It must have been free because I refuse to spend money on books I haven't read, and after reading it, I'm not surprised Amazon was giving it away. I mean, when a book summary starts out with, "PG-RATED FUN that's been professionally edited," you're not exactly expecting quality. I knew not to have high hopes for this, but I thought it'd be a cute, somewhat corny retelling that might help pass a lazy quarantine day. Spoiler alert: it wasn't.
It started out fairly promising with allusions to Mrs. Bennett's nerves (complaints that people are going to give her a heart attack) and an overheard insult...and then it all went downhill from there. It's hard to find similarities between Pride and Prejudice and whatever this was. Breezy started out as a cutesy, cheery protagonist who read more like some weird Mary Sue than any reincarnation of Elizabeth Bennett. I think the problem was that Horrocks treated Pride and Prejudice as a simple love-hate relationship, so we ended up with some weird generic chick-flick-like story instead of anything resembling the supposed source material. The book is filled with instalove, a Cinderella makeover from schoolgirl to sexy (yes, that's how she's described), and cringe-worthy writing and romance (see examples in my status updates below).
I'm guessing Heather Horrocks is a "USA Today Bestselling Author" because her books are free, so it "sells" a lot. I'm all for taking advantage of freebies, but do yourself a favor and give this one a hard pass. As much as I love finishing terrible book series, I won't be keeping up with the Chick Flick Clique.
I found this on my shelf because I guess I'd downloaded it at some point. It must have been free because I refuse to spend money on books I haven't read, and after reading it, I'm not surprised Amazon was giving it away. I mean, when a book summary starts out with, "PG-RATED FUN that's been professionally edited," you're not exactly expecting quality. I knew not to have high hopes for this, but I thought it'd be a cute, somewhat corny retelling that might help pass a lazy quarantine day. Spoiler alert: it wasn't.
It started out fairly promising with allusions to Mrs. Bennett's nerves (complaints that people are going to give her a heart attack) and an overheard insult...and then it all went downhill from there. It's hard to find similarities between Pride and Prejudice and whatever this was. Breezy started out as a cutesy, cheery protagonist who read more like some weird Mary Sue than any reincarnation of Elizabeth Bennett. I think the problem was that Horrocks treated Pride and Prejudice as a simple love-hate relationship, so we ended up with some weird generic chick-flick-like story instead of anything resembling the supposed source material. The book is filled with instalove, a Cinderella makeover from schoolgirl to sexy (yes, that's how she's described), and cringe-worthy writing and romance (see examples in my status updates below).
I'm guessing Heather Horrocks is a "USA Today Bestselling Author" because her books are free, so it "sells" a lot. I'm all for taking advantage of freebies, but do yourself a favor and give this one a hard pass. As much as I love finishing terrible book series, I won't be keeping up with the Chick Flick Clique.
sailormarymoon's review
3.0
It was decent but the ending was slow, so slow and the romance wasn’t there all that much.
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