A review by aingealwroth
Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

As a book, on it's own merits, this was a 3* but as a Pride & Prejudice remix it landed as more a 2* for me, so I'm rating it as the middle-ground of 2.5*. (The author's note and disclaimer both directly impacted the rating, so I recommend reading them both.)

While Elizabeth Bennett strikes some folks wrong as a "strong, opinionated, and thinks herself above societal expectations" female. Oliver doubles down on that sour note for me as he adds in the "but I shouldn't be judged by that standard because I'm one of the privileged!" (ie a boy). Without that aspect I would have given this nearly a full star more.

Not impacting rating, but worth nothing:
I'm not sure how I feel about one of the changes made to Mr Collins (who, while an eye-rolling nincompoop, was not originally a truly "bad guy") but did quite enjoy the tweaks to Mrs Bennett.


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