A review by ravenmoon
Just to Hear 'I Love You': An Alternate Tale of Jane Austen's 'Pride & Prejudice by Sarah Johnson

5.0

So I will say that I really enjoyed reading this book. It's the first book that I've read that places more of a spotlight on Mary Bennet than any of the other characters. While I have other books that have Mary as the main character I haven't taken the time to read them. I will probably do that sometime in the future now that I actually like her as a character. I liked that she ended up with Colonel Fitzwilliam in this book. I have read another story where she ended with him as well. Georgiana was a real bitch throughout most of the book. She only started becoming a likable character when she found out her precious George got another with child and refused to marry her unless he was given the sum of Georgiana's dowry. For the majority of the book I really wanted to punch her in the face. By the end of the story everybody of importance in the story is given a HEA. I like that even though Caroline married Viscount Milton (Fitz's older brother) she wasn't really happy. He just married her for her dowry of 20,000 pounds. Fitz's parents only come to reconcile with their family just before the end of the book. And even then Lord Danver only does it because he's dying. Lady Danver wanted to be apart of her grandchildren's lives and that's why she came. I recommend this book to anybody who enjoys a austenesque book or a good clean romance in general.