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victoriadelcourt's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
maeilis's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lucyp21's review
3.0
In this P&P variation, the change is that Mr Collins is more despicable than in the original book. Mr Collins is out of character in this variation compared to the main novel but since that is the turning point of this variation, I'm not going to mention it here.
A sudden storm soaks Elizabeth on her way back from receiving the letter from Darcy and she runs into Mr Collins. He isn't over Lizzie's rejection of him so when she turns up soaking wet, with a letter directly from Mr Darcy in her hand, he snaps. She flees and events kick off from there.
Most of this book is about Darcy, considering Lizzie is taken out of the story for most of itbecause she's unconscious as he tries to find out what happened to Lizzie. Jane and Charlotte are also heavily involved as they try to figure out who attacked Lizzie, all while trying not to reveal what had truly happened in order to protect Lizzie's reputation. This isn't so much a romance book as it is a mystery book, which I did enjoy, especially since Jane and Charlotte seem to come into their own for this.
However, the romance suffers in my view, partly because Lizzie is unconscious through most of it and she doesn't have the growth that she has in the novel. Darcy gets over his pride but she never has a real chance to grow as a person. Yes, she finds out what happens in the letter and she falls in love with Darcy, getting over her initial first impression, but it was more of a quick insta-love rather than anything else.
3 stars!
A sudden storm soaks Elizabeth on her way back from receiving the letter from Darcy and she runs into Mr Collins. He isn't over Lizzie's rejection of him so when she turns up soaking wet, with a letter directly from Mr Darcy in her hand, he snaps. She flees and events kick off from there.
Most of this book is about Darcy, considering Lizzie is taken out of the story for most of it
However, the romance suffers in my view, partly because Lizzie is unconscious through most of it and she doesn't have the growth that she has in the novel. Darcy gets over his pride but she never has a real chance to grow as a person. Yes, she finds out what happens in the letter and she falls in love with Darcy, getting over her initial first impression, but it was more of a quick insta-love rather than anything else.
3 stars!
elizabaum's review
4.0
Wow. I've never seen a story where Mr. Collins was quite this bad. Whether or not it's believable for him to suddenly show this despicable side of himself...well, that's debatable. I wanted to see where the story was going and so just went with it. There are quite a few instances of things falling into place a little too conveniently (such as the quick succession in which each person seems to arrive in Hunsford), and often tension was not held quite long enough to make the story as engaging as it could have been (it might have been nice to worry for at least a couple of pages that Darcy might hesitate to marry Elizabeth about what happens), but ultimately I did enjoy this story a great deal.
Jane had more spunk than usual, and likewise Charlotte did an admirable job of standing up to her husband. I liked their supporting force around Elizabeth, and I think I actually enjoyed seeing Jane plotting with Colonel Fitzwilliam even more than I enjoyed seeing Darcy and Elizabeth together. (I think Elizabeth came around to Darcy rather too quickly, given how much power one talk with Jane had versus the letter itself in canon...but I can usually forgive that in stories.) The doctor was a nice addition to the cast of characters and to the investigative plot. Maybe I just need to read more JAFF mysteries....
Jane had more spunk than usual, and likewise Charlotte did an admirable job of standing up to her husband. I liked their supporting force around Elizabeth, and I think I actually enjoyed seeing Jane plotting with Colonel Fitzwilliam even more than I enjoyed seeing Darcy and Elizabeth together. (I think Elizabeth came around to Darcy rather too quickly, given how much power one talk with Jane had versus the letter itself in canon...but I can usually forgive that in stories.) The doctor was a nice addition to the cast of characters and to the investigative plot. Maybe I just need to read more JAFF mysteries....
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