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lauriestein's review against another edition
2.0
I read this as fanfiction back before it was published, and I'm not really sure what inspired me to reread it - in essentials it's the same. Some of the modern updates are relatively intriguing and clever. Others are too romance novel-y. The device of having the story's "Darcy" write his "letter" to the "Elizabeth" as a modern P&P novel itself, though, was a little much with the meta for me.
beastreader's review against another edition
3.0
Cassie Boulton is a Marine Biologist. She has worked hard to get where she is today. So when dashing, rich Calder Westing the third arrives in her lab, she has nothing but annoyance for him. Calder convinces Cassie to give him a chance. She agrees but what seems like a great idea should have stayed an idea. Both Cassie and Calder’s families do not approve of each other dating. So their family’s mending ways get the better of Cassie and Calder and they break up. Now Calder will do everything he can to convince Cassie they belong together; even if this means he has to write himself as Mr. Darcy and Cassie as Elizabeth Bennet in his own version of Pride and Prejudice.
I have never read Pride and Prejudice so I can’t compare Pemberley by the Sea to the original but I did think that this version by author, Abigail Reynolds was a good one. Cassie stood up for what she believed in and that was marine life. She is also not afraid to voice those opinions. Like the time she criticized Calder for wanting to order fish. What I liked about Calder was that he came from a wealthy family but you would never know it from the way her acted. He is courteous as well as a heart that cares. There were a few dry spots, where I did start to lose interest but other than this, the book overall was a good one.
I have never read Pride and Prejudice so I can’t compare Pemberley by the Sea to the original but I did think that this version by author, Abigail Reynolds was a good one. Cassie stood up for what she believed in and that was marine life. She is also not afraid to voice those opinions. Like the time she criticized Calder for wanting to order fish. What I liked about Calder was that he came from a wealthy family but you would never know it from the way her acted. He is courteous as well as a heart that cares. There were a few dry spots, where I did start to lose interest but other than this, the book overall was a good one.
kismazsola's review against another edition
3.0
One big of a question: why?
First of all, this book is awfully long. The same synopsis in less pages would have been better.
And yeah, Pride & Prejudice is good, one of my favourites. But...how can I say, too much of it in this book? Sort of. Just too direct in many scenes.
There were very enjoyable parts, can't and don't want to deny. But mostly the question in my head: why am I still reading this?
Somehow finished and overall no regrets about it - but this book is nothing special, nothing really good to me.
First of all, this book is awfully long. The same synopsis in less pages would have been better.
And yeah, Pride & Prejudice is good, one of my favourites. But...how can I say, too much of it in this book? Sort of. Just too direct in many scenes.
There were very enjoyable parts, can't and don't want to deny. But mostly the question in my head: why am I still reading this?
Somehow finished and overall no regrets about it - but this book is nothing special, nothing really good to me.
lifeand100books's review against another edition
4.0
LOVED IT. I was initially drawn to this book because it took place in Cape Cod, but also had Pride and Prejudice as part of its plot. I really enjoyed reading this book.
The story is about Cassie, a marine biologist, and starts off with her returning to the cape for a summer of research. She's working on research with her friend Erin who is trying to get over an abusive boyfriend. They head to a dance where Erin is introducing Cassie to a guy she met. While at the dance Cassie sees her ex-boyfriend Rob and decides to try and make him jealous. She asks this tall dark mysterious man in the corner to dance, only to be turned down. Sound a lot like P&P? You're right! Erin spends her evening with a guy named Scott.
As Erin and Scott begin dating Cassie meets Scott's friend Calder. Calder turns out to be the tall dark mysterious man who rejected Cassie’s offer to dance. As they spend more time with each other she gets conflicting feelings for him as he's haughty and arrogant, yet sweet and caring at the same time. Calder and Cassie wind up sleeping together one night and it's magic. (Seriously) Cassie feels that there is no point for them to be together as he is a uber-rich senator's son. She distances herself only to realize that she has feelings for him.
Month's go by and she runs into him unexpectedly at a party. Sparks fly again but they have an argument and she runs away. She winds up later on finding out that Calder is actually her favorite author Stephen West and that he's written a book that he dedicated to her. It's Pride and Prejudice retold as their story. After reading the story she realizes that he loved her all along and that he didn't care about his "rich world" - that all he wanted was her.
As expected life throws them back together and well you'll just have to read to find out what happens!
I really enjoyed reading that a MAN had re-written P&P to tell a story about the woman he loved. It was nice to read a man's thoughts on it for once. Great great book - I read it in once sitting. I was up till 4am and I don't even care - ha! Try it out - you'll be glad you did!
The story is about Cassie, a marine biologist, and starts off with her returning to the cape for a summer of research. She's working on research with her friend Erin who is trying to get over an abusive boyfriend. They head to a dance where Erin is introducing Cassie to a guy she met. While at the dance Cassie sees her ex-boyfriend Rob and decides to try and make him jealous. She asks this tall dark mysterious man in the corner to dance, only to be turned down. Sound a lot like P&P? You're right! Erin spends her evening with a guy named Scott.
As Erin and Scott begin dating Cassie meets Scott's friend Calder. Calder turns out to be the tall dark mysterious man who rejected Cassie’s offer to dance. As they spend more time with each other she gets conflicting feelings for him as he's haughty and arrogant, yet sweet and caring at the same time. Calder and Cassie wind up sleeping together one night and it's magic. (Seriously) Cassie feels that there is no point for them to be together as he is a uber-rich senator's son. She distances herself only to realize that she has feelings for him.
Month's go by and she runs into him unexpectedly at a party. Sparks fly again but they have an argument and she runs away. She winds up later on finding out that Calder is actually her favorite author Stephen West and that he's written a book that he dedicated to her. It's Pride and Prejudice retold as their story. After reading the story she realizes that he loved her all along and that he didn't care about his "rich world" - that all he wanted was her.
As expected life throws them back together and well you'll just have to read to find out what happens!
I really enjoyed reading that a MAN had re-written P&P to tell a story about the woman he loved. It was nice to read a man's thoughts on it for once. Great great book - I read it in once sitting. I was up till 4am and I don't even care - ha! Try it out - you'll be glad you did!
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
Just mention Pride and Prejudice, be is sequel, re-make or something else and I want to have a go at it. This one I liked and it had me at the "ball" where they meet. She asks him to dance and he says no, and then she leaves with a sense of having been judged and found wanting. She got me there.
It is the story about marine biologist Cassie who every summer comes to the cape to study the sea life and sit in her lab. This year she has her friend Erin with her and Erin meets a nice guy, Scott and dances away with him. While Cassie meets a reserved man who doesn't seem to want to be where he is. It is dislike at once, but there is also something else there, a passion that takes hold of them, but Cassie walks away because a poor Elizabeth with secrets does not get her Mr Darcy.
There is a lot of passion between these two when they finally get together, even if it is for a short time. Then the book takes a turn and they go their separate ways, but he wants to win her back and he has already called her Elizabeth Bennet. And I went awww, a guy who re-writes P&P to put them in it! So where can I meet him. He is like Mr Darcy, all hidden feelings and never saying the things he may want too. But then there is that other side to him, that gentle and caring side that we do not get to see at first. When it comes out I get happy.
There was some negative aspects though, it felt at times like the book was finished, but then it picked up another thread. I mean I do not mind cos more to read, and that is never wrong, but the passages felt new when you thought the end was near (well not that near cos I could still see the pages.) But at least the resolved everything, and I haev to give her credit for that because I like endings where I know it all.
This was a sweet book, a nice re-telling of an old story. Some characters where in it, others not. It was her own version but you could still recognize some important things, but never so much that it felt like just another re-telling. Now it was her own story, with PP inspiration,and that worked great. What was left was a rich guy meets a nice so rich girl, and his family disapproves. And then there is Bingley and Jane.
I liked Calder, I liked Cassie, I enjoyed their love story, and sweet romance.
It is the story about marine biologist Cassie who every summer comes to the cape to study the sea life and sit in her lab. This year she has her friend Erin with her and Erin meets a nice guy, Scott and dances away with him. While Cassie meets a reserved man who doesn't seem to want to be where he is. It is dislike at once, but there is also something else there, a passion that takes hold of them, but Cassie walks away because a poor Elizabeth with secrets does not get her Mr Darcy.
There is a lot of passion between these two when they finally get together, even if it is for a short time. Then the book takes a turn and they go their separate ways, but he wants to win her back and he has already called her Elizabeth Bennet. And I went awww, a guy who re-writes P&P to put them in it! So where can I meet him. He is like Mr Darcy, all hidden feelings and never saying the things he may want too. But then there is that other side to him, that gentle and caring side that we do not get to see at first. When it comes out I get happy.
There was some negative aspects though, it felt at times like the book was finished, but then it picked up another thread. I mean I do not mind cos more to read, and that is never wrong, but the passages felt new when you thought the end was near (well not that near cos I could still see the pages.) But at least the resolved everything, and I haev to give her credit for that because I like endings where I know it all.
This was a sweet book, a nice re-telling of an old story. Some characters where in it, others not. It was her own version but you could still recognize some important things, but never so much that it felt like just another re-telling. Now it was her own story, with PP inspiration,and that worked great. What was left was a rich guy meets a nice so rich girl, and his family disapproves. And then there is Bingley and Jane.
I liked Calder, I liked Cassie, I enjoyed their love story, and sweet romance.
balletbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
It worked well as a novel - nice parallels with P&P, not too overt with the character names - until a zillion loads of dirty laundry got in the way. The falling action was so drawn out that the last 50 or so pages seemed unneccesary. Also, Calder's book that supplants Darcy's letter to Lizzy was really integrated into that chapter so it was sometimes hard to tell what was "book" and what was Cassie.
Unless I missed it, I don't think it's explained why Calder is The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice.
Unless I missed it, I don't think it's explained why Calder is The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice.
rhcollins's review against another edition
5.0
This was so good that as soon as I finished it, I immediately went back to the begining and read it again. I wasn't even a little bit suprised that I loved it just as much the second time around. I'll definitely be revisiting this one again and again. I love how this version of Lizzy is in a career she loves and is immensely good at it (as a scientist) and that the author found a really interesting way to have Darcy be so much more than he appears to be on the surface without compromising the nature of the character. It's must read, for sure.
deweydecimalsisters's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mcsangel2's review against another edition
3.0
Downloaded on Kindle during a sale, finally got around to reading it after 2 years!
This was the last AR book I hadn't read, I put it off knowing it wasn't an actual P&P variation. I like it a little less for that, but I got drawn in by the various subplots relating to Cassie's and Calder's families. I'd read a sequel.
This was the last AR book I hadn't read, I put it off knowing it wasn't an actual P&P variation. I like it a little less for that, but I got drawn in by the various subplots relating to Cassie's and Calder's families. I'd read a sequel.