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bepisaun's review against another edition
4.0
A hilarious take on the Austen classic with just enough sprinkle of the original story to keep you grounded. Winters version of events kept me laughing with each page and looking for the hidden jokes within the words. Austen's original tale is enlightened in this slight re-telling and it hard to put down.
hladybug's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious spin off of a great classic novel. This book keeps most of the original story's major plotline and character development while throwing the characters into a strange world full of man's battle with the ocean and the monsters who live there. From basic characters being made...ahem...more interesting, to underwater cities, and crazy technology this reads like a fun and crazy fanfic that most Austen lovers with a sense of humor would enjoy.
caranam13's review against another edition
3.0
Jane Austin, meet H.P. Lovecraft. I think you two will enjoy each other.
bookishbel's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
persephone0000's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
qofdnz's review against another edition
challenging
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I never liked Jane Austen and found this book annoying for the same reasons but I do like sea monsters, they are the saving grace of this book.
sarah1984's review against another edition
This should be really shelved under 'didn't really start' instead of 'did not finish' as I read about 1 chapter and realised I needed to read Sense and Sensibility, not just watch the movie. So I stopped reading it, intending to start it again once I read Sense and Sensibility, but decided to give Pride and Prejudice and Zombies a go in the meantime (read the original many times). I hated Pride and Prejudice and Zombies so much that I just couldn't stomach having another go at Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (I have also deleted Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter from my 'to read' shelf), it just sounded like a good way to ruin a classic that didn't need updating or reinventing.
uncommonlybound's review against another edition
3.0
Read for Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge 2020, Task #22: Read a horror book published by an indie press (Quirk Books)