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susannah_knox's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
3.25
katelarsenkeys's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
A contemporary Cincinnati reimagining of Pride and Prejudice meets Greys Anatomy and The Bachelor.
literallyyyyy's review against another edition
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
An iconic story of enemies to lovers from the queen Austen herself transformed seamlessly into a present day tale by Sittenfield. This modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice created the perfect bridge of understanding for today's readers to more closely follow and experience the air tight tension and banter between the two main characters in Austen's original story. What context is lost through the years since its publication, is regained in Sittenfield's version. I found myself laughing and "clutching my pearls" at all the same moments and maybe even more in this book. It was seriously a joy to read this.
sashapasha's review against another edition
3.0
So I don't know why, but I found the hate-sex to be the most intriguing part of this book.
I was just skimming away, enjoying the story sleepily, when suddenly, Lizzie is like hey want to go have hate-sex? and my ears perked up and things got interesting fast.
For some reason, I just never envisioned Lizzie and Darcy being intimate before Lizzie's opinion of Darcy starts changing for the better. The original is obviously much too old-fashioned for such things, but also it just seemed a tad off-character. Lizzie (the original at least) doesn't seem like the type to act on lust, rather than love. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed the whole hate-sex aspect of the story. I think more books should have hate-sex. It was very well-portrayed in this book.
The rest of the updates are executed with varying degrees of success. I liked the whole cross-fit thing with Lydia and Kitty, and I was a fan of the inspirational, non-dragon Kathy de Bourgh. I wasn't a huge fan of how defensive Lizzie was about Cincinnati and other things to Darcy. She came across as having an inferiority complex at times, and it seemed like she spent almost all of her early encounters with him trying to defend her insecurities.
The spider infestation was absolutely horrifying. It was like a fire-breathing hydra suddenly turning up in a story about teddy-bears. What the hell? Keep that shit bottled. I don't need nightmares from reading contemporary romances.
I was just skimming away, enjoying the story sleepily, when suddenly, Lizzie is like hey want to go have hate-sex? and my ears perked up and things got interesting fast.
For some reason, I just never envisioned Lizzie and Darcy being intimate before Lizzie's opinion of Darcy starts changing for the better. The original is obviously much too old-fashioned for such things, but also it just seemed a tad off-character. Lizzie (the original at least) doesn't seem like the type to act on lust, rather than love. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed the whole hate-sex aspect of the story. I think more books should have hate-sex. It was very well-portrayed in this book.
The rest of the updates are executed with varying degrees of success. I liked the whole cross-fit thing with Lydia and Kitty, and I was a fan of the inspirational, non-dragon Kathy de Bourgh. I wasn't a huge fan of how defensive Lizzie was about Cincinnati and other things to Darcy. She came across as having an inferiority complex at times, and it seemed like she spent almost all of her early encounters with him trying to defend her insecurities.
The spider infestation was absolutely horrifying. It was like a fire-breathing hydra suddenly turning up in a story about teddy-bears. What the hell? Keep that shit bottled. I don't need nightmares from reading contemporary romances.
livburness's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jadajing's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh! This retelling took a classy tale and turned it into a trashy one. I should have passed on it.
morganstarks's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
very cute and cute and cheeky
carebcut's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️ a cute retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in New York and Cincinnati. The ending felt a little rushed and a bit unbelievable, but otherwise it was a fun read!