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andrea_author's review against another edition
5.0
A high school senior at an elite boarding school, Marnie realizes she's living the life of Mary Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. Determined to break out of that mold, she lets her fashion designer roommate make her over. Then, she meets cute-boy Whit at the animal shelter where she's conducting her senior project. Will he help her see she's worthy of being the protagonist in her own life?
This is a cute coming-of-age story with lots of family drama. It's a must-read for P&P fans, but you don't have to be a P&P fan to enjoy it. It's heartwarming, romantic, and funny.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
This is a cute coming-of-age story with lots of family drama. It's a must-read for P&P fans, but you don't have to be a P&P fan to enjoy it. It's heartwarming, romantic, and funny.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
nicolelovesbooks's review
4.0
My daughter thought this looked like something I would like and picked it up at the library for me. It was a very delightful read! A rare homage to the oft-forgotten sister from Pride & Prejudice, Mary Bennet, this story takes place in San Francisco and feature a protagonist trying to figure out herself and her place in the world. We get a nice romance, but family dynamics and friendship themes are even stronger. Also, there are cute dogs, beautiful costumes, and coffee shop hangs.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage and Car accident
labarrec's review
4.0
Precious. YA as YA should be, the relationships were appropriate (romantic, friends and familial all). And who of us hasn’t been a Mary Bennet in our lives?
krystyne88's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-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
3.5
A super cute and fun modern twist on Pride and prejudice.
ahpotts's review
3.0
I was drawn to the premise of this novel - who writes from Mary Bennet's point of view? - but ultimately underwhelmed. I don't want to write too much criticism of this first-time novelist who clearly loves literature and who will likely write more good YA in the future, but I did find this both predictable and, ultimately, unbelievable in the sense that this is not how high school works. Sigh. Still, great idea for a book.
brandypainter's review
3.0
This book was trying to do way too much and therefore failed to be truly excellent. It was an entertaining evening's read though.
missmary98's review
4.0
This was not quite what I was expecting, and like the last book I read, started out a tad meh, but I ended up really enjoying it (especially all the references to my favourite books!!!). It's been quite some time since I've read a book with young love being a main genre, and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy it.
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
Mary is not the most likable Bennet, and Marnie really is a Mary in the beginning. She is not very likable. Until she realises that she is Mary Bennet! And who wants to be Mary!? So she decides to try ger best and become someone else.
She has sisters that equals the Bennet sisters and she is jealous of them, she is also the one overlooked. And now she is competing for an award that her older sister once won. It is not taking out the best in her.
Her father is always busy, her sisters have each other, her mother only wants high society.
Luckily for Marnie her roommate Adhira does not give up on her, and at times she sure do not deserve a friend like that. She also has a crush on a friend of the family (a total asshat, it takes her a LONG time to see that.) But she will also meet someone nice, (even if it takes a long time for things to happen). But then this book is about Marnie finding herself and grabbing life by both hands.
I enjoyed it. It was so much more, it even got dark and sad. And lessons will be learned and she will have this epic stand off at one time.
Good narration. She could take the high and low times in Marnie's life
She has sisters that equals the Bennet sisters and she is jealous of them, she is also the one overlooked. And now she is competing for an award that her older sister once won. It is not taking out the best in her.
Her father is always busy, her sisters have each other, her mother only wants high society.
Luckily for Marnie her roommate Adhira does not give up on her, and at times she sure do not deserve a friend like that. She also has a crush on a friend of the family (a total asshat, it takes her a LONG time to see that.) But she will also meet someone nice, (even if it takes a long time for things to happen). But then this book is about Marnie finding herself and grabbing life by both hands.
I enjoyed it. It was so much more, it even got dark and sad. And lessons will be learned and she will have this epic stand off at one time.
Good narration. She could take the high and low times in Marnie's life
neglet's review
A fun rom-com that’s has more emphasis on the personal development of the protagonist rather than the romance. I enjoyed the Austen angle, even if I might have preferred it to lean a little harder on it—I guess I need to seek out that P&P sequel that focuses on Mary. Anyway: fun and enjoyable!