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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
I am dissappointed, but was entertained in some parts of this story. I tried so hard to like this book. Do yourself a favor if you do read this, and DO NOT read the preface. All I could think of while I read this is that it was just a fanfiction, something that should have been posted on the internet and not published. (I also tried to imagine that the author wasn't speaking for our dear Mr. Darcy - but I could not get her out of my head when he spoke!) It's not that I didn't like Darcy, but I didn't like the way the characters were represented. Of course, coming from Darcy's point of view, I don't know that the story could have been as humorous and delightful as Pride and Prejudice was for me. This story was alright until it continued where Pride & Prejudice ended, and then I felt that the author made Lizzy into a more vulnerable character than I ever imagined her to be. Darcy was less interesting to me, unfortunately. I expected more of a history of his life before meeting and marrying Elizabeth. Maybe Darcy's Passions would have been better served if it were written by an historian, someone who appreciates Jane Austen, but can still maintain a quality of how Austen wrote.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
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
Nice easy read. If you're a fan of pride and prejudice it offers a different view point.
At 560 pages I felt this was a big long, the first 60% of the book took the tale to the engagement of Darcy and Elizabeth which was the more interesting part.
Not too sure that the awful character of Darcy at the beginning of the tale was able to change enough to be acceptable to Elizabeth, but he seemed to change overnight.
I found the post engagement part a bit too 'sweet' for me.
Not too sure that the awful character of Darcy at the beginning of the tale was able to change enough to be acceptable to Elizabeth, but he seemed to change overnight.
I found the post engagement part a bit too 'sweet' for me.
Another one of those books that I'm embarrassed to admit I absolutely adore.
Much like reading the regular Pride & Prejudice this book has turned on my obsession. My husband can attest to the fact that once I get on a P&P jag, nothing will assuage it. I just have to let it run its course. This means I have already watched the entire 5 hour BBC mini-series & have plans to read Pride & Prejudice again... and maybe even re-read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies just to really work it all out... and then maybe watch the BBC miniseries again because really who doesn't find Colin Firth to be absolutely sexy hot during his post-swim encounter with Jennifer Ehle at Pemberley.
I love me some Pride & Prejudice.
But I digress.
Up to a certain point, I rather enjoyed this book. I daydreamed of Colin Firth (who I daydream of when reading the actual Jane Austen, too) and it all fit quite nicely with the story while providing a fairly plausible explanation to the "What was Darcy doing/thinking?" question. I felt the writer had a solid grasp of the source material but did not exactly do the writing of Jane Austen great credit. It felt a bit too modern but, overall, I was greatly enjoying the read.
And then something happened.
The book kept going.
And going.
And going.
And I turned to my husband and said, "I can't believe I still have this much left to read."
The author truly would have done well to have stopped along with the regular book. Instead, she moved beyond the wedding to the wedding night and that is when things got really awkward.
At first, I thought one of the previous reviewers who said it devolved into fan fiction was crazy. Fan fiction is porn. This was by no means porn and certainly had some small merit above and beyond fan fiction. But, as I read, the more I realized I really didn't need to delve into the marital sexy time of Darcy & Elizabeth in even the small bits that it did.
Even more annoying, after the double wedding, the character perspective starts jumping back & forth with no real rhyme or reason and it doesn't just jump back and forth between Darcy & Elizabeth. It goes bonkers once they get to Pemberley (but not before sexy time at the London home).
I give it 3 stars because it was an okay read that flipped my Pride & Prejudice obsession switch on. However, the turn-on could be more due to the book's failings rather than its actual merits. I think most folks would do best to stick with the original, enigmatic Darcy and let Colin Firth fill in the blanks.
I love me some Pride & Prejudice.
But I digress.
Up to a certain point, I rather enjoyed this book. I daydreamed of Colin Firth (who I daydream of when reading the actual Jane Austen, too) and it all fit quite nicely with the story while providing a fairly plausible explanation to the "What was Darcy doing/thinking?" question. I felt the writer had a solid grasp of the source material but did not exactly do the writing of Jane Austen great credit. It felt a bit too modern but, overall, I was greatly enjoying the read.
And then something happened.
The book kept going.
And going.
And going.
And I turned to my husband and said, "I can't believe I still have this much left to read."
The author truly would have done well to have stopped along with the regular book. Instead, she moved beyond the wedding to the wedding night and that is when things got really awkward.
At first, I thought one of the previous reviewers who said it devolved into fan fiction was crazy. Fan fiction is porn. This was by no means porn and certainly had some small merit above and beyond fan fiction. But, as I read, the more I realized I really didn't need to delve into the marital sexy time of Darcy & Elizabeth in even the small bits that it did.
Even more annoying, after the double wedding, the character perspective starts jumping back & forth with no real rhyme or reason and it doesn't just jump back and forth between Darcy & Elizabeth. It goes bonkers once they get to Pemberley (but not before sexy time at the London home).
I give it 3 stars because it was an okay read that flipped my Pride & Prejudice obsession switch on. However, the turn-on could be more due to the book's failings rather than its actual merits. I think most folks would do best to stick with the original, enigmatic Darcy and let Colin Firth fill in the blanks.