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mels_reading_log's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is a book that follows American teen, Georgie Darcy, little sister of Fitz Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. It follows her trying to prove herself in an elite prep school. I love the premise, I just got frustrated with Georgie while reading this. Most of the time when reading, I will be on the side of the main character, so when they make decisions I am along for the ride to see how it works out. Maybe it’s the age difference, or just that Georgie didn’t get social cues, but I kept cringing at some of the choices she was making.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Grief, and Death of parent
phoebemurtagh's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Classism
Minor: Alcohol
alexkudej's review against another edition
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Cursing, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Toxic relationship and Drug use
brucethegirl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice through Georgiana's eyes. The stress of retuning to school after a scandal, the pressure of her perfect older brother as they circle each other- the only family they have left, but unsure how to act around each other as they get older and become adults. In Accomplished, Georgiana has a plan to escape the shadows of her life. Become an excellent student, prove Wickham wrong, and show Fitz that she can be trusted. But she needs help, and an old friend is the only one who's willing to offer it.
It was a fun book, to be sure. The way Quain modernized the classic was well done, if not exactly creative. The characters are well done, and I loved that Georgie has such a strong voice. She makes poor choices, but they make sense, she has her reasons and her justification is valid. It was frustrating to see her continuously make poor choices, to think so little of herself, but it was also so clearly shown WHY she felt that way. You could SEE the miscommunication happen, and totally understand why it happened. If I were in that situation, I would have thought the same as Georgie.
I loved how Lizzie and Fitz's relationship was shown from the outside, ever a classic, it was actually refreshing to see the world around the two of them and into the other interactions that define their respective worlds. How we're never really given too much into the two of them because this isn't their story. So often retellings that suppose to focus on other characters end up spending all the attention of said character on the original leads. It was nice to have them set aside for a bit and explore other characters and also how those characters interacted with each other.
I did get a little annoyed that Georgie was expected to apologize to everyone for everything while implying she's the only one in the wrong when she was clearly under a lot of mental stress. She was being pushed from every angle and her reactions to that are justified. That they were being vilified is more than a little annoying because I feel like it teaches girls the wrong message. Not that apologizing is bad, but sometimes you're valid for being angry or for reacting certain ways. She never actually shares her concerns with the people who cause them- instead having a heart to heart with one character, before speaking with her brother and never actually talking to HIM about what her concerns were through the whole book. He deserved to know exactly how his actions made her feel, same with Avery. He was presented as a character that "understood" her but when it really came to a point where understadning her was paramount, he blew up at her and insulted her. I just didn't care for that.
This is a great example of a YA that would be best for a younger teen audience. Not only the relation to a classic, but also the writing style and plot. It's not too mature, while also dealing with very common issues for teens.
It was a fun book, to be sure. The way Quain modernized the classic was well done, if not exactly creative. The characters are well done, and I loved that Georgie has such a strong voice. She makes poor choices, but they make sense, she has her reasons and her justification is valid. It was frustrating to see her continuously make poor choices, to think so little of herself, but it was also so clearly shown WHY she felt that way. You could SEE the miscommunication happen, and totally understand why it happened. If I were in that situation, I would have thought the same as Georgie.
I loved how Lizzie and Fitz's relationship was shown from the outside, ever a classic, it was actually refreshing to see the world around the two of them and into the other interactions that define their respective worlds. How we're never really given too much into the two of them because this isn't their story. So often retellings that suppose to focus on other characters end up spending all the attention of said character on the original leads. It was nice to have them set aside for a bit and explore other characters and also how those characters interacted with each other.
I did get a little annoyed that Georgie was expected to apologize to everyone for everything while implying she's the only one in the wrong when she was clearly under a lot of mental stress. She was being pushed from every angle and her reactions to that are justified. That they were being vilified is more than a little annoying because I feel like it teaches girls the wrong message. Not that apologizing is bad, but sometimes you're valid for being angry or for reacting certain ways. She never actually shares her concerns with the people who cause them- instead having a heart to heart with one character, before speaking with her brother and never actually talking to HIM about what her concerns were through the whole book. He deserved to know exactly how his actions made her feel, same with Avery. He was presented as a character that "understood" her but when it really came to a point where understadning her was paramount, he blew up at her and insulted her. I just didn't care for that.
This is a great example of a YA that would be best for a younger teen audience. Not only the relation to a classic, but also the writing style and plot. It's not too mature, while also dealing with very common issues for teens.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Drug use
foreverinastory's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to St Martin's Press & Netgally for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
This was so cute, really enjoyed this one. I would love a sequel!
You might think this is a cozy mystery or mystery based on that cover, but it's actually a modern contemporary! It's not exactly a Pride & Prejudice retelling, though it has that going on in the background. Instead, Accomplished is the story of Georgie Darcy. After finding out her ex-boyfriend, Wickham, was dealing drugs out of her dorm room, Georgie has enemies all around and she doesn't know how to fix her reputation. She's on the last string of her tense relationship with her brother Fitz too.
What she definitely doesn't need is Wickham coming back again. But when he does, the two come to an agreement: Georgie gets her brother to admit he's proud of her and Wickham will disappear from her life forever. Georgie has a plan to win over the school and her brother, though she's going to need help making that happen.
This book really brought it with the feels. Georgie's relationship with Wickham was one where she had none of the power. Really this whole relationship had intense All Too Well Red Taylor's version vibes. Some of the scenes between these two really made me want to hug Georgie. She so deserved better and the trauma from this abusive relationship affected her other relationships.
Georgie was so adorable, a bit of a doofus and extremely relatable. She is not perfect by any means, but she spends so much of this book trying to make herself perfect to others. The Darcy's are ridiculously wealthy and Georgie really never thinks about this. But throughout the book multiple characters point out her privilege and how she definitely should NOT use it. Fitz also gives her some good advice about using her privilege for good which I really liked.
Then there's Georgie's relationship with Avery. Oh my god, these two were so cute. I loved how easy these two fell into each other's orbits. Their scenes together were so much fun and almost always left a smile on my face. I also really loved seeing Georgie develop a friendship with Emily again. More female friendship always please!!
Overall, this book was a ton of fun and had some really great messages in it.
Rep: wealthy white cishet female MC with anxiety, side WLW relationship.
CWs: Abandonment, underage alcohol consumption, bullying, past mentions of emotional abuse and gaslighting, toxic relationship, panic attacks, mental illness (anxiety). Moderate: past death of parent and grief.
This was so cute, really enjoyed this one. I would love a sequel!
You might think this is a cozy mystery or mystery based on that cover, but it's actually a modern contemporary! It's not exactly a Pride & Prejudice retelling, though it has that going on in the background. Instead, Accomplished is the story of Georgie Darcy. After finding out her ex-boyfriend, Wickham, was dealing drugs out of her dorm room, Georgie has enemies all around and she doesn't know how to fix her reputation. She's on the last string of her tense relationship with her brother Fitz too.
What she definitely doesn't need is Wickham coming back again. But when he does, the two come to an agreement: Georgie gets her brother to admit he's proud of her and Wickham will disappear from her life forever. Georgie has a plan to win over the school and her brother, though she's going to need help making that happen.
This book really brought it with the feels. Georgie's relationship with Wickham was one where she had none of the power. Really this whole relationship had intense All Too Well Red Taylor's version vibes. Some of the scenes between these two really made me want to hug Georgie. She so deserved better and the trauma from this abusive relationship affected her other relationships.
Georgie was so adorable, a bit of a doofus and extremely relatable. She is not perfect by any means, but she spends so much of this book trying to make herself perfect to others. The Darcy's are ridiculously wealthy and Georgie really never thinks about this. But throughout the book multiple characters point out her privilege and how she definitely should NOT use it. Fitz also gives her some good advice about using her privilege for good which I really liked.
Then there's Georgie's relationship with Avery. Oh my god, these two were so cute. I loved how easy these two fell into each other's orbits. Their scenes together were so much fun and almost always left a smile on my face. I also really loved seeing Georgie develop a friendship with Emily again. More female friendship always please!!
Overall, this book was a ton of fun and had some really great messages in it.
Rep: wealthy white cishet female MC with anxiety, side WLW relationship.
CWs: Abandonment, underage alcohol consumption, bullying, past mentions of emotional abuse and gaslighting, toxic relationship, panic attacks, mental illness (anxiety). Moderate: past death of parent and grief.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
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