The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

4.11 AVERAGE

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noahtiegs's review against another edition

4.5
Truly, a very, very sweet book that does such a great job in humanizing Mary Bennet. I can’t remember what review of this book I was reading but they summed it up perfectly with something like, “In Lizzie Bennet, we see who we want to be. In Mary, we see ourselves - flaws and all.” This reflection of yourself makes Mary’s victories all the sweeter (yes I cried a little near the end).

hazelrayson's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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
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almaroseg's review against another edition

4.5
emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lasreads's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

erivs's review against another edition

4.25
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

megcherie's review against another edition

4.5
emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I love Austen inspired books, and loved the idea of a a Mary perspective and I was not disappointed. Admittedly it is a bit slow, but I loved the character development of Mary, and the story as a whole. 

jhschwartz's review against another edition

2.0
This was not Austen. It was also so very long.

jessies's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

susan_j's review against another edition

3.0
The second half is a fun read, so skip the beginning. A credible reinterpretation of Mary Bennet’s character; very interesting once she has been turned into someone else.

ladywaterbear's review against another edition

4.0
I was so angry with Mary for so long, but my heart was so filled by the end