4.11 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

I wanted to love this Austen tribute novel, but in the end it was just too boring. The writing is loyal to the style of Jane Austen to a fault. After the fifth time this book put me to sleep, I conceded that I wasn't going to finish it.
hopeful reflective medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

embrunt's review

4.0
emotional hopeful inspiring 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
emotional hopeful 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: Yes

The book is mostly just “poor Mary” as she’s very very boring and no one in her family will show her any affection. Sad. I went to the reviews wondering when the book picks up and apparently the part I’d already read was the best part. 
Maybe I’ll have a greater opinion of this book at another time but it wasn’t for me.  
emotional reflective sad medium-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
hopeful lighthearted reflective 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
emotional 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

I always felt a little bad for Mary Bennet - ignored and lonely, awkward in a way that I could relate to. This novel really rounds out her character and revisits many scenes from Pride and Prejudice that I would have like to have heard Mary’s take on. The whole thing was very true to the original novel and characters while creating a believable new world with Mary at the center.