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lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
hopeful
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Be still, my beating heart! I’m such a slut for P&P retellings, and this may just take the cake! A burlesque club was a genius upgrade, and I loved the changes made to the original.
Jane and Charles! Kitten and Darcy!
Jane and Charles! Kitten and Darcy!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was FUN! It's Pride and Prejud-ish but make it modern and set in the NYC burlesque scene.
I loved seeing Bennet as Kitten, as Jane's friend, as an on-top-of-her-shit admin, as a designer -- and that Darcy learned to appreciate all these facets too. The burlesque community was a delight, though I felt like I never got a good handle on Andrea or the Twins, which is a shame. A few of the jokes and descriptions were incredibly awkward or just fell flat for me, too.
All in all, I enjoyed the tension, the setting, the characters, with enough hints at the source inspiration to make it fun to guess how pieces would fit together without it being too predictable (admittedly, I haven't actually read Pride and Prejudice yet, so maybe I'm way off)!
I loved seeing Bennet as Kitten, as Jane's friend, as an on-top-of-her-shit admin, as a designer -- and that Darcy learned to appreciate all these facets too. The burlesque community was a delight, though I felt like I never got a good handle on Andrea or the Twins, which is a shame. A few of the jokes and descriptions were incredibly awkward or just fell flat for me, too.
All in all, I enjoyed the tension, the setting, the characters, with enough hints at the source inspiration to make it fun to guess how pieces would fit together without it being too predictable (admittedly, I haven't actually read Pride and Prejudice yet, so maybe I'm way off)!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail