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lauriestein's review against another edition
2.0
Most of the characterizations followed canon and most of the plot developments (with the exception of a very silly kidnapping subplot) were plausible enough, which is more than I can say about lots of P&P sequels. Georgiana is (and should be) a less buoyant character than Elizabeth, but I never felt quite connected to her. The diary entries detracted from rather than added to the story for me. And I never found myself with a reason to root for her pairing with Colonel Fitzwilliam.
lifeand100books's review against another edition
5.0
Mr. Darcy's Little Sister by C. Allyn Pierson was first published under the title And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family, Book 1. This is the debut novel for C. Allyn Pierson. Mr. Darcy's Little Sister takes a different route than other Pride and Prejudice sequels as it is told through the eyes of Georgiana.
Georgiana Darcy is an angst filled teenager. She's filled with all of the confusing feelings that come with your teenage years; confusion about boys, lack of confidence, extreme self-consciousness. She's nervous about her coming out to society in the spring, about meeting her new sisters family, and about boys!
You can read the rest of my review here: http://lifeand100books.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/75-a-review-of-mr-darcys-little-sister-by-c-allyn-pierson/
Georgiana Darcy is an angst filled teenager. She's filled with all of the confusing feelings that come with your teenage years; confusion about boys, lack of confidence, extreme self-consciousness. She's nervous about her coming out to society in the spring, about meeting her new sisters family, and about boys!
You can read the rest of my review here: http://lifeand100books.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/75-a-review-of-mr-darcys-little-sister-by-c-allyn-pierson/
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
I sure like my Austen books, and of course those about Lizzy and Darcy. This book was good because it was about Georgiana, and what happened to her.
Lizzy and Darcy are married and it's time for Georgiana's first season. She is really nervous, and she is still very shy. In this book she will find love, and Darcy will have an adventure of his own.
I think she did well with portraying Georgiana. She was still that shy young woman from the books, and she has a hard time in this book. And of course we met the Darcy's, in love and happy, Colonel Fitzwilliam his normal smiling self, the Bingley family (Caroline hunting for a husband), Kitty, and some new characters.
This book will have a man trying to win her hand, and he is not a nice man. She is trying to figure out what love is, and Darcy is sent to a mission to France. That part we didn't get to read about, and I think it was for the best. Cos I couldn't really see him being sent on any mission.
I loved that she got a book of her own, and it only made me want more like this. I do think Kitty deserve a book, she is sure to be very much more well behaved after Lydia is gone.
The negative part was also positive. She fell in love, he was in love, everyone was happy, but there was this one thing, I can't say it, you have to read it and see what I mean.
Final thoughts: For romance lovers and Austen addicts.
Lizzy and Darcy are married and it's time for Georgiana's first season. She is really nervous, and she is still very shy. In this book she will find love, and Darcy will have an adventure of his own.
I think she did well with portraying Georgiana. She was still that shy young woman from the books, and she has a hard time in this book. And of course we met the Darcy's, in love and happy, Colonel Fitzwilliam his normal smiling self, the Bingley family (Caroline hunting for a husband), Kitty, and some new characters.
This book will have a man trying to win her hand, and he is not a nice man. She is trying to figure out what love is, and Darcy is sent to a mission to France. That part we didn't get to read about, and I think it was for the best. Cos I couldn't really see him being sent on any mission.
I loved that she got a book of her own, and it only made me want more like this. I do think Kitty deserve a book, she is sure to be very much more well behaved after Lydia is gone.
The negative part was also positive. She fell in love, he was in love, everyone was happy, but there was this one thing, I can't say it, you have to read it and see what I mean.
Final thoughts: For romance lovers and Austen addicts.
bookshelfintheshire's review against another edition
3.0
If you know me, you know I'm a nerd. I'm a book nerd, I love to read. To add to that I'm an avid Janeite. I love me some Jane Austen!! My 'to-read' and 'read' lists on Goodreads each have piles of books set in Regency England, and many are actually based on characters from Jane Austen's beloved novels, the most popular are based on the characters of Pride and Prejudice.
Mr. Darcy's Little Sister is such a book. C. Allyn Pierson pens a tale about Georgiana Darcy, an important character in P&P who in the original barely makes an appearance. This is the only book I've found that is exclusively about Georgiana.
The story begins as Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are planning their wedding. Through Pierson's vision we see how Georgiana felt about the eengagement and her brother's choice in a wife. The dialogue between Lizzie and Georgiana is cordial and becomes sisterly, but gets a little cheesy and over-the-top. I know Regency-era dialogue was more proper and polite, but they just keep going on and on and on to the point where I was doing my best not to skim through some areas.
Pierson also paints a lot of the scenes through a character telling another character of something that had happened. I know that the reader needs to know these details, but I think the author should have just written the actual scene instead of having a character try to explain it. It got SO BORING when one character would relay a story to another over pages of mostly one-sided dialogue. If one of my friends was trying to explain something to me about a past event I was absent from the way these characters did I would want to strangle them.
Aside from a little excitement in the first half and middle of the book, it's kind of a dull read. The storyline is entertaining, which makes up for the dullness. If I didn't have a pre-existing love for many of the characters in this novel, I don't think I would have liked it as much as I did. Yes, in spite of the areas that dragged a little, it was a quick read and was entertaining about 80% of the time. One big thing I ask of all attempting to write about Jane Austen's characters is that they follow with the Austen theme: All characters have a happy ending, which is what we get in Mr. Darcy's Little Sister.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read and loved Pride and Prejudice.
Mr. Darcy's Little Sister is such a book. C. Allyn Pierson pens a tale about Georgiana Darcy, an important character in P&P who in the original barely makes an appearance. This is the only book I've found that is exclusively about Georgiana.
The story begins as Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are planning their wedding. Through Pierson's vision we see how Georgiana felt about the eengagement and her brother's choice in a wife. The dialogue between Lizzie and Georgiana is cordial and becomes sisterly, but gets a little cheesy and over-the-top. I know Regency-era dialogue was more proper and polite, but they just keep going on and on and on to the point where I was doing my best not to skim through some areas.
Pierson also paints a lot of the scenes through a character telling another character of something that had happened. I know that the reader needs to know these details, but I think the author should have just written the actual scene instead of having a character try to explain it. It got SO BORING when one character would relay a story to another over pages of mostly one-sided dialogue. If one of my friends was trying to explain something to me about a past event I was absent from the way these characters did I would want to strangle them.
Aside from a little excitement in the first half and middle of the book, it's kind of a dull read. The storyline is entertaining, which makes up for the dullness. If I didn't have a pre-existing love for many of the characters in this novel, I don't think I would have liked it as much as I did. Yes, in spite of the areas that dragged a little, it was a quick read and was entertaining about 80% of the time. One big thing I ask of all attempting to write about Jane Austen's characters is that they follow with the Austen theme: All characters have a happy ending, which is what we get in Mr. Darcy's Little Sister.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read and loved Pride and Prejudice.
hughesgalen's review against another edition
3.0
Jane Austen is probably rolling in her grave over this book, but I had fun and that is all that matters.
karen_barrington's review against another edition
4.0
Some of the story was predictable but other parts were much more creative than other P&P sequels. Overall I liked it.
melissachristene's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know why I love this book so much! I just do. I really enjoyed it! I actually picked this book up at the book shop by complete accident, I had went there looking for a particular book and ending up finding this one instead and I'm sure glad I did. I just loved it! It had me giggling like a little girl and I think I was going completely mental after finishing this book, I was just so happy about it. The only thing I really didn't like is the fact that the ending dragged on just a bit but other then that it was a truly wonderful read.
bonniebloy's review against another edition
2.0
The romantic plot of this book was completely awesome, when I first read it in "Emma". Overall, the characters are unrecognizable and the writing lacks creativity (except for the two ridiculously unbelievable and badly drawn adventures experienced by Mr. Darcy and Georgiana). I should have known better than to attempt and P & P sequel.
serenaac's review against another edition
4.0
C. Allyn Pierson‘s Mr. Darcy’s Little Sister is full of intrigue and societal maneuvering as Georgiana, Mr. Darcy’s sister, prepares for her presentation and first Season. The novel begins just as Georgiana learns of her brother’s engagement to Elizabeth, and she worries that her new sister will not like her. In Pierson’s novel, Georgiana is full of teen worries about who will like her and how she will be judged for her actions — no matter how mundane.
Coupled with a few shifts in point of view by the omniscient narrator, accomplished through breaks in the chapters or through diary entries from Georgiana, readers not only experience Miss Darcy’s anxieties, but also the concern her new sister, Elizabeth, and her brother feel as she nears adulthood and possible marriage.
“He looked over at his sister, who was across the room talking to Jane by the fireplace, and his expression softened. Elizabeth’s eyes followed his gaze. Georgiana’s light brown hair glowed golden in the firelight and her eyes looked as green and limpid as water. They twinkled at the outer corners when she smiled, as she did now at something Jane was saying.” (Page 44 of ARC)
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2010/09/mr-darcy%e2%80%99s-little-sister-by-c-allyn-pierson.html
Coupled with a few shifts in point of view by the omniscient narrator, accomplished through breaks in the chapters or through diary entries from Georgiana, readers not only experience Miss Darcy’s anxieties, but also the concern her new sister, Elizabeth, and her brother feel as she nears adulthood and possible marriage.
“He looked over at his sister, who was across the room talking to Jane by the fireplace, and his expression softened. Elizabeth’s eyes followed his gaze. Georgiana’s light brown hair glowed golden in the firelight and her eyes looked as green and limpid as water. They twinkled at the outer corners when she smiled, as she did now at something Jane was saying.” (Page 44 of ARC)
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2010/09/mr-darcy%e2%80%99s-little-sister-by-c-allyn-pierson.html
meganagem's review against another edition
2.0
It was okay I guess...? Felt way too long and weirdly paced. Characters were forgotten for long periods of time and brought up again hundreds of pages later even though they were never mentioned to have left and should have been there the whole time. Also the romance was done very poorly. With over 400 pages it had the potential to be a cute slow burn but the relationship was barely built up and then rushed into at the speed of light. I feel like this book could have been improved if it was 100 or even 200 pages shorter.