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lunep's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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grace_almaraz's review

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Not only did this book start dismantling my white privilege at a young age, but it was a book I couldn't put down. The way the author modernized Pride & Prejudice to fit today's youth was phenomenal.

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sierranorgan's review

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really wanted to like this more than I did. The two characters talk maybe 3 times by the half way point, hate each other that entire time, and then all the sudden they’re into each other? There were several parts of the book where I just was slightly confused about the events happening.
They also had the same conversation over and over again.
But I did like the writing itself, it flowed beautifully.

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kayles514's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

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clovelatte's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

5.0

Have you ever wished you could read Pride and Prejudice again for the first time? Then read this book! Even knowing Austen backwards and forwards I was completely taken with and surprised by the plot. The characters were excellent updates. You can hate Wickham/Warren with new fervor. Darius is all the levels of moody and perfect. And Zuri is the heroine in every way. Her love for her family and her home shine. She’s tender and opinionated and I would also fight a slimy boy for her. But she wouldn’t need me to.

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thebakerbookworm's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was such a cute retelling of Pride & Prejudice! I've read some modern retellings of P&P that I honestly hated, so I'm always a little anxious going into one. But this one managed to be unique enough to be interesting, while still carrying the recognizable plot of P&P and doing justice to Jane Austen's characters and her witty writing style.

The audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo, was excellent, and I highly recommend that route. Our main character, Zuri, is a poet, and listening to her poems that are sprinkled throughout was really powerful. Zuri, much like Lizzy Bennet, is a lovable main character, easy to root for even as you see the mistakes she's making. I loved her relationships with her sisters and with her community. This story really explores issues of race and class in an easily accessible way, and the characters have some great and important conversations.

This book is so much more than a romance story, and honestly, I think the romance aspect was the weakest part. Some of those hate-to-love feelings weren't as parsed out as I would have liked. But if you're looking for a short P&P modern retelling that delves into some deeper issues, this is the book for you.

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serena08's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

3.5

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ambi_reads's review

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adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective 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? No

3.5

If you love:

1. Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
2. Enemies to Love
3. Strong Familial Relationships
4. Miscommunication and Misjudgements
5. YA preparing to enter university
6. Trying to find a place in the world
7. Poetry or Spoken Word

Then Pride is the book for you.

This is a really quick, contemporary, romance that also deals with so many topics pertinent to today's society. Some things I learnt from the book are as follows:

1. Just because someone may seem better off than you, does not mean you should disrespect them. They worked really hard for what they have (in most cases anyways).

2. Even people of your own race, can feel displaced by their own people.

3. There's nothing more special than a daddy-daughter relationship.

4. There's more to the world than what you know Go explore it through books or even travelling (once covid is over ofc).

5. The spiritual realm is an amazing plane that once you have experienced it, you can never look at life the same way again.

I don't think I can put in a countable number of words the number of things this book cemented and taught me. If you liked any of the above points, do read this one!

PS. Elizabeth Acevedo helped with the poetry aspects oft his book which made it even more precious for me as I love her works!

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