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Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa

76 reviews

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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daryn's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

this is a very sweet queer regency romance but i don’t think it functions well as an adaptation as the main theme of the source material (lizzie and darcy’s initial pride and prejudice for each other, and they way their perceptions of the other are proved wrong) is completely missing. i think this would have worked better as an original book without being attached to p&p.

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katialena's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

Full of heartwarming trans affirmation balanced by living with dysphoria and the struggle to live authentically. Overall a great remix on a fave with an ending for queer joy.

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stardustandrockets's review

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5.0

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ashley_mrose530's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.5

I loved this retelling. I've always been a big fan of Pride and Prejudice and I love that this remix made it queer. It was exactly what I was looking for. I also loved that it kept all of the major plot points of the original book while spinning them to match the new characters and their story.
I loved Oliver and his struggle to be who he really is rather than who society tells him he should be. And though they took the pride out of Mr. Darcy, I still loved him and how supportive of Oliver he is when he found out who he was.
I do think a lot, if not all, of the female characters in this book were pretty flat and one-dimensional. They seemed to only be there to either hit major plot points from the source material or move Oliver's struggles along whereas the original source material focused on all of the female characters and the misogyny they all had to deal with. For example, I was really wondering how confronting Mr. Collins was going to affect Oliver's relationship with Charlotte, but she seemed to have been forgotten unfortunately because that was not addressed at the end of the book at all.
In all I had a really great time with this book though and I loved to see more trans representation.

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ariel_99's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this retelling of a classic story. I was giddy with excitement each time Oliver and Darcy interacted.

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skye_era_books's review

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challenging emotional hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this book. While it probably isn’t the most realistic to be immediately accepted by your family and friends when you come out as trans (especially in the time period) but I think it’s so important that trans folks have joyful representation in all types of books. I also really enjoyed how short this book was — sometimes you just need a nice quick read.

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angel__'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I really really liked - loved - this book. I loved most of the characters and Oliver's development and the support and acceptance he has

- I especially really liked his fathe 's support -

However there is one thing I didn't really believe -

the way his mother accepted him so easily as her son. For me it simply wasn't believable for her character.

Right now it's a ⭐⭐⭐⭐.75 with potential for 5 stars - maybe I'll raise it later

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rookthomas's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

maybe it's just because I'm a trans man (who often has to pretend that I'm not) but I absolutely loved this remix of a story that I love very much. The story was fresh and exciting and wonderfully queer!! There were a few story beats that seemed a little clunky and rushed, but it was just such an enjoyable experience that I didn't mind at all :]

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rosemina2016's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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