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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
This was a fun read! Great chemistry between Liza and Dorsey.
funny
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
As I saw someone else say, this was most successful in passages where it was inspired by Pride & Prejudice. Where it was more of a retelling it started to feel more awkward and forced.
I listened to the audiobook. The narration was ok, but there were some parts that felt a little stilted. I think it was a mix of how things were written and the narrator’s approach. I also learned that I do not like spicy audiobooks, it’s much easier to skim over a scene than it is to fast forward through it.
I listened to the audiobook. The narration was ok, but there were some parts that felt a little stilted. I think it was a mix of how things were written and the narrator’s approach. I also learned that I do not like spicy audiobooks, it’s much easier to skim over a scene than it is to fast forward through it.
slow-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
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
I couldn’t fall in love with this book as much as I thought I would from first reading the description. The characters weren’t really interesting to me and at times felt pretty awful. Great idea for a book though, just not the best execution.
I couldn't put this book down! Maybe I should change my 4 stars to 5???
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
Wish I could give this more than 5 stars! I absolutely loved this modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice! It's LOL hilarious with great slow burn tension 🥵 and the sweetest ending!
⭐️ Star Rating: 5.0
🌶️ Spice Level: 3.0
What to expect:
- Jane Austen retelling
- Enemies-to-lovers
- LOL hilarious
- Dual POV
- Slow burn
- BIPOC rep
- LGBTQ+ rep
- 🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵
- HEA 💞
About the book: Liza B., a popular DJ, is determined to protect her neighborhood from corporate developer Dorsey Fitzgerald. When she mistakes Dorsey for waitstaff during a protest, they clash, but the encounter sparks undeniable chemistry. As their lives are upended by a viral meme, Dorsey realizes that Liza, an authentic revolutionary, is unlike anyone he's ever met. Amid family challenges and conflicting interests, they navigate their complicated relationship in Nikki Payne's modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice.
Favorite Quotes:
"She wanted to be a student with someone for the rest of her life. Everyone she met was so in love with their own thinking. It wasn’t too much to ask for a thoughtful, measured, kind man who could also lay pipe."
"Something frayed inside her. Because suddenly she could see why people threw themselves into the arms of lovers, despite the wreckage it would cause. She understood how so many things could fall away in someone’s arms."
"There are two types of people in the world. He suddenly understood it so perfectly now. Those that give themselves over to a moment, and those who are too inside their own heads to really experience anything. He had been the latter for far too long."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content
Minor: Domestic abuse, Alcohol
emotional
funny
medium-paced