alexisdpatt 's review for:

Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling by Lara S. Ormiston

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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“Unequal Affections” by Laura S. Ormiston ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What if Elizabeth Bennet had accepted Mr. Darcy’s proposal as Rosings? How would things play out? Would she get over her prejudice? Would he let go of his pride? “Unequal Affections” retells “Pride and Prejudice” from this perspective. Ormiston writes her story brilliantly—so brilliantly that it could be Ms. Austen herself. 

This retelling is by far the best I’ve read so far because it gives us what we’ve been missing, Lizzie and Darcy as a couple, interacting more often than they did in P&P. I love how, even though this is a retelling, major beats and plot points still happen in some way, shape or form.  Everything that the characters do are in line with who they are at this core. 

This retelling does pick up right in the middle of P&P at Rosings. It expects its readers to know the original work pretty intimately as it references scenes and dialogue from Austen’s work throughout the novel. 

I’ve had a hard time trusting Austen retellings because of “Mr. Darcy’s Story,” but “Unequal Affections” is a marvel. I highly recommend it to any Jane Austen fan.