Review by tacoshark - Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix

tacoshark 's review for:

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

4.25

emotional hopeful 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

I really enjoyed this - I know just enough about pride and prejudice to have appreciated this as a retelling without being bored by knowing every beat in advance (and it is a retelling, so while many of the beats are familiar, it functions quite well as its own story). Mostly this was extremely compelling as a coming of age/coming out story with a very articulate and sympathetic narrator. I read most of this in one day (mostly bc I had this as an eARC, which means I had it on my phone and I kept forgetting it was there - I started it when I was stuck at a Verizon store with nothing else to read and then it slipped my mind again).

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