angelqueen04 's review for:

A Wife for Mr. Darcy by Mary Lydon Simonsen

3.0

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A decent variation with some great moments, but it didn't suck me in as much as I'd hoped it would. The beginning was a bit slow, despite the novelty of Darcy actually apologizing to Elizabeth for his slight at the Meryton assembly.

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However, it picked up as the story built. I loved the chapter that included Jane leading the charge to civilize the Crenshaw children. Jane with a backbone is always a huge plus for me, and this chapter was ten kinds of adorable. Plus, I appreciated the irony, the Bennets working to get the Crenshaws' manners up to snuff.

I also adored the antics of Darcy's family. Lord Fitzwilliam had me laughing out loud on numerous occasions, and the Colonel was also very amusing. I was a bit sad that we didn't get to see more of Anne de Bourgh and Lady Catherine, but given that I'd read the author's other book which focused heavily on Anne, it was okay.

I was bit disappointed with some of the other subplots, though. I would have liked if Miss M had been more of a challenge for Darcy's affections instead of making her the complete opposite of Elizabeth. I was also a bit let down by how... affectionate Darcy got with Elizabeth before they married. I would think that, however much in love they were, they would keep better control of themselves.

So, some good, some not so good.