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A review by readingbooksinsteadoftherapy
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
2.0
If you ignore all the historical inaccuracies, the one-dimensional side characters, and the self-centeredness of the main character, it's not too bad.
I haven't read or watched Pride and Prejudice, however, I still found there to be too many historical inaccuracies. The writing itself oftentimes felt too modern and too much like a fanfiction.
All the characters seemed to only have one to two personality traits, especially the female ones. Those gave the impression of merely existing to further the MC's journey. Unfortunately, the MC's journey was lacklustre as well.
The romance with Darcy happened too fast. Almost immediately they were attracted to each other and madly infatuated after a short amount of time. They did have a few sweet moments, but hardly talked and I don't understand why they would develop feelings that quickly without really knowing each other. I wish we saw more of their developing relationship.
The end felt a little sudden and the reaction of Mrs. Bennet after finding out that Oliver is a boy, felt out of character.
It could have been such a great story, but for that, the book would have to be longer and the characters more dimensional.
In summary, if you ignore all the bad things and only focus on the few sweet moments between Oliver and Darcy, it's quite good!
I haven't read or watched Pride and Prejudice, however, I still found there to be too many historical inaccuracies. The writing itself oftentimes felt too modern and too much like a fanfiction.
All the characters seemed to only have one to two personality traits, especially the female ones. Those gave the impression of merely existing to further the MC's journey. Unfortunately, the MC's journey was lacklustre as well.
The romance with Darcy happened too fast. Almost immediately they were attracted to each other and madly infatuated after a short amount of time. They did have a few sweet moments, but hardly talked and I don't understand why they would develop feelings that quickly without really knowing each other. I wish we saw more of their developing relationship.
The end felt a little sudden and the reaction of Mrs. Bennet after finding out that Oliver is a boy, felt out of character.
It could have been such a great story, but for that, the book would have to be longer and the characters more dimensional.
In summary, if you ignore all the bad things and only focus on the few sweet moments between Oliver and Darcy, it's quite good!