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A review by imyerhero
Pride and Prescience: Or, a Truth Univesally Acknowledged by Carrie Bebris
3.0
I’ve always wanted to venture into the realm of the “spin off” books when it came to Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” I love the book, adore the movies, and although I don’t know if Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy are my absolute favorite literary characters, they are wonderful. Unfortunately, I decided to begin this foray into spin offs with “Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife.” It was wretched. All it seemed to be was an excuse to write graphic sex scenes between the poorly portrayed Darcy newlyweds with a few obligatory attempts at a plot which wasn’t all that interesting anyway. I was much depressed over this for a few days.
Enter Carrie Bebris and her “Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery” series. I am not a big mystery novel fan. But this woman’s book blew me away. She doesn’t just use Jane Austen’s characters for her own mysteries but allows the mysteries to be shaped and influenced by the people who populate “Pride and Prejudice.” Elizabeth is still inquisitive and outspoken, curious and stubborn. And Darcy is still proud but kind, caring but…well – stubborn. And the other characters from the book are also captured and further developed skillfully. The plot is good enough to keep me guessing (and if you’ve ever watched CSI with me, you know how hard that is…) and has a supernatural element to it that naturally appeals to me. The author even writes to her readers at the beginning of the novel apologizing for any liberties she may have taken with the characters and explains part of her struggle in using such classic persons in a modern novel. And that, my friends…earns points in my book.
Enter Carrie Bebris and her “Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery” series. I am not a big mystery novel fan. But this woman’s book blew me away. She doesn’t just use Jane Austen’s characters for her own mysteries but allows the mysteries to be shaped and influenced by the people who populate “Pride and Prejudice.” Elizabeth is still inquisitive and outspoken, curious and stubborn. And Darcy is still proud but kind, caring but…well – stubborn. And the other characters from the book are also captured and further developed skillfully. The plot is good enough to keep me guessing (and if you’ve ever watched CSI with me, you know how hard that is…) and has a supernatural element to it that naturally appeals to me. The author even writes to her readers at the beginning of the novel apologizing for any liberties she may have taken with the characters and explains part of her struggle in using such classic persons in a modern novel. And that, my friends…earns points in my book.