A review by heartsandthrillers
Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wish I could give this more than 5 stars! I absolutely loved this modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice! It's LOL hilarious with great slow burn tension 🥵 and the sweetest ending! 

⭐️ Star Rating: 5.0
🌶️ Spice Level: 3.0

What to expect:
- Jane Austen retelling
- Enemies-to-lovers
- LOL hilarious
- Dual POV
- Slow burn
- BIPOC rep
- LGBTQ+ rep
- 🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵
- HEA 💞

About the book:  Liza B., a popular DJ, is determined to protect her neighborhood from corporate developer Dorsey Fitzgerald. When she mistakes Dorsey for waitstaff during a protest, they clash, but the encounter sparks undeniable chemistry. As their lives are upended by a viral meme, Dorsey realizes that Liza, an authentic revolutionary, is unlike anyone he's ever met. Amid family challenges and conflicting interests, they navigate their complicated relationship in Nikki Payne's modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice.

Favorite Quotes:
"She wanted to be a student with someone for the rest of her life. Everyone she met was so in love with their own thinking. It wasn’t too much to ask for a thoughtful, measured, kind man who could also lay pipe."

"Something frayed inside her. Because suddenly she could see why people threw themselves into the arms of lovers, despite the wreckage it would cause. She understood how so many things could fall away in someone’s arms."

"There are two types of people in the world. He suddenly understood it so perfectly now. Those that give themselves over to a moment, and those who are too inside their own heads to really experience anything. He had been the latter for far too long."
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