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A review by littlecornerreads
Confined with Mr. Darcy by Carol S. Bowes, L.L. Diamond
2.0
(In case you were wondering, this book contains some language)
You can't be binge-reading modern Jane Austen retellings during quarantine and not read a book about being quarantined with Mr. Darcy, you just can't. That and the fact I'm plowing my way through the P&P variations available on Kindle Unlimited are pretty much why I read this book despite the cover art and relatively ordinary book summary.
I don't really know what to say other than what you see is what you get with this one. It's like those rom-coms where you watch the trailer and have basically seen the whole movie. It's cute in the moment, I guess, but fairly predictable. There's nothing particularly original or exciting about it. I know all Jane Austen retellings are essentially published fanfiction (I mean, people call it JAFF for crying out loud), but this really read like fanfiction that should've remained somewhere out on an internet forum or fanfic site rather than the Amazon site even if it is free. Actually, I just noticed there's a paperback?! A tree should not have had to die for this. Anyway, even if the premise weren't so topical, the writing ensures it won't be anything memorable.
The writing is pretty basic, and the story is kind of boring. Despite being trapped in a house together, there's no real conflict or tension between Darcy and Elizabeth. Darcy is tall, dark and awkward (yay!), but we also have to hear about how random things like Lizzy biting her lips turns him on (
You can't be binge-reading modern Jane Austen retellings during quarantine and not read a book about being quarantined with Mr. Darcy, you just can't. That and the fact I'm plowing my way through the P&P variations available on Kindle Unlimited are pretty much why I read this book despite the cover art and relatively ordinary book summary.
I don't really know what to say other than what you see is what you get with this one. It's like those rom-coms where you watch the trailer and have basically seen the whole movie. It's cute in the moment, I guess, but fairly predictable. There's nothing particularly original or exciting about it. I know all Jane Austen retellings are essentially published fanfiction (I mean, people call it JAFF for crying out loud), but this really read like fanfiction that should've remained somewhere out on an internet forum or fanfic site rather than the Amazon site even if it is free. Actually, I just noticed there's a paperback?! A tree should not have had to die for this. Anyway, even if the premise weren't so topical, the writing ensures it won't be anything memorable.
The writing is pretty basic, and the story is kind of boring. Despite being trapped in a house together, there's no real conflict or tension between Darcy and Elizabeth. Darcy is tall, dark and awkward (yay!), but we also have to hear about how random things like Lizzy biting her lips turns him on (