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A review by elizabaum
Remembrance Of The Past by Lory Lilian
4.0
This was a nice, well-written story, and I enjoyed it a great deal. It was longer than I expected, to the point that it almost felt like multiple stories that were welded together--though not in a discordant way. It almost felt like a book and its immediate sequel that simply hadn't been separated. Just as I thought the story was wrapping up, I'd look down and see that I was only at 40%...or 50%...or 60%. There were so many major conflicts that I kept expecting to be annoyed. I kept expecting the silly misunderstandings to start and drag on just to add to the word count. But they didn't. I think I was most impressed that the conflicts felt like those happening between reasonable, intelligent, clever adults.
Lady Cassandra was nice. I wasn't entirely expecting to like her as much as I did. Colonel Fitzwilliam is always a favorite, and I enjoyed him here, too. Georgiana was handled equally well, and so was Mr. Bennet. In short, all of my favorite secondary characters got the treatment they deserved. Also, I appreciate that someone managed to write a solid variation where Wickham and Lydia actually factored in very little. It was refreshing in a way I hadn't expected.
Overall, highly recommended. I only deducted a star because I'd prefer a slightly edited down version. It could have had a few less conflicts and been a tighter book--and also easier to add to the reread list without serious time commitment!
Lady Cassandra was nice. I wasn't entirely expecting to like her as much as I did. Colonel Fitzwilliam is always a favorite, and I enjoyed him here, too. Georgiana was handled equally well, and so was Mr. Bennet. In short, all of my favorite secondary characters got the treatment they deserved. Also, I appreciate that someone managed to write a solid variation where Wickham and Lydia actually factored in very little. It was refreshing in a way I hadn't expected.
Overall, highly recommended. I only deducted a star because I'd prefer a slightly edited down version. It could have had a few less conflicts and been a tighter book--and also easier to add to the reread list without serious time commitment!