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A review by blahlicia
The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi
4.0
Very fun retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Don't expect it to follow it exactly but I'd say it hits the major plot points in a way that is recognizable and fits the modern liberal arts college scene that the book is set in.
I enjoyed that the book is like mildly low stress and simply follows these girls through their last year of college and I loved the diversity of it. I loved that it featured a trans woman and a cis black woman and allows them to just...be themselves without trauma or pain. It acknowledges the difficulties but doesn't get dwell in it. EJ was super fun and like such an old lady with her esoteric taste. Will was a sweet little curmudgeon. Jamie and Lee as the Jane and Mr. Bingley characters, respectively, were lovely.
I wish we'd gotten more story out of Tessa but my hope is that there will be another book about her maybe? It doesn't even need to be Jane Austen based, I just feel like she showed up randomly and disappeared randomly.
Overall, just a really nice, low stress, comfy read. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for books by Eden Appiah-Kubi.
I enjoyed that the book is like mildly low stress and simply follows these girls through their last year of college and I loved the diversity of it. I loved that it featured a trans woman and a cis black woman and allows them to just...be themselves without trauma or pain. It acknowledges the difficulties but doesn't get dwell in it. EJ was super fun and like such an old lady with her esoteric taste. Will was a sweet little curmudgeon. Jamie and Lee as the Jane and Mr. Bingley characters, respectively, were lovely.
I wish we'd gotten more story out of Tessa but my hope is that there will be another book about her maybe? It doesn't even need to be Jane Austen based, I just feel like she showed up randomly and disappeared randomly.
Overall, just a really nice, low stress, comfy read. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for books by Eden Appiah-Kubi.