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A review by ash_chooses_pikachu
Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa Nathan
1.0
DNF @ 45%
The only thing I liked about the book was how body positivity was a big and important part of the book and the concept felt well-executed to me(up until what I've read).
I might've liked Harry Noble more eventually, but Jazz's annoying traits were just too much for me to take and I just had to stop reading.
I just couldn't get behind the Lizzy-doppelganger aka Jasmine aka the protagonist...she came off as incredibly annoying and stuck-in-her-ways. It felt like she had a severe superiority complex. It was like she thought she was the only one in the world who was ever right and if anyone didn't agree with her POV, they were wrong. I mean, the whole Mo-going-to-gym thing and how Jazz reacted to it bothered me and after that I just kept nitpicking at all of Jazz's faults. I mean I didn't agree with the reason why Mo started going to the gym, but the way Jazz reacted just felt selfish to me, like she wanted someone around to make her feel better about herself.
Jane Bennet's doppelganger on the other hand, just seemed completely pathetic. I mean, she couldn't break up with a guy until she had another one on the hook? I mean, c'moooooon!!!
Bingley's-doppelganger character seemed one-dimensional, as is always the case with Bingley.
All in all, it felt like the writer just took all the characters from Pride and Prejudice and amplified their bad qualities 100% and presto change-o, the book was done.
The only thing I liked about the book was how body positivity was a big and important part of the book and the concept felt well-executed to me(up until what I've read).
I might've liked Harry Noble more eventually, but Jazz's annoying traits were just too much for me to take and I just had to stop reading.
I just couldn't get behind the Lizzy-doppelganger aka Jasmine aka the protagonist...she came off as incredibly annoying and stuck-in-her-ways. It felt like she had a severe superiority complex. It was like she thought she was the only one in the world who was ever right and if anyone didn't agree with her POV, they were wrong. I mean, the whole Mo-going-to-gym thing and how Jazz reacted to it bothered me and after that I just kept nitpicking at all of Jazz's faults. I mean I didn't agree with the reason why Mo started going to the gym, but the way Jazz reacted just felt selfish to me, like she wanted someone around to make her feel better about herself.
Jane Bennet's doppelganger on the other hand, just seemed completely pathetic. I mean, she couldn't break up with a guy until she had another one on the hook? I mean, c'moooooon!!!
Bingley's-doppelganger character seemed one-dimensional, as is always the case with Bingley.
All in all, it felt like the writer just took all the characters from Pride and Prejudice and amplified their bad qualities 100% and presto change-o, the book was done.