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I had a little trouble getting into this, which annoyed me as an Austen fan. I think it‘s because Dev introduces SO MANY characters at once, so we‘re trying to sort out who‘s who and who has history, etc because it‘s very expansive instead of insular. But once I got past the first 40 pages I was able to sink right in. I loved how Dev did a “remix” of the characters so that (Wickham aside) none of them are direct analogues to their originals.

#JAbookAdaptation

A modern take on the classic Pride and Prejudice.

Just started this one and I‘m already loving it.

Slowwwww burn, kind of enemies-to-lovers romance. I really enjoyed and so did my cuddle buddy 🥰

BOOK MAIL CAME TODAY! Can't wait to read these!

I see other people calling this a slow burn, but I think it‘s just the first 500 pages of a like 2000-page story about the Rajes, so I have a little more patience. That said, I will never forgive the dad or the mom, and I am not so fond of Trish‘s siblings either. That woman needs some distance from her hell family, but she is not gonna get it because ... MANY MORE BOOKS TK. Yes, some Austenian (& Dickensian) flavors/ influences in a modern tale.

📚 Tagged, plus four nonfiction books from which I keep posting quotes. 😂
📚📚 🤔 I literally have no idea? Maybe Sharon Levy‘s The Marsh Builders? Will put in comments (a wonderful #science book!)
📚📚📚 Love the ferns and firs of our area, the camas, and most of all, the trillium. #PNW #FernGully

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Thank you @DGRachel for sending me this book along with your sweet note on the City Lights Bookstore postcard. You‘re so sweet and the best!!!

Such a cute read so far! Predicable but enjoyable.

I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and i am so excited to start reading it! It has two of my favorite things: retelling of Pride and Prejudice and a book set in San Francisco!

Just starting this one. As I‘ve said, I‘ll read ANY P&P adaptation or retelling, and I have read many - last month a Pakistani one, this month an Indian one! Always appreciate Sonali Dev‘s books too. #PrideAndPrejudice #romance (bought it on Kobo)

This is a reluctant pick. It is the slowest of slow burns, and while it shares some key elements with P&P like issues of class and privilege, misunderstandings, and an evil Wickham character, it‘s painfully slow in the beginning. It takes 400 pages to get to the details of the terrible thing Trisha supposedly did 15 years earlier. But, the last 100 pages make up for the s l o w start, and it left me with a warm, fuzzy feeling, so it gets a pick.

Do I know how to party on a Friday night or what?
#bookandbailey #readingbuddy #dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy

I love a book with Jane Austen flavor. This wasn‘t really a retelling of Pride & Prejudice just more like lots of gentle nods to the great work. That being said this book was a wee bit disjointed. There were some confusing parts where it seemed like Trisha had been estranged from her family for 15 years but no they are close? I didn‘t understand that part. And the romance felt a little forced and I wasn‘t that interested in it. (con‘t in comments)

Apparently I entered and won a giveaway for this book and managed to completely forget about it. 🤦🏻‍♀️ This was a welcome, pleasant surprise after a day at work where I wanted to murder a project manager. 🤣🤣
#bookmail #surprise #austenretelling #bollywood

#spiceupyourlife with another P&P retelling! I‘m not sure I‘ll find a retelling that can impress me as much as Eligible but I‘ll give it a shot. #anglophileapril

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the romance I like best are inspired by Jane Austen. This one is not a retelling, but had fun references to Pride & Prejudice as well as other Austen works. Trisha Raje, of an elite Indian background, finds herself falling for Darcy, the cook who was hired for her brother's political dinners. Excellent fun which made me want to read more by Sonali Dev.

I read an eARC; the book is due out in May.

Continuing my streak of fluffy books with this Pride and Prejudice retelling.

I love #Netgalley. I downloaded these four books tonight. Anthony Horowitz‘s and Balli Kaye Jaswal‘s new books. The other two just looked fun! 😀📚📖