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Engaging Mr. Darcy
Engaging Mr. Darcy: An Austen Inspired Romantic Comedy | Rachel John
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"Angry people are not always wise." - Jane Austen After a standoff in the pizza parlor, Elsie Bennet has decided Fitzwilliam "I-Throw-Fitz" Darcy is the worst customer she's ever encountered. Also the best looking, but that's beside the point. She's horrified to discover Will is not just passing through her small town, he's her new neighbor. Will Darcy has all the money and time he could ask for, and yet life never seems to meet his expectations. When his best friend, Charlie, starts dating Jane Bennet, Will becomes their unhappy third-wheel. The solution? Bring along Jane's sister, Elsie, a girl who challenges him, makes him laugh, plagues his thoughts, and unfortunately, hates his guts. Will might control a lot of things, but he won't control her. Elsie's already been warned away by her new friend, Jeff Wickham, who found out the hard way that Will is not someone to be crossed. Things would be so much simpler if she was attracted to Jeff. But she's not. She's attracted to Will, and the tug-o-war between her mind and her heart is going to drive her mad.
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TheAromaofBooks
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Final book completed for September's #20in4 - this is a short, fluffy, modern adaptation of P&P that I had a few quibbles with but overall enjoyed. I especially liked that the author decided to keep all the sisters (a lot of modern adaptations seem to think it's ridiculous that a family would have five kids) and that Darcy was a reasonable person, not just a total jerk. I would have liked this one to be a little longer, as it felt like some ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) things were wrapped up a little too quickly, but overall a perfectly pleasant time.

I didn't hit my goal of 1000pgs for #20in4 but I did complete 3 three books and caught up on all my chapter-a-day reads, including Dracula (I was over 100pgs behind on that one), so I feel pretty satisfied with the weekend's progress @Andrew65

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AnnR Awesome progress on #AutumnBingo2022. 🍁🍁🍁🍁 Well done!
I eventually need to see if any of my books fit. There are so many things to keep track of right now. 🎃🎃🎃
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Catsandbooks 🙌🏼🖤 2y
Andrew65 That‘s great, thanks for laying along 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂😍 2y
PageShifter This sounds imteresting 🤔 2y
TheAromaofBooks @PageShifter - If you're looking for a fast, light read, this was a fun one. It's less than 150pgs long, so it's a little light on character development, but I still enjoyed it haha 2y
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After all the heavy stuff I'd been reading, I really needed something light and fun, and this book turned out to be just that. It's a modernization of P&P, and I don't know if the book would work on its own, without any previous knowledge of the original, but I appreciated that the author didn't overexplain anything. Some updates worked better than others, but overall I felt the author had done a good job.

eeclayton My favourite update was that Mr Collins won the lottery and visited the Bennets to lay low for a while, and Catherine de Bourgh was his financial advisor 😂 2y
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I'm always interested to see how authors decide to “update“ P&P, and while this one wasn't groundbreaking, it was a great deal of fun with some #laughter along the way. I really liked the way the author decided to interpret some of the characters and scenarios, although I was confused why half the people had the same first names as their original counterparts, while others were randomly changed (seriously, she keeps Fitzwilliam but changes George⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) Wickham to Jeff Wickham??) A fun little romp, and when I was looking this up on GR to get a copy of the cover pic, I realized that she's actually written three more sequels based on other Austen books, so I am totally going to check those out as well!!

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Librariana Modern retellings of Pride and Prejudice are my jam, so I'll definitely have to check this one out! 2y
eeclayton I just bought this last week. Glad to hear you liked it 😊 2y
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CrowCAH The cover is cute! Yay for more variations! 2y
TheAromaofBooks @Librariana @eeclayton - I typed a comment and it disappeared, so sorry if you tagged twice for basically the same thing 😂 I did like this one a lot, but it's one of those things where the concept is almost stronger than the execution. I really wanted there to be more character development. Still an enjoyable read, though!! 2y
mabell Sounds fun! Do you have a preference between historical or modern variations? 2y
TheAromaofBooks @mabell - Not a strong preference, no. I'm here for any of them haha I think the historical ones are fun because sometimes only one small thing is changed from the original - but the domino effect makes everything after different as well, which is super fun to see. But I also love seeing how different people interpret the themes and characters in a different setting! I'm easy to please! 😂 2y
mabell @TheAromaofBooks I love that! I never thought about how reading variations of P&P could be a comfort read, but I totally get it! 2y
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TsundokuAleax
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If you are love a fun take on Pride and Prejudice, than this is going to be a good choice for you. Hits all to story notes you know and love. #romantsy

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TheAromaofBooks
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I'm always a sucker for a P&P variation. This modern adaptation was a lot of fun. I felt like the author hit it right updating various scenarios, although I was a smidge confused about why some random first names were changed from the originals while others weren't. While this book could have used a little more depth and development, it was a fun, lighthearted story.

LiteraryinLawrence Have you read Ayesha at Last? It‘s a Muslim Canadian variation on P&P and I‘m liking it so far! 5y
TheAromaofBooks Oooo I will have to add that one to the list! 5y
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