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An Unpleasant Walk
by
C. Rafe Carlson (Goodreads Author)
Elizabeth Bennet thinks she is a great judge of character. However, when Colonel Fitzwilliam decides to take her as his mistress, despite her feelings on the matter, Elizabeth is forced to reconsider. Though not fully violated, she knows that his attack would be the ruination of her entire family. Mr. Darcy, who she had judged to be arrogant, disdainful, and ill-tempered,...more
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(first published October 19th 2011)
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While I was very eager to read this story, and looked forward to reading it whenever I could, I was very surprised at the level of darkness in this story, especially right at the beginning. I tend to avoid stories that feature any kind of sexual violence. Not only because it's not my cup of tea, but also the aftermath is usually not written well. I've read stories where the heroine mopes around a bit and then the healing love of of the hero makes everything a-ok again, in a ridiculously short ti...more
I bought this book off amazon after reading the wildly crazy plot. I love reading outrageous plot variations to Pride and Prejudice and seeing how the author is able to maneuver their way through the story while taking such liberties with the characters. This one had great promise. In this rendition Colonel Fitzwilliam sexually assaults Elizabeth while she is walking out in Kent while visiting Charlotte Collins! Mr. Darcy comes to the rescue as he not only finds a way to rid the country of Fitzw...more
An Unpleasant Walk is a Pride and Prejudice variation that begins at Hunsford. While walking on one of her favorite paths, Elizabeth encounters Colonel Fitzwilliam. Things turn ugly when the Colonel suddenly pins her to a tree and attacks her. He tells her she will become his mistress and he will come to her later that night to make her his. Darcy finds her bruised and upset as she is making her way back to the parsonage. After learning the truth, he vows to help her. He forms a plan to get her...more
I stayed up all night to read this book! The depiction of Colonel Fitzwilliam as a complete rake was such a unique spin. If one thinks about it, Darcy has a tendency to surround himself with friends who are anxious for female companionship... Wickham... Bingley... why not the Colonel?
I will agree with other reviews that there is a shortage of Darcy/Elizabeth scenes, but I think it might be more historically accurate than other, more modern romantic ideas of their marriage coming together. I enjo...more
I will agree with other reviews that there is a shortage of Darcy/Elizabeth scenes, but I think it might be more historically accurate than other, more modern romantic ideas of their marriage coming together. I enjo...more
I really enjoyed this Pride and Prejudice variation and the way the story unfolded. I think the author handled the situation with Colonel Fitzwilliam well. Elizabeth's response was appropriate and I think the author took care to show the trauma and self-blame that victims can feel. My only real complaint is that the author used Colonel Fitzwilliam as the assailant. I quite like his character in Pride and Prejudice and had trouble reconciling his portrayal in An Unforunate Walk with his character...more
In Pride and Prejudice fanon, Colonel Fitzwilliam is usually portrayed as the happy-go lucky fun cousin of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. This is not the case. The Colonel is a rake and a disgusting character, especially to Miss Elizabeth Bennet. C. Rafe Carlson portrays the struggles of a victim and their journey with realism and feeling. I could not help but feel for her characters and their pain as they try to recover from the ordeal. An Unpleasant Walk is an engaging tale filled with angst and recov...more
An interesting "what if".
It was a little difficult for me to read the first chapters, but it was through no fault of the author. Col. Fitzwilliam is a favourite of mine, so it was a little saddening to see him cast in the role of villain.
This novel is well written, and while I adored the story I felt as though it dragged on quite a bit. That being said, I really don't know what the author could have chopped out to make it shorter.
Highly recommended to fans of Austen sequels and "what ifs".
It was a little difficult for me to read the first chapters, but it was through no fault of the author. Col. Fitzwilliam is a favourite of mine, so it was a little saddening to see him cast in the role of villain.
This novel is well written, and while I adored the story I felt as though it dragged on quite a bit. That being said, I really don't know what the author could have chopped out to make it shorter.
Highly recommended to fans of Austen sequels and "what ifs".
4.5 stars and the only reason its not a 5 star novel is because I felt so horrible that Coronel Fitzwilliam (AKA Andrew) is the villian and the fate that would befall him (I guess I was hoping he'd reform and he redeemed). It would have seemed more appropriate for it to be in line with Wickman's character but the Coronel worked for the timing in the P&P novel - before Darcy made his disastorous proposal in Kent. When Andrew wants to make Elizabeth his mistriss and she rejects he, he slaps he...more
I did like this book. The story starts at Hunsford but goes in a different direction. Col Fitzwilliam is a rake and really assaults Elizabeth and tells her that she's to be his mistress. Anyway Darcy comes to the rescue. The story goes from there. I was not sure I liked Col Fitz being bad, but the journey Darcy and Eliz took to reach happiness was good. Would recommend book to JAFF readers.
While the assault scene was unpleasant, it did set the stage for a very thoughful, thought prcvoking narrative. Normally a complete character change in a P&P variation makes me enjoy the book less.(Close Encounters comes to mind) However in this case, I enjoyed exploring the psychology of Elizabeth Bennet's recovery and of course, divine Darcy as the errant knight;D
Another P&P variation (I am on a roll). ;-) Elizabeth is attacked and assaulted by Colonel Fitzwilliam on a walk and he threatens to make her his mistress, against her will or ruin her family. Darcy comes to the rescue. It's tough to see Fitzwilliam as such a monster but a good story and interesting variation.
I give the author kudos on an interesting idea. The idea was executed well in the writing, but I had a really hard time with the story personally just because I've always sort of had a literary crust on Col. Fitzwilliam.
Like the premise to the story but I found that there was not enough dialog Btwn Darcy and Elizabeth for my taste or enough interaction where there in the same city. The style of writing I found very much to my liking and was not overly descriptive.
I am usually not a fan of "dark" P&P retellings, but this one had an interesting idea: Colonel Fitzwilliam is not the genial man he appears to be. The beginning was surprising, but the rest of the book seemed a bit anti-climatic.
This was definitely not your typical uber-mushy P&P variation... despite it being much darker, and turning a favorite character into the villain I truly enjoyed this "what if."
A very unusual twist to the usual P & P variation. I thought it was a rather bold and well executed tale compared to the other variations I have read.
All I can really say is that Colonel Fitzwiliam would never act in such a manner!
A much darker Colonel Fitzwilliam appears in this variation.
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