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Sep 28, 2010

Wealhtheow rated it:

This book has the most audacious title I have seen in years. In just two words, it conveys everything a reader may expect within. No mystery here: before even turning a page we know that this will be the most shameless attempt to cash in on the successes of Pride and Prejudice and Twilight yet. Yes! Let us dive into the depths of our id! Let us wallow in our love of costume dramas and supernatural romance! Let us splash around in the shallowest end of the literary pool!

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Sep 01, 2009

Shannon rated it:

Elizabeth Bennet couldn't be happier on the morning of her double wedding with her sister Jane: she's very much in love with Mr Darcy and excited about the life to come. Yet from the moment the ceremony is concluded she detects something troubling Darcy - a brief look of torment on his face, a hint of pensive abstraction, and a sudden change of plans with their honeymoon. But she also sees the look of love on his face, and if he isn't coming to her at night she's sure it must be due to some cons More...

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Aug 30, 2009

Ladiibbug rated it:

I was so looking forward to this book, but it totally missed the mark for me.

For starters, nothing even remotely vampire-related happens until around page 200, with the exception of a few veiled comments that Darcy & Elizabeth's marriage won't work out because they are "too different." Elizabeth takes this to me the differences in their social statuses.

Elizabeth spends the first 200 pages wondering while on her honeymoon why her new husband has not consummated More...

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Aug 09, 2009

Elizabeth added it

No! No, stop! Please! Why! Why would anyone take Mr. Darcy, Mr. Darcy!, and turn in him into Vampire FitzBill? Why? I like sequels. I've enjoyed a few of them. I really love when they're clever, actually. But if you want a god-damn bodice ripper go buy something with Fabio on the front but please leave Jane's masterpiece alone.

*Weeps into embroidered handkerchief*

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Dec 25, 2009

Bettie rated it:

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Aug 09, 2009

Debbie rated it:

If you do not know already, Pride and Prejudice is my all time favorite book and I have found it really hard to find any good related/sequel books. Since I love vampires and Pride & Prejudice I was really curious how this book would turn out. I’m glad to say I am pleasantly surprised by how well it was written.

The story picks up right before the wedding between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth and Jane and Mr. Bingley. I felt Grange stayed true to Lizzie’s character even while she is deali More...

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Aug 27, 2009

Cassidy rated it:

I haven't read Pride and Prejudice, but this picks up on the wedding day of Darcy and Elizabeth and follows them on their wedding tour through Europe. The majority of the book is lightly hinting at Darcy's secret, being a vampire, and Elizabeth's struggles with his odd behavior. I like how Amanda Grange didn't take classic characters and make them unrecognizable with a thick paranormal twist. It's kind of like Dracula, not outlandish or theatrical. It's like a good scary monster movie, sometimes More...

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Oct 26, 2009

Katrina rated it:

Imagine you are walking through a crowded shopping mall. As you walk you catch brief scents of things like the newest perfume, cinnamon buns, coffee, rubber soled shoes and human sweat. With each scent is attached a memory. The cinnamon buns remind you of the time your best friend was pregnant and everything she ate had to come from Cinnabon. The coffee reminds you of sitting at your favorite book store when you read that book, remember the one I'm talking about. The rubber soled shoes remind yo More...

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Aug 09, 2009

Sia rated it:

BOOK REVIEW:

Mr. Darcy, Vampyre-Amanda Grange
Release: August 11, 2009
Publisher: Sourcebooks

~Sia McKye~

I’ve read Pride and Prejudice more than once as well as many of Jane Austen’s stories. I’ve also enjoyed the screen adaptations of Pride and Prejudice. I will confess, however, I’m not a big fan of Austen fan fiction.

Mr. Darcy, Vampyre, aroused my curiosity. It was certainly a different take on the characters of Pride and Prejudice More...

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Feb 04, 2012

Courtney rated it:

Horrifyingly bad. I wasn't expecting literary genius from Amanda Grange, but this book is so intellectually thin you can see right through it.

From the title, the reader knows that Darcy is a vampire (excuse me, vampyre). But it takes Lizzy three-quarters of the book to figure it out? Seriously? It's not only irritating, it's rather insulting to Lizzy. She's vapid and stupid in this sequel, nothing like the clever and bold Elizabeth of Pride and Prejudice.

Of course, that's no More...

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Dec 15, 2011

Bells rated it:

2-3 stars. My mother read it before I did, and told me it was absolutely awful. I read it expecting it to be quite a bore. Perhaps it was because of my low expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised with it. No, it wasn't amazing, but still quite fun. Especially while going through a twilight phase. ;)

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May 08, 2011

Debora rated it:

Ho comprato questo libro con le grandi speranze di ogni fan di Jane Austen. Amo “Orgoglio e Pregiudizio” e l’idea che Mr Darcy fosse un vampiro mi intrigava. Che peccato che si sia rivelato un libro così al di sotto delle aspettative!

Partendo dall’inizio possiamo dire che, in realtà, il protagonista del libro non Mr Darcy ma Elizabeth ancora una volta. L’idea di narrare un seguito dal punto di vista di Darcy, vampiro, con tutto l’aspetto psicologico annesso e connesso avrebbe, forse, catturato m More...

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Jan 20, 2012

Jenny rated it:

I can't seem to muster up the energy to write a proper review for this...suffice it to say that although the book had its interesting bits, and although I never did quite give up on it, it never really lived up to the promise of the premise. It wasn't until after I'd finished it that I realized why I felt so apathetic about it...it read quite like a bit of fanfiction! (For those of you unfamiliar with the term, most of Austen-based works are fanfiction by definition, but this read like an amateu More...

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Jul 27, 2011

Emily rated it:

The concept behind this book is a fun one and when I was given this to read I was excited because two of my favorite things are in it: Vampires and P&P. How it is executed leaves something to be desired though. There is a lot of moving and shaking going on in the first 2/3's of the book, but you never really get anywhere. I guess I was expecting Darcy as the seductive Vampire and that is not what happens. Everything is told through Elizabeth's point of view and that just leaves the reader in a p More...

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Feb 05, 2011

cecilia rated it:

Mr. Darcy, Vampyre was a delightful book that could have used a little more blood - or at least love bites. Although told in third-person, the novel focuses more on Lizzy's thoughts and reactions to Mr. Darcy's strange behaviors. I wish that had not been the case! It would have been interesting to see a little into Mr. Darcy's head - or at least, know his whereabouts even if Lizzy did not.

Amanda Grange presented vampyres in a unique manner, that is, one that I had not encountered (not More...

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Jan 20, 2011

dawn rated it:

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Jan 07, 2011

Farah rated it:

Dulu waktu masih SD, gue punya temen baik yang tinggal di deket rumah, namanya Devi. Setiap pulang sekolah, kami pasti main bareng. Gue seneng banget main ke rumah Devi. Soalnya papanya Devi selalu beliin Devi buku-buku cerita. Dari buku-buku yang gue baca di rumah Devi ini lah, gue jadi tahu kisah-kisah terkenal karangan Hans Christian Andersen.

Salah satu buku yang paling gue suka, adalah buku dimana kita bisa memilih sendiri akhir ceritanya. Kalau nggak salah inget sih, dulu buku More...

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Dec 30, 2010

Karissa rated it:

This is a book that tells the story of what happens between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy after "Pride and Prejudice" ends. It was an okay book. I was a bit disappointed in the simple dialogue and the lagging plot.

Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy get married and are embarking on their wedding tour. Elizabeth is surprised by Mr. Darcy's quickly changing moods. Then he tells her that they are not going on a tour of the Lakes but instead to Paris. As Elizabeth grows increasingly depressed over More...

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Nov 21, 2010

Callie rated it:

Now, before I start, lets all just take a deep breath together, and let out all the negative vibes we have felt from this deeply emotionally traumatizing book. Ready? 1..... 2..... 3..... and BREATH............and EXHALE. Better? Ok, now, to get down to the knitty gritty of this grimly old book. Mr. Darcy Vampyre... what a book. As a certain hydrant-sized friend of mine would say... "WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY DOING TURNING A JANE AUSTEN NOVEL INTO A VAMPIRE LOVE TALE?! THEY DIDN'T EVEN SPELL V More...

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Jul 18, 2010

Wulan rated it:

From the first moment I laid eyes on it at the book fair, I knew that I'm gonna enjoy reading this. Simply because of 1 tiny little thing:
MR. DARCY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, how I just love this Jane Austen character soooo....much! I would buy the novel even if it had been just about him eating a bowl of cereals on a patio!

I've been in love (crazily and senselessly, I might add!) with this character ever since I watched the movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, starr More...

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Jul 14, 2010

Mika rated it:

The book was ok. Humorous at some points but other than that it was just an interesting twist added on to P&P.

"Sourcebooks Landmark, the leading publisher of Jane Austen-related fiction, is excited to announce a major release: Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by international bestselling author Amanda Grange.

Amanda Grange, bestselling author of Mr. Darcy's Diary, gives us something completely new—a delightfully thrilling, paranormal Pride and Prejudice sequel, full of danger, darkness More...

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Jun 17, 2010

Michelle rated it:

This definitely wasn’t the book for me. I’ve never been one who reads classics well but I’ve wanted to expand my reading in that area and thought that this book would provide me a happy medium — a classic with a twist. While it did provide the latter it was still just too much for me. I’ve always liked a good combination of show and tell with perhaps a bit more on the telling side and this book was a lot more of the show.

The plot was interesting enough and honestly it’s what kept m More...

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Apr 07, 2010

OpenBookSociety.com rated it:

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Summary
What Elizabeth had envisioned as their carefree wedding tour in the Lake District is altered by her new husbands dour mood and abrupt change of destination. They will now travel to the Continent and visit Darcy relations in Paris, Switzerland and Italy, making the Grand Tour.

As they travel in the style and comfort afforded the master and mistress of Pemberley, Elizabeth s More...

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Jan 11, 2010

Mllynn rated it:

well, i am a big fan of the original pride and prejudice, and was therefore expecting a great deal from this book. The idea of Mr.Darcy being a vampyre peeked my intrests.
unfortunatly, the book falls short in in all aspects. i wouldn't classify it as overly romantic or even moderatly so. which would be fine if she didnt spend over half the novel talking a bout it. The books attempted to be adventurous, but it lacked the forethought and amounted of detail that was needed.
I wish i co More...

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Dec 11, 2009

Marisa rated it:

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Nov 26, 2009

Jerry rated it:

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Sep 24, 2009

Katie(babs) rated it:

When I heard Amanda Grange wrote a sequel to this classic novel and gave it a paranormal slant with Darcy possibly being a vampire, I was both wary and intrigued. I will also admit I’m not big on present day authors taking such novels from deceased authors and writing a sequel.

With that in mind, I decided to read Mr. Darcy, Vampyre and see what type of job Amanda has done with two of the most beloved literary couples of all time. I really wanted to see what happens between Darcy and More...

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Sep 17, 2009

Janyse rated it:

Okay, I'll admit that I'm a sucker for any P&P spinoff. I actually thought this one wasn't bad. The story might have even been okay had it been written about random characters, but the author skips the usual courtship drama by using a love story that has already been written. We already know Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth love each other and the struggles they've overcome to be together.

The book begins the day Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett get married. From the beginning Elizabeth sens More...

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Sep 12, 2009

Cheryl rated it:

Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice are back. You may have thought you knew everything there was to know about Mr. Darcy but you don’t know the whole story. Darcy has a deep, dark secret. One that has been around in his family for many centuries. Elizabeth loves Darcy. How will she react when she learns the Darcy’s true identity?

I have to admit that I have never read Pride and Prejudice but I have always been interested in this time period. So I hadn’t experienced the lo More...

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Sep 02, 2009

Alison rated it:

First of all, let me be clear, I LOVE Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I hate sounding so cliche', I could just gag, but it is one of my favorite novels of all time. Although, I am reluctant to admit, I had not read it until I was 30 years old. My education had previously led me through Persuasion, Emma and Sense and Sensibility, so I was not completely Austen illiterate before then. (Who said an English Major was a waste?) Still, the idea of fan fiction? Jane Austen fan fiction? Really? Shou More...

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