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Reflections: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
"Scorning his feelings and refusing to believe any good of the man, she summarily dismissed him as deluded, and that in no time at all his love would be forgotten. Stung, Will began a path of self improvement that would eventually prove to Elizabeth that he was worthy of her love. A perfect ending was within reach when a family crisis and misunderstandings interfered, separating the couple and leaving one with a secret that will change both of their lives.
Inspired by Jane Austen’s most beloved couple, Reflections takes a modern journey through mistaken opinions, wounded pride and discarded prejudice."
Inspired by Jane Austen’s most beloved couple, Reflections takes a modern journey through mistaken opinions, wounded pride and discarded prejudice."
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First published September 5, 2012
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November 29, 2012
TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Modern Adaptation
TIME FRAME: 1991-1995 (beginning with Elizabeth visiting Pemberley some time after Will's first unsuccessful proposal)
MAIN CHARACTERS: Elizabeth Bennet, Will Darcy, William Bennet, Georgiana Darcy, Jane Bennet, Charles Bingley
WHY I WANTED TO READ THIS NOVEL:
- It's Meryton Press! This small independent publishing company publishes some TERRIFIC Austenesque literature! Some of my favorite novels (Rainy Days by Lory Lilian, Find Wonder in All Things by Karen Cox, The Journey by Jan Hahn are by Meryton Press authors.
- I was fortunate to “meet” Linda Gonschior during Austenesque Extravaganza this past September and she was such a pleasure to work with! After enjoying Linda's quick wit and sparkling conversation in nearly ever live chat we hosted, I was of course very anxious to read her debut novel!
- I love modern adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, and this one sounded very intriguing with its misunderstandings, secrets, and new situations.
WHAT I LOVED:
- The Effects of Misunderstandings: This is what happens when you don't have Lady Catherine interfering with your love life! Just like in Pride and Prejudice, Will and Elizabeth are embarrassed and silent when they meet again after the “Lydia/Wickham debacle,” but since there is no meddling Lady C, Will and Elizabeth remain in a state of misapprehension and heartbreak for three years. (I guess Lady Catherine has her uses after all!)
- The Emotional Involvement: It was heart-wrenching and intensely emotional to witness Elizabeth and Will's pain and separation. Will's wretched despair and Elizabeth's sorrowful yearning was so skillfully conveyed, that I felt these emotions right along with the characters. It was powerful! (Note: Don't worry, this book has happy bits too!)
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TIME FRAME: 1991-1995 (beginning with Elizabeth visiting Pemberley some time after Will's first unsuccessful proposal)
MAIN CHARACTERS: Elizabeth Bennet, Will Darcy, William Bennet, Georgiana Darcy, Jane Bennet, Charles Bingley
WHY I WANTED TO READ THIS NOVEL:
- It's Meryton Press! This small independent publishing company publishes some TERRIFIC Austenesque literature! Some of my favorite novels (Rainy Days by Lory Lilian, Find Wonder in All Things by Karen Cox, The Journey by Jan Hahn are by Meryton Press authors.
- I was fortunate to “meet” Linda Gonschior during Austenesque Extravaganza this past September and she was such a pleasure to work with! After enjoying Linda's quick wit and sparkling conversation in nearly ever live chat we hosted, I was of course very anxious to read her debut novel!
- I love modern adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, and this one sounded very intriguing with its misunderstandings, secrets, and new situations.
WHAT I LOVED:
- The Effects of Misunderstandings: This is what happens when you don't have Lady Catherine interfering with your love life! Just like in Pride and Prejudice, Will and Elizabeth are embarrassed and silent when they meet again after the “Lydia/Wickham debacle,” but since there is no meddling Lady C, Will and Elizabeth remain in a state of misapprehension and heartbreak for three years. (I guess Lady Catherine has her uses after all!)
- The Emotional Involvement: It was heart-wrenching and intensely emotional to witness Elizabeth and Will's pain and separation. Will's wretched despair and Elizabeth's sorrowful yearning was so skillfully conveyed, that I felt these emotions right along with the characters. It was powerful! (Note: Don't worry, this book has happy bits too!)
To continue reading, go to: http://janeaustenreviews.blogspot.com...
June 5, 2018
In this modern variation, after his failed proposal, Darcy and Elizabeth meets again at Pemberley. But circumstances separate them and Elizabeth is left to bring up their child alone.
Not really for me. More a story of two angry silly people not picking up the phone.
Not really for me. More a story of two angry silly people not picking up the phone.
June 8, 2021
Good Modern Variation
I enjoyed this modern variation very much. The character portrayals were good as well. As I read, I kept thinking that Wickham would somehow show up again and ruin it all by kidnapping William, but it never happened, thankfully.
I enjoyed this modern variation very much. The character portrayals were good as well. As I read, I kept thinking that Wickham would somehow show up again and ruin it all by kidnapping William, but it never happened, thankfully.
March 27, 2015
Reflections
A very enjoyable story, but their long trip to get to happiness was heartbreaking. Will and Lizzy had more heartache in three years than most people have in a life time. To be so close to love and yet so far from establishing the connection to one another. At Kent, horrible proposal and an equally horrible rejection. Change meeting at Pemberley when Will bumps Lizzy into the rose bushes not realizing it was his "dream" until she looked up. Seeing how he has changed, she decides to stay at Lambton while her three friends continue their site seeing trip of the peaks. Will and Lizzy reconnect, I guess I should say connect, and just as they shared to each other that love one another, wicked Wickham kidnaps Lydia. Will leaves to find them, pays him £250.000 to release her, and the twit runs away with him. Lizzy leaves thinking he'll never want her now because of Lydia's stupidity, and he thinks she's upset because he didn't save her sister from Wickham. Misunderstandings all the way around and neither of them talking. Jane and Bingley's wedding, maid of honor and groomsman. Neither can look each other in the eye, or speak. And speak she should have, because after the wedding she finds that their summer connection has resulted in being pregnant. Having her fill of her mother's continuing not so nice comments, Lizzy decides to change schools and move away from home. Supported by her father, Jane and Bingley, Lizzy continues her education away from her family and had already decided to keep the baby. When little William is born Lizzy writes a letter to Will, but never mails it. Jane has only visited one in the two and a half years Lizzy has been away at school, so she's only seen William as a little baby. For the next couple of years, Lizzy always makes excuses why she can't come home, because two year old William looks much like his father, Will. She's never told anyone, not even Jane who the father is. Before Christmas of her final year, she meets up with Georgiana. Georgiana tells her how bad her brother has been doing for the last three years. Each time they meet, Lizzy has had to get a baby sitter for William, because she doesn't want Will's sister to recognize her brother in her child. Finishing her courses, she plans to return to Netherfield to be with Jane during the last of Jane's pregnancy to help. Relaying this to Georgiana, she feels that she has nothing to worry about, since the Bingleys haven't seen Will for three years either. Not telling anyone, he arrives at Netherfield shortly before Lizzy and William, who he doesn't know about at all, arrive. William runs around the front and side of the house and as Lizzy rounds the corner finds that William has run smack into Will. Flustered because Will is here and that he knows this child is hers, Lizzy grabs William's hand and rushes away. She remarks to Jane that William had enough winter clothing on that Will didn't quite recognize himself, but when they both turned to see her round the corner, they both looked at her with the exact same look. In the morning, Lizzy takes William to Longbourn to stay with her family. She still needs to tell Will. Jane and Bingley conspire to get her to talk. Jane gives her quite a bit of wine before sending her down to the library to get her book. When she gets there, Charles and Will are in the library and when he's called to the phone, says he'll take it his study, shuts the library door and locks Lizzy and Will inside. Eventually, Lizzy explains what she needs to, but needless to say, Will is furious with her. When he tries to leave remembers the door was locked. Meanwhile upstairs, the Bingleys realize that he is probably going to be upset, and Charles unlocks the door just a smidge too late to avoid the scream fest that occurred behind the door. He is so furious, he walks out the front door, and leaves Netherfield for parts unknown. Winding up at Georgiana's flat, Will is a crazy mess. Georgiana calms him down, convinces him to see it from Lizzy's viewpoint, and tells him to call to see William. Lizzy is facing a double edged sword: will Will take William away from her, or does he still love her and want both of them? Will calls the next day and wants to see William tomorrow. He'll be there in the afternoon. Lizzy has prepared their child, when he sees Darcy and calls him Daddy there's no doubt where this is headed. Great ending with a few bumps along the way, but you'll have to read the story to find out what happens.
A very enjoyable story, but their long trip to get to happiness was heartbreaking. Will and Lizzy had more heartache in three years than most people have in a life time. To be so close to love and yet so far from establishing the connection to one another. At Kent, horrible proposal and an equally horrible rejection. Change meeting at Pemberley when Will bumps Lizzy into the rose bushes not realizing it was his "dream" until she looked up. Seeing how he has changed, she decides to stay at Lambton while her three friends continue their site seeing trip of the peaks. Will and Lizzy reconnect, I guess I should say connect, and just as they shared to each other that love one another, wicked Wickham kidnaps Lydia. Will leaves to find them, pays him £250.000 to release her, and the twit runs away with him. Lizzy leaves thinking he'll never want her now because of Lydia's stupidity, and he thinks she's upset because he didn't save her sister from Wickham. Misunderstandings all the way around and neither of them talking. Jane and Bingley's wedding, maid of honor and groomsman. Neither can look each other in the eye, or speak. And speak she should have, because after the wedding she finds that their summer connection has resulted in being pregnant. Having her fill of her mother's continuing not so nice comments, Lizzy decides to change schools and move away from home. Supported by her father, Jane and Bingley, Lizzy continues her education away from her family and had already decided to keep the baby. When little William is born Lizzy writes a letter to Will, but never mails it. Jane has only visited one in the two and a half years Lizzy has been away at school, so she's only seen William as a little baby. For the next couple of years, Lizzy always makes excuses why she can't come home, because two year old William looks much like his father, Will. She's never told anyone, not even Jane who the father is. Before Christmas of her final year, she meets up with Georgiana. Georgiana tells her how bad her brother has been doing for the last three years. Each time they meet, Lizzy has had to get a baby sitter for William, because she doesn't want Will's sister to recognize her brother in her child. Finishing her courses, she plans to return to Netherfield to be with Jane during the last of Jane's pregnancy to help. Relaying this to Georgiana, she feels that she has nothing to worry about, since the Bingleys haven't seen Will for three years either. Not telling anyone, he arrives at Netherfield shortly before Lizzy and William, who he doesn't know about at all, arrive. William runs around the front and side of the house and as Lizzy rounds the corner finds that William has run smack into Will. Flustered because Will is here and that he knows this child is hers, Lizzy grabs William's hand and rushes away. She remarks to Jane that William had enough winter clothing on that Will didn't quite recognize himself, but when they both turned to see her round the corner, they both looked at her with the exact same look. In the morning, Lizzy takes William to Longbourn to stay with her family. She still needs to tell Will. Jane and Bingley conspire to get her to talk. Jane gives her quite a bit of wine before sending her down to the library to get her book. When she gets there, Charles and Will are in the library and when he's called to the phone, says he'll take it his study, shuts the library door and locks Lizzy and Will inside. Eventually, Lizzy explains what she needs to, but needless to say, Will is furious with her. When he tries to leave remembers the door was locked. Meanwhile upstairs, the Bingleys realize that he is probably going to be upset, and Charles unlocks the door just a smidge too late to avoid the scream fest that occurred behind the door. He is so furious, he walks out the front door, and leaves Netherfield for parts unknown. Winding up at Georgiana's flat, Will is a crazy mess. Georgiana calms him down, convinces him to see it from Lizzy's viewpoint, and tells him to call to see William. Lizzy is facing a double edged sword: will Will take William away from her, or does he still love her and want both of them? Will calls the next day and wants to see William tomorrow. He'll be there in the afternoon. Lizzy has prepared their child, when he sees Darcy and calls him Daddy there's no doubt where this is headed. Great ending with a few bumps along the way, but you'll have to read the story to find out what happens.
May 7, 2018
I liked this story.
Did I love it? I'm not quite sure...
The ideia was interesting, well developed and there was, quite frankly, enough angst to fill two or three tomes of Outlander.
Ok, that was overstated.
Anyway, even though I really enjoyed the book, there were some things that made me uneasy once to many times.
I know that the magic of variations is that you actually have characters with a background, a history and a personality, so it isn't that much important describing what happened in cannon or even some backgrounds.
That being said, I felt this book could've used a bit more of context and description.
We are thrown on the middle of their lives on a completely different time and circunstantes.
What does really Will do? Why was Lizzy in Kent before? How they met? There is nothing.
It fells the characters are just there sometimes, as if we should be able to transport the original facts to modern times and get on with the story.
Also, I know I said it was just too much angst all over the place, but... well I don't know. Will Just seamed to accept too well the whole situation with William and not being told he was a das.
It feels like those things you don't want to look to closely but that, someday? It'll blow up on their faces (probably on next book).
Anyway, I had actually a good time with it. William was just cute, Jane and Bingley were BriLiant!! Really, those two won me over!
Will and Lizzy were just as sweet and beautiful together as always. So, I'll definitely be reading the next one!
Did I love it? I'm not quite sure...
The ideia was interesting, well developed and there was, quite frankly, enough angst to fill two or three tomes of Outlander.
Ok, that was overstated.
Anyway, even though I really enjoyed the book, there were some things that made me uneasy once to many times.
I know that the magic of variations is that you actually have characters with a background, a history and a personality, so it isn't that much important describing what happened in cannon or even some backgrounds.
That being said, I felt this book could've used a bit more of context and description.
We are thrown on the middle of their lives on a completely different time and circunstantes.
What does really Will do? Why was Lizzy in Kent before? How they met? There is nothing.
It fells the characters are just there sometimes, as if we should be able to transport the original facts to modern times and get on with the story.
Also, I know I said it was just too much angst all over the place, but... well I don't know. Will Just seamed to accept too well the whole situation with William and not being told he was a das.
It feels like those things you don't want to look to closely but that, someday? It'll blow up on their faces (probably on next book).
Anyway, I had actually a good time with it. William was just cute, Jane and Bingley were BriLiant!! Really, those two won me over!
Will and Lizzy were just as sweet and beautiful together as always. So, I'll definitely be reading the next one!
December 9, 2021
This is a modern-day variation, the first of a series of three. It centers heavily around misunderstandings but is further complicated by the fact that Elizabeth becomes pregnant and, although she knows better, cannot bring herself to inform Will.
She is still working towards earning her degree and having moved away from home, also has to support herself...and then her child. Fortunately her father does send her some monthly financial support.
I felt for Will in that he missed not only the pregnancy but then also the first several years of the child's life. When they finally met after all that time each had blame to cast and blame to claim. Lydia and Wickham played a part in that and although we read as to what happened those two do not appear much in this story.
Charles and Jane marry and Will is at the wedding but he and Elizabeth do not speak. Charles and Jane do not know who the father is although Jane is constantly advising Elizabeth to get in touch and inform him of the pregnancy and then the baby. Jane and Charles are a big support for Elizabeth through it all.
Mrs. Bennet is horrid, not only announcing to a crowd of various people that her (unwed) daughter is pregnant but then, as in canon, carrying on about his wealth when she learns who the father actually is.
I did expect more drama to be attached to Will learning he was a father and missing out on the growth and development. It takes a big man to forgive that. Then also Elizabeth had to be over whelmed with all she had on her plate.
I enjoyed this story. There is angst and there are some intimate scenes but not with graphic details. It is more inner thoughts on both parts about how affected they are when they touch, hug, kiss, etc.
She is still working towards earning her degree and having moved away from home, also has to support herself...and then her child. Fortunately her father does send her some monthly financial support.
I felt for Will in that he missed not only the pregnancy but then also the first several years of the child's life. When they finally met after all that time each had blame to cast and blame to claim. Lydia and Wickham played a part in that and although we read as to what happened those two do not appear much in this story.
Charles and Jane marry and Will is at the wedding but he and Elizabeth do not speak. Charles and Jane do not know who the father is although Jane is constantly advising Elizabeth to get in touch and inform him of the pregnancy and then the baby. Jane and Charles are a big support for Elizabeth through it all.
Mrs. Bennet is horrid, not only announcing to a crowd of various people that her (unwed) daughter is pregnant but then, as in canon, carrying on about his wealth when she learns who the father actually is.
I did expect more drama to be attached to Will learning he was a father and missing out on the growth and development. It takes a big man to forgive that. Then also Elizabeth had to be over whelmed with all she had on her plate.
I enjoyed this story. There is angst and there are some intimate scenes but not with graphic details. It is more inner thoughts on both parts about how affected they are when they touch, hug, kiss, etc.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 8, 2021
The problem with this book is that the characters are no more than « talking heads ». The author didn’t build a « universe » in which they live, I mean there’s no real « backdrop » which would add depth to the characters. Unlike Obstacles (horse riding) or the Muse (ballet dancing). A pity, because the overall storyline is ok, although too melodramatic for me.
I’m not a fan of modern stories where Lizzy is a virgin, though. what’s wrong with a heroin with experience and past relationships? It’s more realistic and interesting, in my opinion.
I’m not a fan of modern stories where Lizzy is a virgin, though. what’s wrong with a heroin with experience and past relationships? It’s more realistic and interesting, in my opinion.
March 21, 2023
I think this is 3.5* from me
This is a modern variation of pride and prejudice which is a genre I enjoy but this one doesn’t quite hit the mark for me.
I liked the plot idea, sad though some of it is, but the modernisations don’t really ring true. The staff levels at a Pemberley and Netherfield seemed wildly out of place for 1990s Britain as did the language and views expressed by Mrs Bennet. The misunderstanding of custody law also seemed out of place.
This author has written some excellent regency books but this modern one needs a little work to improve it.
This is a modern variation of pride and prejudice which is a genre I enjoy but this one doesn’t quite hit the mark for me.
I liked the plot idea, sad though some of it is, but the modernisations don’t really ring true. The staff levels at a Pemberley and Netherfield seemed wildly out of place for 1990s Britain as did the language and views expressed by Mrs Bennet. The misunderstanding of custody law also seemed out of place.
This author has written some excellent regency books but this modern one needs a little work to improve it.
May 17, 2022
As lovely as I remember it.
June 7, 2021
Linda Gonschior – P&J Variation Bk 1 - Reflections – Reviewed 6/3/21 – Read 6/2-3/21
The beginning: Elizabeth, and William in the 20th Century version of their love. ‘Reflections’
Spring 1991 - Will Darcy once again has a chance to meet with Elizabeth Bennett at a charity function. He cannot understand what it is that draws him to this woman again, but he seems to need to be where she is. Finally, he realizes that it is much more than he thought, and he surrenders to his feelings and asks her to marry him. Much to his surprise, not only does she refuse him, but she also tells him that if he were the last man alive, she would never turn to him. He cannot believe the audacity of the woman to refuse him, of all people!
August 1991 – Finally recovering from the shock of the refusal, Will takes a good look at himself and he does not like what he saw. Over the months since his proposal rejection, Will had started changing his outlook on the people around him, he became more involved with the people that worked for him, and he realized that he liked the new he that he was becoming. On this day he was on his way home and thinking (as always) about Elizabeth. Arriving at the house he started for the side door, carrying his briefcase, but as he rounded the hedge, he collided with someone. He could not believe his eyes, before him on the ground was the vision that had been living in his brain for months, Elizabeth Bennett!
Join the couple as they begin again, Elizabeth discovers a new Will, also finding that she likes him…
What did I like? Well, I have to be honest, I was expecting something a little different. I had not expected our couple to be in the 20th Century. Now, here is the truth, after I got over my shock of that, I was so drawn into the storyline that I could not lay the book down. I loved the way the author adapted it to fit in modern times. She also stayed true to the original but with little different twists and turns. Of course, we find trouble again overshadowing the love that the pair have rediscovered, by none other than George Wickham!
What will you like? Exciting, interesting, romantic, heartbreaking, and all the same feelings we have all felt every time we read Pride and Prejudice. The author will take you on a wonderful trip in the 20th century, with this most famous couple in a way that none of us have thought of before, or at least I had not. This is an excellent read and I am so glad that I have the next book on hand, now I am off to find out what happens next!!! Linda Gonshior’s Bk 1, ‘Reflections’ is Available now.
• ASIN: B009QPPR2G
• Publisher: Meryton Press
• Publication Date: 10/13/2012
• File Size: 1883 KB
• Print Length: 240 pages
• Genre: Contemporary Romance Fiction, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Women's Romance Fiction
The beginning: Elizabeth, and William in the 20th Century version of their love. ‘Reflections’
Spring 1991 - Will Darcy once again has a chance to meet with Elizabeth Bennett at a charity function. He cannot understand what it is that draws him to this woman again, but he seems to need to be where she is. Finally, he realizes that it is much more than he thought, and he surrenders to his feelings and asks her to marry him. Much to his surprise, not only does she refuse him, but she also tells him that if he were the last man alive, she would never turn to him. He cannot believe the audacity of the woman to refuse him, of all people!
August 1991 – Finally recovering from the shock of the refusal, Will takes a good look at himself and he does not like what he saw. Over the months since his proposal rejection, Will had started changing his outlook on the people around him, he became more involved with the people that worked for him, and he realized that he liked the new he that he was becoming. On this day he was on his way home and thinking (as always) about Elizabeth. Arriving at the house he started for the side door, carrying his briefcase, but as he rounded the hedge, he collided with someone. He could not believe his eyes, before him on the ground was the vision that had been living in his brain for months, Elizabeth Bennett!
Join the couple as they begin again, Elizabeth discovers a new Will, also finding that she likes him…
What did I like? Well, I have to be honest, I was expecting something a little different. I had not expected our couple to be in the 20th Century. Now, here is the truth, after I got over my shock of that, I was so drawn into the storyline that I could not lay the book down. I loved the way the author adapted it to fit in modern times. She also stayed true to the original but with little different twists and turns. Of course, we find trouble again overshadowing the love that the pair have rediscovered, by none other than George Wickham!
What will you like? Exciting, interesting, romantic, heartbreaking, and all the same feelings we have all felt every time we read Pride and Prejudice. The author will take you on a wonderful trip in the 20th century, with this most famous couple in a way that none of us have thought of before, or at least I had not. This is an excellent read and I am so glad that I have the next book on hand, now I am off to find out what happens next!!! Linda Gonshior’s Bk 1, ‘Reflections’ is Available now.
• ASIN: B009QPPR2G
• Publisher: Meryton Press
• Publication Date: 10/13/2012
• File Size: 1883 KB
• Print Length: 240 pages
• Genre: Contemporary Romance Fiction, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Women's Romance Fiction
March 17, 2020
DNF.
The story begins at Pemberley in 1991 where everyone is strangely calling each other Miss and Mr. There is no back story other than to mention Will proposed, but Lizzy decides she now likes Darcy enough for a one night stand. It then jumps forward a few months where both think the other hates them due to something Lydia and Wickham did, which is not explained. While we can obviously guess the backstory from the original, a little development is needed to set up these specific characters and also to make it relevant to 1991, esp for Wickham as elopement isn’t going to work here.
Though they both spend a week hoping to get back together, they never actually speak a word to each other - instead they sit in silence both apparently devastated that the other has “rejected” them. Incredibly frustrating - there is literally no reason not to just speak! I mean, you could even have phoned or written, but to be silent while dancing with each other? Completely silly!
I gave up when Darcy decided to take home another girl, kissing her in front of Lizzy. WTF?! Completely OOC behaviour in my opinion and not keen on rooting for a “hero” who would be such a dick.
The story begins at Pemberley in 1991 where everyone is strangely calling each other Miss and Mr. There is no back story other than to mention Will proposed, but Lizzy decides she now likes Darcy enough for a one night stand. It then jumps forward a few months where both think the other hates them due to something Lydia and Wickham did, which is not explained. While we can obviously guess the backstory from the original, a little development is needed to set up these specific characters and also to make it relevant to 1991, esp for Wickham as elopement isn’t going to work here.
Though they both spend a week hoping to get back together, they never actually speak a word to each other - instead they sit in silence both apparently devastated that the other has “rejected” them. Incredibly frustrating - there is literally no reason not to just speak! I mean, you could even have phoned or written, but to be silent while dancing with each other? Completely silly!
I gave up when Darcy decided to take home another girl, kissing her in front of Lizzy. WTF?! Completely OOC behaviour in my opinion and not keen on rooting for a “hero” who would be such a dick.
March 17, 2024
4.5* rounded up
I must have read this a few years back in MRR - it was familiar, but I was fuzzy on the details. Very glad to have found it again and published!
Modern variation taking up after Lambton and ends with their marriage with more angst in between than in canon. Will is just as twisted up thinking that Lizzie must hate him after the whole Wickham/Lydia debacle (that's his part of the estrangement) but Lizzie... oh Lizzie – what were you thinking??? or rather why weren't you thinking. Once again, Lizzie is everything that she accused Darcy of in canon and is a chicken on top of it all. I get that she was young and frightened at the time, but it's now years later and she's still thinking only of herself until she's forced to account for herself. It works out in the end but sheesh Lizzie.
I must have read this a few years back in MRR - it was familiar, but I was fuzzy on the details. Very glad to have found it again and published!
Modern variation taking up after Lambton and ends with their marriage with more angst in between than in canon. Will is just as twisted up thinking that Lizzie must hate him after the whole Wickham/Lydia debacle (that's his part of the estrangement) but Lizzie... oh Lizzie – what were you thinking??? or rather why weren't you thinking. Once again, Lizzie is everything that she accused Darcy of in canon and is a chicken on top of it all. I get that she was young and frightened at the time, but it's now years later and she's still thinking only of herself until she's forced to account for herself. It works out in the end but sheesh Lizzie.
October 29, 2020
At least no Lydia and Wickham
Really not a bad novel and worth the read - if you have a quiet weekend of lounging to donate to the charitable foundation of time. I rated the novel a three for two reasons - I’m really tired of JAFF allowing Mrs. Bennet to wreak havoc without repercussions and the timid, syrupy sweet, basically spineless Jane gets old too.
Really not a bad novel and worth the read - if you have a quiet weekend of lounging to donate to the charitable foundation of time. I rated the novel a three for two reasons - I’m really tired of JAFF allowing Mrs. Bennet to wreak havoc without repercussions and the timid, syrupy sweet, basically spineless Jane gets old too.
July 20, 2022
Okay modern variation. A lot of telling, not showing.
August 24, 2014
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3.5 Austen.
Al principio tenía sentimientos encontrados con este libro porque soy reacia a las adaptaciones modernas de Orgullo y Prejuicio ya que es muy difícil encajar las épocas, la época de la Regencia es muy diferente a la época actual y encajar eso, creo y ojalá me equivoque, es imposible. Estos prejuicios no me dejaban disfrutar de la historia.
Pero a medida que iba avanzando con ella, capturó mi total atención e interés. Y cosas que en un principio parecían poco creíbles tomaron sentido a mitad de la historia.
Es mi primera novela de adaptación moderna que leo justamente por este prejuicio que tengo. Pero esta historia de amor es preciosa. Llena de momentos románticos entre la pareja y por supuesto de malos entendidos sin grandes angustias y sí, probando la entereza y fortaleza de Elizabeth Bennet.
Sí tuviera que pensar como una adaptación de Orgullo y Prejuicio, sigo sin estar convencida que lo sea, aún así, te atrapa con su trama sencilla, de principio a fin, te mantiene en vilo hasta que el secreto de Elizabeth es desvelado y descubierto.
Hay muchos momentos tiernos entre la pareja ya que la historia está centrada en ellos y la autora toca poco del resto de personajes, solo los menciona como de pasada.
Los personajes que intervienen en esta adaptación son Charlie Bingley, Jane, Georgiana, el señor y la señora Bennet, la señora Reynold; el resto son mencionados con casi o ninguna participación activa. Hay dos o tres personajes nuevos pero con poca profundización en sus caracteres.
Una historia de amor con mucha ternura sin ser empalagosa o cursi y con escenas de sexo, algunas mencionadas y otras un poco explícitas. Poco nivel de angustia, pero mantiene el interés por cierto secreto que introduce en la adaptación.
Una novela ligera para pasar un buen rato sin mayores pretenciones que la de entretenernos.
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February 10, 2016233p "Scorning his feelings and refusing to believe any good of the man, she summarily dismissed him as deluded, and that in no time at all his love would be forgotten. Stung, Will began a path of self improvement that would eventually prove to Elizabeth that he was worthy of her love. A perfect ending was within reach when a family crisis and misunderstandings interfered, separating the couple and leaving one with a secret that will change both of their lives.
Inspired by Jane Austen 19s most beloved couple, Reflections takes a modern journey through mistaken opinions, wounded pride and discarded prejudice."
Inspired by Jane Austen 19s most beloved couple, Reflections takes a modern journey through mistaken opinions, wounded pride and discarded prejudice."
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