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Shadows Upon Netherfield: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
A full-length clean romance centering around our dear couple, Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth by Nora Kipling. Mr. Darcy has insulted her vanity, but when she needs him most, he will be her salvation. Set shortly after Jane falls ill upon going to Netherfield Park, Elizabeth follows and injures herself on the way, only to be rescued by one Mr. Darcy. She stays with her sister at Netherfield where they both convalesce together. While she is there, Elizabeth attracts unwanted attention to one of Netherfield Park’s other residents. Will scandal and gossip ruin her forever? And what part will Mr. Darcy play in saving her again? This is a sweet, clean romance suitable for all lovers of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
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258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 13, 2017
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January 26, 2018
I loved the under tow in this story and the little hints that left much to the imagination.
It's clean but the passion underneath is easily felt. The twists and turns makes it totally unpredictable, I thought I had figured it out almost midway through but was proven utterly wrong. I love to be fooled and thereby surprised. Although a darker variation, it was not a high angst level but had it's moments of anguish.
Adore this Elizabeth, Darcy and Jane they are beautifully portraited.
Elizabeth has a mishap on her way to Netherfield to tend to Jane and Mr Darcy comes to the rescue. At Netherfield another event occurs that will change Elizabeth's life forever. It's a long and winding road to the HEA but highly gratifying to read
This novel squeezes easily in to my top 10 list of the about 400 P&P variations I have read.
Heartily recommend this book.
It's clean but the passion underneath is easily felt. The twists and turns makes it totally unpredictable, I thought I had figured it out almost midway through but was proven utterly wrong. I love to be fooled and thereby surprised. Although a darker variation, it was not a high angst level but had it's moments of anguish.
Adore this Elizabeth, Darcy and Jane they are beautifully portraited.
Elizabeth has a mishap on her way to Netherfield to tend to Jane and Mr Darcy comes to the rescue. At Netherfield another event occurs that will change Elizabeth's life forever. It's a long and winding road to the HEA but highly gratifying to read
This novel squeezes easily in to my top 10 list of the about 400 P&P variations I have read.
Heartily recommend this book.
October 1, 2018
There is a lot to enjoy in this variation. First, the plot was unlike anyhing I've read and that is saying something as I've read oer 500+ books in this genre. Second, the story was interesting. I found the pacing good and most of the writing was as well.
But, there was also the bad. There were way to many garmmatical errors for a published work. It was to the point i had trouble understanding what the author was saying. This was disappointing because of the price point of the book (which i think is too high for its length and quality). Also, the plot confused me in places. We have a scene with a person making unwanted advances but then there is disucssion about is and someone coming to the rescue but I thought the incident occured during the afternoon but it was later referenced at night. I think that became a bit confusing. But, the overall situation was clever. Also, many regency rules were broken (notes written to met, etc.).
I enjoyed the development of D&E's relationship and felt it was honest. though, at times Lizzy had some conclusions that didn't make sense to me. There was one plot device at the end that was ner really explained and I was disappointed in that
But, there was also the bad. There were way to many garmmatical errors for a published work. It was to the point i had trouble understanding what the author was saying. This was disappointing because of the price point of the book (which i think is too high for its length and quality). Also, the plot confused me in places. We have a scene with a person making unwanted advances but then there is disucssion about is and someone coming to the rescue but I thought the incident occured during the afternoon but it was later referenced at night. I think that became a bit confusing. But, the overall situation was clever. Also, many regency rules were broken (notes written to met, etc.).
I enjoyed the development of D&E's relationship and felt it was honest. though, at times Lizzy had some conclusions that didn't make sense to me. There was one plot device at the end that was ner really explained and I was disappointed in that
January 1, 2021
3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars
I read this as part of a collection of this author's stories but wanted to have it counted in my 2020 book total so mark the separate book, here, as read.
Elizabeth is walking to Netherfield to wait upon her sick sister when she falls in the mud. Darcy comes upon her and insists she ride his horse the rest of the way. She makes it to Netherfield and cannot quite figure out Mr. Darcy’s looks at her or his behavior. Then to make matters worse, Mr. Hurst comes upon Elizabeth alone in the library and begins to assault her when Darcy arrives and rescues her. Darcy demands Bingley send the Hursts away. Jane and Elizabeth go home. HOWEVER gossip has Elizabeth meeting with a man alone in the library at Netherfield and her reputation is sunk. Darcy again rescues Elizabeth by offering for her. The marriage begins on a good note. However, when Elizabeth discovers that Darcy was responsible for separating Jane from Bingley…the door to her bedroom is locked. It is only when another distressful letter about Lydia eloping…well you can guess the rest from here.
This story needs a lot of editing. Poor spelling and sentence structure is often confusing.
I read this as part of a collection of this author's stories but wanted to have it counted in my 2020 book total so mark the separate book, here, as read.
Elizabeth is walking to Netherfield to wait upon her sick sister when she falls in the mud. Darcy comes upon her and insists she ride his horse the rest of the way. She makes it to Netherfield and cannot quite figure out Mr. Darcy’s looks at her or his behavior. Then to make matters worse, Mr. Hurst comes upon Elizabeth alone in the library and begins to assault her when Darcy arrives and rescues her. Darcy demands Bingley send the Hursts away. Jane and Elizabeth go home. HOWEVER gossip has Elizabeth meeting with a man alone in the library at Netherfield and her reputation is sunk. Darcy again rescues Elizabeth by offering for her. The marriage begins on a good note. However, when Elizabeth discovers that Darcy was responsible for separating Jane from Bingley…the door to her bedroom is locked. It is only when another distressful letter about Lydia eloping…well you can guess the rest from here.
This story needs a lot of editing. Poor spelling and sentence structure is often confusing.
February 2, 2021
My kingdom for an editor (or a refund)
When I pay $9.99 for an ebook, I expect that an editor will have at least glanced in its general direction. The plot was promising, but the prose is trying far too hard to be elegant and is riddled with typos, punctuation errors, and other textual mistakes.
A good editor would also have picked up on this: early on, a very significant scene occurs when Elizabeth decides to spend some time in the library after breakfast. A much less significant scene has her back there late at night. Ever after, references to the very significant scene refer to it having been late at night, with Elizabeth in her nightclothes, though that is not at all correct.
(Mild spoiler ahead)
And there is a truly ridiculous bit in which Elizabeth and Jane are at Netherfield overnight and need fresh clothes the next morning. Rather than a servant being sent to Longbourn to fetch a change of clothes, it transpires that Darcy travels about with a selection of ladies' gowns, petticoats, and accoutrements, two of which happen to fit Elizabeth and Jane perfectly (and are, of course, in colours flattering to them). How I continued reading after that, I do not know.
When I pay $9.99 for an ebook, I expect that an editor will have at least glanced in its general direction. The plot was promising, but the prose is trying far too hard to be elegant and is riddled with typos, punctuation errors, and other textual mistakes.
A good editor would also have picked up on this: early on, a very significant scene occurs when Elizabeth decides to spend some time in the library after breakfast. A much less significant scene has her back there late at night. Ever after, references to the very significant scene refer to it having been late at night, with Elizabeth in her nightclothes, though that is not at all correct.
(Mild spoiler ahead)
And there is a truly ridiculous bit in which Elizabeth and Jane are at Netherfield overnight and need fresh clothes the next morning. Rather than a servant being sent to Longbourn to fetch a change of clothes, it transpires that Darcy travels about with a selection of ladies' gowns, petticoats, and accoutrements, two of which happen to fit Elizabeth and Jane perfectly (and are, of course, in colours flattering to them). How I continued reading after that, I do not know.
March 17, 2024
Poorly written
I got discouraged reading this. There were very obvious discrepancies in it. Besides some bad grammar, there were times when events that happened earlier in the book, were described incorrectly in the later parts. While the plot was interesting, it is disappointing that the author did not know her story.
I got discouraged reading this. There were very obvious discrepancies in it. Besides some bad grammar, there were times when events that happened earlier in the book, were described incorrectly in the later parts. While the plot was interesting, it is disappointing that the author did not know her story.
March 13, 2022
I've read other books by the author and unfortunately this one leaves something to be desired: the story seems a little more realistic, but the story is a little disjointed with holes in time and big jumps, the interaction between Darcy and Elizabeth also leaves something to be desired SPOILER ALERT — I liked Jane a lot, I could have liked her more if she kept her common sense until the end… a pity.
Even Ludia and Mrs Bennet are better and more realistic. On the other hand, Elizabeth remains in the highest degree of stupidity and low esteem. She is totally caught up in the initial insult and every page of the book and of interaction hás this reference in addition to phisical comparison with any other female character. Her world revolves around insulting and whining about not being pretty enough, which makes the book pretty tiresome.
The dramatic part appears very little (to make room for Elizabeth to bemoan her insult and appearance). In the end, the author didn't want to miss the chance for a more pointless discussion and drama of a Elizabeth spoiled teenager with zero intelligence, without any basis or explanation of how it started. We deserved a better developed story and a less stupid Elizabeth.
Even Ludia and Mrs Bennet are better and more realistic. On the other hand, Elizabeth remains in the highest degree of stupidity and low esteem. She is totally caught up in the initial insult and every page of the book and of interaction hás this reference in addition to phisical comparison with any other female character. Her world revolves around insulting and whining about not being pretty enough, which makes the book pretty tiresome.
The dramatic part appears very little (to make room for Elizabeth to bemoan her insult and appearance). In the end, the author didn't want to miss the chance for a more pointless discussion and drama of a Elizabeth spoiled teenager with zero intelligence, without any basis or explanation of how it started. We deserved a better developed story and a less stupid Elizabeth.
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December 27, 2022
Good book
February 23, 2023
Well done, though a great deal of unentertaining chatter. What I mean is that the inner monologues and speculations need to draw you in, entertain you, keep you wanting to read more; this book’s “chatter” is a bit mundane. But overall, it was an entertaining story. I like it when P&P variations write some wrongs, for example, that Lydia gets her comeuppance or that someone tells Mrs. Bennet to just shut up. That doesn’t happen in this book but at least the author keeps interactions with Mrs. Bennet to a bare minimum, so you don’t have to read about her silliness too much. Lydia does run away with Wickham but you hear very little of it (thankfully). Elizabeth gets wine spilled on her at the Netherfield ball and Caroline takes her to a room to undress and goes to get her a dress. Darcy walks in on her while she's naked and, of course, has to marry her. There are 3 times when Elizabeth is set upon by evil men. First, Mr. Hurst attempts to rape her and Darcy steps in. Second, Wickham encounters her at an inn after she's married and almost accosts her. Then Hurst shows up again at Pemberly and blames Elizabeth because she ruined his life and tries to rape her again. It is revealed that Hurst's wife and Caroline staged the whole wine spilling debacle. But it was some unknown, lowly country gentleman who was supposed to walk in on Elizabeth, thus removing her from Caroline's pursuit of Darcy. After the whole scheme falls apart, his wife blames him and denies him access to her money so, enraged, he goes after her. All in all it’s a good book. But nothing spectacular
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March 12, 2022
Very angsty
A very angsty and rather emotional variation inspired by author Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Nora Kipling.
A very angsty and rather emotional variation inspired by author Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Nora Kipling.
November 15, 2024
3.5 rounded to 4
This is a very good book with a great plot, but the errors are distracting. Two separate events in the early part of the book are later conflated into one. There areword choice errors like evening for even, and gentil for genteel.
Still, the great read is worth overlooking the errors.
This is a very good book with a great plot, but the errors are distracting. Two separate events in the early part of the book are later conflated into one. There areword choice errors like evening for even, and gentil for genteel.
Still, the great read is worth overlooking the errors.
February 23, 2018
phew... where do I start besides that I loved this. I don't read a lot of P&P variations because they don't hold my attention for long for various reasons but Kipling did and she kept my attention to the end.
The variation she wrote still includes the same depth and emotion and, yes, even some of the same dialogue of the original and she has made it her own.
We get to see the inner workings of Mr. Darcy and his growing love of Ms.Bennet in a way that Austen did not provide which creates a different side of Darcy that is not only welcomed but when he tells Elizabeth of his love it is much more believable in my opinion.
This one moment for example,
"Elizabeth was his. That single thought kept repeating over and over in his mind, and he felt at any moment it might be snatched from his grasp."
I won't say anything more but give Kipling a try with her take on this classic set of characters.
The variation she wrote still includes the same depth and emotion and, yes, even some of the same dialogue of the original and she has made it her own.
We get to see the inner workings of Mr. Darcy and his growing love of Ms.Bennet in a way that Austen did not provide which creates a different side of Darcy that is not only welcomed but when he tells Elizabeth of his love it is much more believable in my opinion.
This one moment for example,
"Elizabeth was his. That single thought kept repeating over and over in his mind, and he felt at any moment it might be snatched from his grasp."
I won't say anything more but give Kipling a try with her take on this classic set of characters.
December 25, 2017
Shadows Upon Netherfield: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
In this story, Darcy is a prince among men. Nasty, hateful plots to ruin Elizabeth Bennet were afoot, and Darcy steps in to rescue the damsel in distress each time. The usual suspects are the culprits, but there is an unusual character that was drawn in as well. I probably would have given this a 5 star rating, but had trouble understanding why Elizabeth defended Wickham after her encounter with him at the inn on her way to Pemberley. Didn't make sense to me. His actions should have shown her was a disgusting, useless man he was and that he was a liar and cheat. And yet, she blamed his ruin on Darcy for denying him his living. Her IQ dropped just by flinging this accusation at her husband.
In this story, Darcy is a prince among men. Nasty, hateful plots to ruin Elizabeth Bennet were afoot, and Darcy steps in to rescue the damsel in distress each time. The usual suspects are the culprits, but there is an unusual character that was drawn in as well. I probably would have given this a 5 star rating, but had trouble understanding why Elizabeth defended Wickham after her encounter with him at the inn on her way to Pemberley. Didn't make sense to me. His actions should have shown her was a disgusting, useless man he was and that he was a liar and cheat. And yet, she blamed his ruin on Darcy for denying him his living. Her IQ dropped just by flinging this accusation at her husband.
August 13, 2024
In addition to the editing problems and continuity errors, a lack of knowledge of Regency societal conventions also marred my enjoyment of the story. Men and women who were not married and not engaged were not allowed to exchange letters during this time.
The bottom line is that this would make a fine story if it was free at a fan fiction site. That’s the level of quality I found in this story. It’s not ready for publication, and if I had spent $9.99 on it, I would be so furious that I had wasted so much money that I would be leaving a 1-star review. As it is, I paid 99 cents, which made me disappointed, but not angry.
The bottom line is that this would make a fine story if it was free at a fan fiction site. That’s the level of quality I found in this story. It’s not ready for publication, and if I had spent $9.99 on it, I would be so furious that I had wasted so much money that I would be leaving a 1-star review. As it is, I paid 99 cents, which made me disappointed, but not angry.
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