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Dreaming of Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Who doesn't want to dream of Mr. Darcy?In this Pride and Prejudice Variation, Elizabeth Bennet drinks a magic tea that is supposed to reveal her true love in a dream. She is appalled when Mr. Darcy appears and wants to talk.Dreaming of Darcy is a fantastical novella, a sweet quick read, based on Jane Austen’s most romantic couple.
120 pages, Paperback
Published August 11, 2020
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Jane Grix
42 books31 followersI've been half in love with Mr. Darcy since I was twelve, although I'll admit, the first time I read Pride and Prejudice, I was totally taken in by Wickham. I was stunned when Mr. Darcy proposed (I guess I was reading too quickly to catch all the hints), and even more stunned when Wickham turned out to be a jerk. But by the end of the book I was completely smitten by Darcy. I am still smitten.
The best part about writing Jane Austen Variations is that I can relive those moments of discovery and watch Elizabeth fall in love with Darcy one more time.
All my books and short stories are standalone stories, each with a slightly different Darcy and Elizabeth.
The best part about writing Jane Austen Variations is that I can relive those moments of discovery and watch Elizabeth fall in love with Darcy one more time.
All my books and short stories are standalone stories, each with a slightly different Darcy and Elizabeth.
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August 23, 2018
3.5 rounded up to 4 stars
I really like this cute premise. While Elizabeth is at Netherfield to tend to her sister, Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst find it amusing to serve a "special" tea. It supposedly has magic powers that elicit dreams of the drinkers' true love.
Darcy only has a sip or two before the Bingley sisters confess and he abandons the rest of his cup, though the rest of the group, including Elizabeth, finish theirs. It's entertaining when, the next morning, everyone shares their dreams of the previous evening.
The story mostly follows Elizabeth's point of view, including her dreams, which (not surprising to any P&P fan) strongly feature Mr. Darcy. Succeeding chapters begin with accounts of these dreams for the next several nights. Darcy continues to appear in them in settings that are typical dreamlike images of the day's events.
There are various spelling and grammar errors, and the writing is more choppy than flowing. It's also quite short at only 71 pages. While that's long enough to tell the story, you have to decide if the premise is intriguing enough to pay the current U.S. price of $2.99. I think it's overpriced.
I really like this cute premise. While Elizabeth is at Netherfield to tend to her sister, Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst find it amusing to serve a "special" tea. It supposedly has magic powers that elicit dreams of the drinkers' true love.
Darcy only has a sip or two before the Bingley sisters confess and he abandons the rest of his cup, though the rest of the group, including Elizabeth, finish theirs. It's entertaining when, the next morning, everyone shares their dreams of the previous evening.
The story mostly follows Elizabeth's point of view, including her dreams, which (not surprising to any P&P fan) strongly feature Mr. Darcy. Succeeding chapters begin with accounts of these dreams for the next several nights. Darcy continues to appear in them in settings that are typical dreamlike images of the day's events.
There are various spelling and grammar errors, and the writing is more choppy than flowing. It's also quite short at only 71 pages. While that's long enough to tell the story, you have to decide if the premise is intriguing enough to pay the current U.S. price of $2.99. I think it's overpriced.
March 11, 2020
The cover is lovely and the premise is new.
As the blurb tells us Caroline Bingley has bought and served a tea while Elizabeth is at Netherfield, nursing Jane. It is only after the company has begun to drink the tea that Caroline reveals that the tea is supposed to make one dream of the one's true love. (Of course we don't need the author to tell us at the end that C. hopes Darcy dreams of her.) Darcy puts his unfinished tea down. Elizabeth drinks hers.
Most of the action now centers around Elizabeth's strange dreams the first few of which include Darcy. In those we have some of the events of canon reimagined, i.e., that awful proposal, learning about Darcy's reason for hating Wickham, and some scary settings and people showing up...as well as Elizabeth being painted by Darcy (There's more to this but not going to SPOIL it for you.)
Ironically Elizabeth learns that Darcy is having the same dreams but from his POV, obviously.
This very short variation doesn't drag things out. However, I was not happy with Lydia in the end.
As the blurb tells us Caroline Bingley has bought and served a tea while Elizabeth is at Netherfield, nursing Jane. It is only after the company has begun to drink the tea that Caroline reveals that the tea is supposed to make one dream of the one's true love. (Of course we don't need the author to tell us at the end that C. hopes Darcy dreams of her.) Darcy puts his unfinished tea down. Elizabeth drinks hers.
Most of the action now centers around Elizabeth's strange dreams the first few of which include Darcy. In those we have some of the events of canon reimagined, i.e., that awful proposal, learning about Darcy's reason for hating Wickham, and some scary settings and people showing up...as well as Elizabeth being painted by Darcy (There's more to this but not going to SPOIL it for you.)
Ironically Elizabeth learns that Darcy is having the same dreams but from his POV, obviously.
This very short variation doesn't drag things out. However, I was not happy with Lydia in the end.
September 8, 2018
A Lovely Light Read
This was a sweet story to read with just a hint of the paranormal. It mainly takes place in dreams, that are most enlightening to the dreamers.
This was a sweet story to read with just a hint of the paranormal. It mainly takes place in dreams, that are most enlightening to the dreamers.
August 14, 2018
Uninteresting story
I usually like the author’s stories but I found this one boring. The same bad proposal happens but in a dream. Since Lizzy and Darcy are having the same dreams it has the same old effect.
The paranormal aspect has nothing to do with the same old Lydia elopement but this time she doesn’t give up her virginity. I assume this change comes from wanting the story simplified so it could be much shorter.
Really the paranormal lock step dreams doesn’t seem to make much difference. Darcy removes himself from Hertfordshire after the Bingley ball. There is a change that Bingley comes back on his own, which simplifies and shortens the story.
And the epilogue is just odd. The Colonel and Lydia get together and the Colonel can afford to marry because the untrained Colonel becomes Darcy’s roving steward? The proud almost brother like Colonel goes to work for Darcy and Lizzy? Doesn’t seem likely.
I found the story boring and not very fun or entertaining.
I usually like the author’s stories but I found this one boring. The same bad proposal happens but in a dream. Since Lizzy and Darcy are having the same dreams it has the same old effect.
The paranormal aspect has nothing to do with the same old Lydia elopement but this time she doesn’t give up her virginity. I assume this change comes from wanting the story simplified so it could be much shorter.
Really the paranormal lock step dreams doesn’t seem to make much difference. Darcy removes himself from Hertfordshire after the Bingley ball. There is a change that Bingley comes back on his own, which simplifies and shortens the story.
And the epilogue is just odd. The Colonel and Lydia get together and the Colonel can afford to marry because the untrained Colonel becomes Darcy’s roving steward? The proud almost brother like Colonel goes to work for Darcy and Lizzy? Doesn’t seem likely.
I found the story boring and not very fun or entertaining.
May 10, 2020
This story centers around Elizabeth having vivid dreams of Darcy after drinking some special tea that Miss Bingley bought in London. At first she is not sure about the dreams but grows to look forward to them as Darcy is much different in dream world than in real life. A situation at the Netherfield ball reveals her knowledge and our dear couple finds their way to happily ever after together.
August 14, 2018
Loved it!
This is very cute and sweet tale, I enjoyed it a lot. I laughed out loud a few times. I recommend it.
This is very cute and sweet tale, I enjoyed it a lot. I laughed out loud a few times. I recommend it.
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