THE BENNET SISTERS QUEST FOR LOVE :

by Joann Louise

December 1811 found the two eldest Bennet daughters riding to London to do some early Christmas shopping. They would be staying with their Aunt and Uncle Gardiner in Cheapside and also assisting with the children. Things had been boring in Hertfordshire and their mother was always on their case for them to find an eligible man and marry. Fortunately their aunt and uncle had plans for their nieces to attend two balls and had purchased two new dresses for each niece. No doubt the Gardiners believed that their nieces would soon find suitable men they could choose from and then there would be a marriage and all would be well.

Suddenly the sisters feel alive and indeed their lives were about to change, but I digress. This story is a quick read but it lacks the angst usually brought about by the characters cited below. Perhaps we do not need any more angst either. I think we have had enough angst with the Covid 19 and millions of deaths and people going crazy in this pandemic.

Now I wrote this story to provide some fun for readers of Pride and Prejudice variations. Characters gone from this story are some of my least favourite such as George Wickham, Lady Catherine, the Bingley sisters and Mr. Collins. They will not be missed. Also gone is the Mr. Darcy of Jane Austen. This new Darcy has changed his ways and knows he needs to improve and he is on his best behavior as he meets a bright eyed miss and her sister. Suddenly, out of a clear blue sky, he is attracted to this vivacious young woman who turns his life upside down.

110 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 14, 2021

Reviews

[Katja]

Elizabeth and Jane go shopping in London in the same shop as Georgiana, Darcy, Bingley and the Colonel, so everyone just somehow introduces themselves. Bingley latches on to Jane immediately and Darcy thinks that Elizabeth and Jane would get many offers if they did the season in London. They are impressed because Elizabeth is not a complete ignoramus about current events. Then Darcy invites Elizabeth and Jane to visit Darcy house. Just the two of them, apparently there is no Mrs. Gardiner or other chaperone with them while they're shopping. Darcy is a complete stranger they just met five minutes ago, and he invites them to his home. This could be where they get kidnapped and killed but I suppose not, the blurb says it's an angst free story. I didn't care enough to find out and DNF'ed at the free sample.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

December 1811. Elizabeth and Jane Bennet are visiting the Gardiners where they met Georgiana Darcy and are introduced to Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam and Bingley and are invited to Darcy House.
All very quick to the pairings, no angst and very non-Regencylike behaviour.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not sure how I stubbled across this one. It's at least 10 years old and while the author has a number of books on KU, I've never heard of her. Normally, I don't rate DNF books but this one I have to give 1 star to. This book is as close to an insta-luuuuurve as you can get. The dialogue is stilted, the language is overinflated or misused, and the punctuation is all over the place. At time, you cannot tell who is saying what.

In short, this story is a mess.

DNF - quit at Chapter 4.

[Mariska · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Good Story!

I like the low angst idea, and how the story plays out. Sadly, this tale is in serious need of line by line personal editing and continuity balances. It also needs for the conversations to flow without continued use of the phrases " and then " "Proper name said.."

[Michelle David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but sweet

A short but sweet little variation inspired by author Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Louise. I liked it