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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that an intrepid young woman desirous of being a lawyer must prove herself worthy of the career- in spite of the insipid males who qualify to the position with little effort- and succeed against parental and societal expectations while vying with a persnickety, brooding, handsome and already successful lawyer on a big murder case. Not a retelling exactly, not even a variation, but more of a historical mystery strongly flavored by Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejud
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This was just okay for me. Would have enjoyed it more without the P&P connection. I didn’t love Elizabeth Bennet in this. She was annoying. The mystery was okay, but predictable. The romance, if you can call it that, was undeveloped and just showed up out of nowhere in the end. It certainly wasn’t earned. Zero chemistry between D&E. It was interesting enough to keep my attention, but I wouldn’t read it again.

Sempre più impazza la moda delle Austen Inspired Novels a tema giallo, Barron & Bebris docent. Tirzah Price ha pensato di scrivere i retelling dei primi tre romanzi austeniani in chiave gialla, e per farlo ha fatto trasferire la famiglia Bennet a Londra, dove Longbourn e Pemberley sono degli studi legali. Elizabeth, pur essendo una diciassettenne, vuole diventare procuratore legale (solicitor), tanto che già più di una volta ha risolto dei casi facendo scagionare i clienti del padre avvocato (ba
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3.5 rounded to 4. once i got towards the end things semmed off. in one particular thing
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A really fast paced mystery variation. Though certain elements of the story didn't fit in the period, the pace makes up for it.
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Not your typical re-telling but enjoyable nevertheless. The story is a murder mystery where Lizzy is trying to solve the murder and is in competition with Darcy's law firm.
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May 16, 2021
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