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The Man Who Loved Pride & Prejudice (The Woods Hole Quartet #1)

Abigail Reynolds

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Oct 06, 2016 Sheila Majczan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I read this book shortly after it was first published in 2008 and loved it. It is a modern take off and is a stand alone book although there are to be 3 in the series. Many elements from Pride and Prejudice are there: misunderstandings, Cassie Boulton's poor background and connections. But the heat turns on when she meets Calder Westing III. He has a conniving father who wants his son to follow him into politics and it is not beneath him to use "persuasion" to direct his wife's and his son's liv ...more

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Mar 26, 2021 Faustine rated it it was amazing

Shelves: jaff, not-finished, re-read-and-still-great

Re-read. I give 5 stars to the first 60-70%, the rest should be in another book.
Good story, smart characters but I’ve lost interest once they got together and saw that there was still about 30% of the book to read. Why continue the story for ever ? Or she could have divided the book in 2 parts.

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Oct 12, 2024 Craftyhj rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own-copy, yes, mature, mod-non-regency, zz2024jaff

I am so glad I finally read this book from one of my favourite authors

This is an excellent modern Austen-adjacent book with strong characters who are authentic both to the contemporary setting and to the characters of Austen's novels. I was also intrigued to find that despite reading this nearly 20 years after it was published it is still very relevant in the 2024 shortly before the US Presidential elections.

The characters of both Cassie and Calder are well rounded. These are not superheroes an ...more

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