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The Wrong Mr. Darcy by Evelyn Lozada
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bookshelves: arcs, chick-lit, netgalley, published-2020, read-2021

This is probably closer to 2.5/5 stars, but I am giving it a little bump because this book kept me entertained on about 6 miles of walking in 2 days.

I received this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

If you are a P&P retellings fan, work in journalism at all, or work in sports/basketball....or even the medical field, this book is likely to piss you off.

I, like so many others, looked at this as a fun sports inspired retelling of Pride and Prejudice. As the reviews rolled in and the ratings were low, I put it off longer and longer. As I started this book, I thought maybe the reviews were a bit unfair, as the audiobook didn't seem that bad.

Then again, I also didn't realize a biracial woman, with Japanese blood and blue eyes is actually a fairly racist stereotype. Will keep that in mind going forward. And as I continued reading, I realized this wasn't really a retelling of P&P, but more...gently inspired by P&P. P&P was in the same room as this book at one point. It is like how you make a mimosa and just breathe the word orange juice into the champagne.

Honestly, the first half of this really isn't that bad. There are definitely some errors that the editor should have caught - someone's name definitely changed during a draft change - but it was an entertaining set up for a romance book. When I realized the author's background, the discussion of the basketball wives and girlfriends being more fleshed out made a lot more sense.

The last 30% of the book ramps up the drama well past what it needs to be. I also am not happy a P&P book made me hate the Charles Bingley character? And there are several side characters that just disappear. In fact we don't get resolution on one of the side stories at all.

Overall, I didn't really enjoy this book, but it kept me entertained while I exercised. That's about all I could ask of it really.
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Reading Progress

January 18, 2020 – Shelved
January 18, 2020 – Shelved as: to-read
January 18, 2020 – Shelved as: arcs
January 18, 2020 – Shelved as: chick-lit
January 18, 2020 – Shelved as: netgalley
January 18, 2020 – Shelved as: published-2020
January 24, 2021 – Started Reading
January 25, 2021 – Shelved as: read-2021
January 25, 2021 – Finished Reading

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