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Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

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robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Such a comfort to know (more or less) what is coming and still get interesting twists and a murder mystery. It's fast-paced and takes liberties in Regency-era London but that doesn't take away from the story at all.
All in all, for lovers of Pride & Prejudice, this is a delightful read.

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madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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morainjay's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this retelling. I found it to be extremely fun and to have the right amount of mystery and banter. And, dare I say, this Darcy is in my top five favorite Darcys.

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debussy's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This didn't work for me as well as its sister book in the series. Historical accuracy aside, Elizabeth as barrister-in-training up against Mr. Darcy for the same case (Mr. Bingley is accused of murder) is all fine and well, but I never quite connected to this version of Elizabeth. She is the book's sole focus, with any attention paid to secondary characters like Jane and Lydia completely forgotten. Mr. Darcy doesn't become a character of note until too late as well, making the romance a shoehorned afterthought amidst the mystery so when it does appear it feels out of place and unconvincing. I couldn't get into it, and as the mystery became more convoluted I wasn't sure it could be said that I found the mystery itself very interesting. The whole book is kind of a miss for me.

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madradstarchild's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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zoepagereader's review

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adventurous funny inspiring mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Now this was a good murder mystery novel. The ending had a perfect measure of not expecting the murderer and not having the murderer connected in some extraordinary way. I’ve never read Pride and Prejudice, so I have no idea how it compares to that, but it was a great mystery and romance.

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