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Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

62 reviews

a_alves00's review against another edition

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4.0

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

The cast of characters are quite shallow copies of those of the original story, and they all act like teenagers when I think they’re still supposed to be adults?

The murder mystery was not mysterious for me, I felt like the twist fell a little flat.

The story is very ahistorical, but that is acknowledged by the author.

But it’s fun, and very easily digestible for a younger audience.

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Clever premise, execution wasn’t to my taste very much. One the one hand, the concept of making Mr. Bennet & Mr. Darcy barristers in different firms and Lizzy bend her inquisitive self to solving a murder mystery is a clever retelling spin! On the other, so many characters were so woefully out of character that I couldn’t decide if I liked this book or found it irritating. If I read classic characters I already know, I like to feel the same people were dumped in an alternate universe. This feels like most of the characters should have been OCs instead? The moment that completely suspended disbelief and draggef me out of the story was

Lizzy randomly suspecting Caroline as possible murderer for absolutely no reason, just vibes and plot propulsion

. In an attempt to make Austen more diverse,

Charlotte Lucas is biracial…but it’s so blink-and-you-miss it that it feels well-meaning but hollow.

Three stars because two would be stingy.

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