Reviews

Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

pharden87's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

grannyhanny's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

This was disappointing and fell quite flat for me. I feel like the book tried way too hard to squeeze itself into P&P that many characters, situations, and settings felt awkward. Honestly, I think it would have been much better if it was just its own story of a young heroine solving mysteries in the regency era, with no ties to P&P.

clara_bow's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

The plot was very predictable and in some places boring.

mayo_bucket's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

vickicar0's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

eggjen's review

5.0

I love a good Pride and Prejudice retelling and this one was fantastic. It has it's own plot but the underpinnings are there, the characters feel right. It was perfection and fun. Thrilled to see it's a series.

epicdaz's review against another edition

funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

caleykapowski's review

The characters felt like caricatures of their beloved inspirations
This felt on the younger side of YA so not for me

issianne's review against another edition

4.0

This one was pretty cute. It has the same characters from "Pride and Prejudice" but sets them in London with careers in law. Lizzie is slightly younger, more ambitious, and overall a fun main character. Jane takes a backseat (which was a bit of bummer because their interactions are always fun and adds to the depth of the original story). I loved Bingley as the suspect for murder since we all know he's a softboy. It takes a while for Lizzie and Darcy to start interacting (by page 100, they had only met briefly twice). But once they do, they were pretty cute. Darcy is definitely toned down in this version--he doesn't hate everyone for no reason as much as he seems to in the original. I feel bad because any retelling is going to be so heavily compared to the original text, but I did find this a fun, quick read that added some nice nuance to being a woman in this era.

clairedrinkstea's review

3.0

Honestly a bit of a let down and overall meh. I bought the book on release and only now had the opportunity to read it; it won’t make my forever shelf.

It was like a Hallmark movie set in the 1800s but not quite right. It would have been better as a modern retelling than making attempts at a historical setting.

The characters were caricatures of the originals and I didn’t feel engaged or endeared towards them. Text from Pride & Prejudice were shoe horned in, key events were forced. Elizabeth and Darcy certainly had no connection or chemistry. It was like the author knew they were prideful (both), standoffish (Elizabeth) or shy (Darcy) in the original and that they needed to ultimately get together but there was no journey from A to B.

Don’t get me started on Catherine De Bourgh! Had the author seen Lena Headey’s portrayal in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and thought “ah ha! She would make an excellent xxxxxx!” I agree. But that’s a different sapphic story entirely that I need in my life.