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Elizabeth: Obstinate Headstrong Girl by Jenetta James, Amy D'Orazio
5.0
I confess I’ve grown a little tired of Anthologies of late, but when I heard that a new anthology focused merely on Elizabeth was about to come out I immediately wanted to read it! I believe Pride & Prejudice is an incredible story because not only the male character is the epitome of imperfect perfection, but also because the female character is a strong, intelligent and courageous young lady. Elizabeth is just as important as Darcy for Pride & Prejudice’s success, and an entire anthology focused on her most iconic traits seemed just perfect in a time where women’s struggle for equality is once more in vogue.
I was expecting to find a strong character in all these stories, but what I wasn’t expecting was to find so many different Elizabeth’s in so many different settings and stages of life.
Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl is a very well balanced anthology with regency stories intertwined with different era stories, depicting many facets of Elizabeth, but always focusing on her obstinacy and stubborn nature. Some stories will be variations, others sequels, in some she will be younger, and in others older, but in all of them the reader may expect to find the character Jane Austen developed 200 years ago.
Some short stories stood out in the anthology but I did like them all and I believe the quality is present in every single one of them. This is what I loved the most about each one of them:
RESOLUTION by Amy D’Orazio (Regency)
Blurb: Years have passed since that disastrous Hunsford proposal and Darcy returns to England after traveling abroad, only to find Elizabeth betrothed to another. What happens when Darcy and Elizabeth learn they were thwarted by Lady Catherine’s deception years before?
What I thought of it:
In my opinion, this anthology could not have started with a better story because lately I’ve been particularly fond of stories that depict older versions of Elizabeth and Darcy, and this is precisely the approach Amy D’Orazio choose.
Resolution was the perfect short story, the depth of feeling is addictive and the dialogues between the characters are swoon worthy! Mr. Darcy’s passion is overwhelming and Elizabeth’s determination is refreshing. She is not missish and accepting of what fate has for her, she is determined to do whatever needs to be done to assure her happiness and I loved that! This one is clearly amongst my favourite stories
I was expecting to find a strong character in all these stories, but what I wasn’t expecting was to find so many different Elizabeth’s in so many different settings and stages of life.
Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl is a very well balanced anthology with regency stories intertwined with different era stories, depicting many facets of Elizabeth, but always focusing on her obstinacy and stubborn nature. Some stories will be variations, others sequels, in some she will be younger, and in others older, but in all of them the reader may expect to find the character Jane Austen developed 200 years ago.
Some short stories stood out in the anthology but I did like them all and I believe the quality is present in every single one of them. This is what I loved the most about each one of them:
RESOLUTION by Amy D’Orazio (Regency)
Blurb: Years have passed since that disastrous Hunsford proposal and Darcy returns to England after traveling abroad, only to find Elizabeth betrothed to another. What happens when Darcy and Elizabeth learn they were thwarted by Lady Catherine’s deception years before?
What I thought of it:
In my opinion, this anthology could not have started with a better story because lately I’ve been particularly fond of stories that depict older versions of Elizabeth and Darcy, and this is precisely the approach Amy D’Orazio choose.
Resolution was the perfect short story, the depth of feeling is addictive and the dialogues between the characters are swoon worthy! Mr. Darcy’s passion is overwhelming and Elizabeth’s determination is refreshing. She is not missish and accepting of what fate has for her, she is determined to do whatever needs to be done to assure her happiness and I loved that! This one is clearly amongst my favourite stories