The Other Mr. Darcy: Did you know Mr. Darcy had an American cousin? by Monica Fairview

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I should have known better. Honestly, I don’t know what came over me when I requested this book. If you are anything like me though, Mr. Darcy and anything connected with him holds this fascination grip over you and it’s impossible to resist.

So I didn’t resist. Now, don’t get me wrong – Monica Fairview did a decent job of writing and preserved most of the spirit of the characters in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Eliza was a sassy as always, Lydia as silly as always and Mary as pious. Mr. Darcy came off as harsh, unforgiving to others and completely indulgent toward his wife. The character I had the most issue with was one of the main ones, Caroline Bingley.

I thoroughly detested Caroline in P&P so I was curious as to how I would react to seeing a more softer side of her. What I got was a character full of contradictions. At one moment she seemed to be Austen’s Caroline and at the next Monica’s. And the two didn’t mesh well and it made for much confusion and an unclear picture of who this character really is supposed to be.

As for the rest of the story, it was predictable. A typical romance, mysteries that were easily seen through and nothing that really reached through and touched me – but again, this isn’t Austen here.. it’s a knock-off using the same characters and I couldn’t expect more from it.

Honestly, I was a bit bored and really struggled with lack of desire to pick up the book and continue reading, even though it was easy to read. But for a book like it’s supposed to be, it’s good. Just not my cup of tea.

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