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4.5 stars

I bought this book due to the recommendation in one of the other reviews, as the author of that review is my friend (and author) Joy Dawn King. The fact that she not only gave it 5 stars but also stated that she has read it over and over again sold me.

This is a modern day variation on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I found it very clever that she used that title to translate into her own title and then also has a heroine named Beth Pride! Ms. Pulsipher used many names, places and events from the canon but twisted them into her own story. I liked what she did. None of it seemed trite nor contrived.

The story is angst filled from the onset. In fact the beginning reminded me of the beginning of the film version of Sense and Sensibility starring Dominic Cooper. Things which made me laugh and relate were: best friends Jenna/Jane and Beth/Elizabeth buying/eating/baking junk food when PMS hit, William calling Beth "sweetheart" (I picture Humphrey Bogart saying that.), moments when he also called her "woman"...just the context and the tone I was able to pick up made me warm to the moment and smile, both having angst in times of sexual chemistry overload, and times, i.e., her poem being set to music, when the love became so upfront, even though ODC had problems translating such at times. I can picture them surrounded by the smell of the other when they were forced to use the other’s T-shirt or blanket. Moments like those appealed to my romantic side.

Yes, the story was predictable. With any variation of P&P we true Janeites and JAFF lovers expect HEA!!! How we get there and the ability of the author to make it interesting enough and different from the original tell in how our interest is caught and held. I bought this in the late afternoon yesterday and finished 75% by bedtime. I will at some point read this story again and am now going to look at the author's other story.

I recommend this to all. The only reason I took away ½ star is that there was little given about William Darcy's background, schooling or his professional life. And the reason they came to the small town in Wyoming was scantily stated. I would have liked a little more there. And just where did they settle? And did Beth ever complete her education? And what happened with Lindy/Lydia? Hope she reformed and settled down.

Oh, and the cover - photo of Beth's gown for the college dance! ...Lovely!


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Pride Prejudice Misty Dawn Pulsipher 9781484917848 Books Reviews

This was a modern P & P with half of the characters from the original. Jenna and Beth we recognize wth Will Darcy but we have Les and Kara Bradford. In this alternative Beth and Jenna are college students in a Wyoming university. Will and Darcy are in the area because Les bought a house and he's is into flipping houses. They go to a fund raiser for orphans and while there they meet Beth and Jenna . Of course Darcy insults Beth and the storyline progresses from there. Lots of brooding, loathing and misunderstanding and you throw in Jaxon whose there Wickham and you have your recipe for a modern P&P. Oh I forgot we have Lindy who is Beth's younger sis and full of wild animal spirit to cause all sorts of problems.

This is a very chaste, Christian based story and good for all audiences. I found it a good read that was true to our beloved original. I definitely recommend this book.
The prologue to this story reminded of the opening scene to the 2007 BBC Sense and Sensibility, and like that movie, it was a seduction scene. It was not graphic, nor explicit, not even sensual, just the hazy [drug or alcohol induced] thoughts of a victim not completely aware that they were in danger...and then the camera faded to black.

This story was of college aged P&P characters with some names similar and some different. Their actions were somewhat consistent with canon. However, it was disconcerting trying to figure out who was Collins and who was Wickham. I had trouble determining who, what, when, where and why. I wonder if it was worth it to try and mash up characters and names so thoroughly that you can’t even follow the story? Several characters were introduced and never mentioned again in the story. That made for confusion that I felt was unnecessary.

In reading of Elizabeth’s…dang, Beth’s behavior, actions, word choices, prejudice, snarky come-backs, retorts and snippy words…it was hard to see any relation to Austen’s work. I’m trying, I really am. Les was very similar to Charles. Kara and Lucy were the epitome of Caroline and Louise in action and deed. Jenna as Jane, was a beauty and full of goodness. William was an excellent Darcy, with a modern bent.

As I stated earlier, the girls were still in college and the guys were a bit older. But, I have to admit, Austen’s Regency ladies were the same age. The contrast was startling. Since I prefer Regency, this modern take was a shock to my sensibilities. The familiarity between the sexes was most apparent during a camping trip. Since it was raining, that meant there were four to a tent, Les and Jenna, along with William and Beth. That was a bit difficult to get used to. They were fully [or nearly] clothed and in sleeping bags, but it was still a shock after having read several Regency stories with their strict codes on propriety.

We are following a P&P time-line and the series of events are similar to canon, if in tone only. Beth and William argued, separated after their misunderstanding, a letter was sent to explain Gianna’s situation, and Kara [Caroline] nearly says Jaxon’s [Wickham’s] name in front of Gianna [Georgiana] in an attempt to embarrass Beth.

Then we have Lydia…Lindy, Beth’s younger sister…spoiled by her mother, ignored by her father, unashamed, unabashed, wild, flirty and pouty when she didn’t get her way. A combination that we know is a set up for disaster. A senior in high school, she’s on her college visit to the college where Beth’s a Junior. Lawd, that girl; her inappropriate behavior had Beth sending her back home, where her parents ignored her pleas for them to rein her in. This would come back to haunt them.

The relationship between Beth and William was stormy at best. In this modern version, the sparks between them were brighter, the comments and retorts were harsher, the accusations carried more vitriol, and the attitudes seemed more severe. I caught myself cringing with each retort and snippy remark. There were moments of humor; however, it still, at times, felt a bit abrasive.

The climax was severe and the resolution was rewarding. In a pre-epilogue, we have the most amazing word picture I’ve seen in JAFF before. It was breathtaking…I am still reeling from the emotional punch the author delivered. Well done!!! And, then we had an epilogue…wow! Amazing!!

This was a clean story, although topics were discussed that would require a PG13 disclaimer. Those topics include discussions of underage drinking, drugs, date rape, pre-marital sex and abstinence.
4.5 stars

I bought this book due to the recommendation in one of the other reviews, as the author of that review is my friend (and author) Joy Dawn King. The fact that she not only gave it 5 stars but also stated that she has read it over and over again sold me.

This is a modern day variation on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I found it very clever that she used that title to translate into her own title and then also has a heroine named Beth Pride! Ms. Pulsipher used many names, places and events from the canon but twisted them into her own story. I liked what she did. None of it seemed trite nor contrived.

The story is angst filled from the onset. In fact the beginning reminded me of the beginning of the film version of Sense and Sensibility starring Dominic Cooper. Things which made me laugh and relate were best friends Jenna/Jane and Beth/Elizabeth buying/eating/baking junk food when PMS hit, William calling Beth "sweetheart" (I picture Humphrey Bogart saying that.), moments when he also called her "woman"...just the context and the tone I was able to pick up made me warm to the moment and smile, both having angst in times of sexual chemistry overload, and times, i.e., her poem being set to music, when the love became so upfront, even though ODC had problems translating such at times. I can picture them surrounded by the smell of the other when they were forced to use the other’s T-shirt or blanket. Moments like those appealed to my romantic side.

Yes, the story was predictable. With any variation of P&P we true Janeites and JAFF lovers expect HEA!!! How we get there and the ability of the author to make it interesting enough and different from the original tell in how our interest is caught and held. I bought this in the late afternoon yesterday and finished 75% by bedtime. I will at some point read this story again and am now going to look at the author's other story.

I recommend this to all. The only reason I took away ½ star is that there was little given about William Darcy's background, schooling or his professional life. And the reason they came to the small town in Wyoming was scantily stated. I would have liked a little more there. And just where did they settle? And did Beth ever complete her education? And what happened with Lindy/Lydia? Hope she reformed and settled down.

Oh, and the cover - photo of Beth's gown for the college dance! ...Lovely!