When a nice girl is trying to help the "bad" guy in books, I usually am not impressed by that trope. I'm always like, "GirOctober 2022 Review
5 stars
When a nice girl is trying to help the "bad" guy in books, I usually am not impressed by that trope. I'm always like, "Girl, you can NOT change him." But In 27 Days is different. Because instead of our main girl falling into the "I can change him" trap and reinforcing this unrealistic and hurtful idea in dating and society that girls can tame the bad boys, this book doesn't make Hadley try to change Archer for who is - she's tasked with trying to change his outlook on life. And maybe comparing the bones of this book to that cliche trope doesn't make sense, but Gervais could have very easily turned the plot down that path. But she didn't. She made changing his mind have a purpose and reinforced the meaning of life in the process. Other than her writing, that's what's so compelling about this story.
You can also tell that Hadley's drive isn't "I can change him," it's "I want to help him." And I think this really shows what Gervais is trying to get across. Learning how to genuinely want to help people even in the smallest ways can show love, even without knowing each others name. We show we care that the person we see before us is a human being. So good.
Another thing I love about this book is the Catholic reference. A meaningful talk with a priest and a fundraising event are things I love to see depicted in movies and books, especially when they are done well.
This is a book that is always going to be on my bookshelf, sitting with my favorites!
May 26, 2020: Hardcover version Review 5 stars
Guys, this book. I still get all the feels even though this published, hardcover version of the Wattpad sensation by @honorintherain has many changes within the front and back cover. And, even though I loved the first version through and through, I do feel like this published version is a little more realistically plotted out. And I also liked that we actually got a closer look at Archer's family than before. Carlo became a teen with more than just stereotypical guy feelings, which I found was surprisingly what I didn't know I was looking for. And, okay, I almost can't believe I'm saying this, but I was super glad that there was less kissing. In the original, once they started being in a "relationship," they did it all the time. Which can be cute and all, but for me, the relationships in books loose something when they start kissing so much. It makes it a little less cute of a relationship for me to read. I never knew why I felt this way before until I came upon a writing pin on Pinterest that said the couple in your story shouldn't have to kiss to be cute. And I so agree. I liked Hadley and Archer being a little unsure of where they stood with each other because that seemed real for them. I mean, their relationship felt real and adorable in the original, don't get me wrong. I just appreciate how Gervais changed the level of their relationship for publishing because it showed me that she was able to exercise changing things in her writing and still end up with a relationship everyone will want to ship. Of course, though, that meant getting rid of some key cute moments that were in the original, but sometimes an author has to do that. At least, we still have them in the original version on Wattpad!
Anyway, so good, so cute, and more developed. If you have already read the Wattpad version, you might want to pick this one up. I felt I got to see a little more of the New York City of Hadley and Archer's story. I learned more about the families of the characters and I also liked how Hadley had some actual friends. And it's a good book for while being stuck at home.
May 10, 2020: Wattpad version Review 5 Stars
*happy sigh* This was a book that gave me ALL the feels -- a sign of a good book. ;) Seriously, the Alison Gervais made it super easy to feel exactly what Hadley was feeling. Embarrassment, shock, hurt, tired... everything Hadley could be feeling, I felt it too.
I rolled my eyes at my sister when she said she totally ships Hadley and Archer, but now that I've made it to the end of the e-book version, I have to agree. Just think about their adorable relationship has me pink in the cheeks and thinking of them as book relationship goals. So cute! I love them!
Hadley is a super strong, female character. She makes a seemingly impossible deal with Death, stop Archer from committing suicide, and then it turns into something life-threatening and a race against time. Such a cool concept.
And Archer. He's great too. I think words can't actually describe him or Hadley. You forget about what they look like and just read them as real people. They truly are real-feeling characters.
Anyway, I'm off to read the hardcover edition now since it's slightly different. I'll see what I think about the differences. Totally recommend for a cute relationship and life-changing story!...more
This book is really good! It is written in third person and had basically two main characters, Megan Buchanan and Diane Hendrick Bernard. Aft4.5 Stars
This book is really good! It is written in third person and had basically two main characters, Megan Buchanan and Diane Hendrick Bernard. After finding out clues about her missing relation, Megan sets off on a journey learning about the strength it takes to keep family together and learn to forgive.
Honestly, I wasn't expecting a story of two families so interconnected and have so many secrets. The author held on to the mysterious and dramatic effect throughout, revealing it all at the end. The puzzle Mary Ellen Taylor so expertly created came together there, everything making sense.
I did take off half a star because some of the current time sections felt choppy and like the characters were stating too many facts off at once. I got confused from it and relied on the historical sections to learn which families were which and who fit in where. I became partial to those sections too because they were thrilling. I loved them. But I did remain interested in the current day characters as well. (view spoiler)[ Especially when Megan had her baby. I couldn't believe the author would put me in such intense suspense! (hide spoiler)]
Anyway, I recommend to anyone who enjoys historical fiction. This one was thrilling. Pick it up. It's a good read. ;)
By the way, I love the cover! I plan to read Winter Cottage next....more
"What a pleasure - a novel that is all at once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and filled with characters who are arresting, lovable,5 stars
"What a pleasure - a novel that is all at once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and filled with characters who are arresting, lovable, and so real." -Elinor Lipman, New York Times bestselling author of Good Riddance and On Turpentine Lane.
I really couldn't put this book into better words than that, but I'll try.
My interest was originally caught by this because of the idea of two loves meeting after so many long years. It had the ethnic and magical element of the young couple separated in 1950's Iran, only to find each other again in modern America. I don't know about most people, but I also fell for the title. I liked the thought of reading about two people falling in love because of a stationery shop. It was just perfect. I was shocked by how much this book actually ripped my heart out. There is just so much feeling. I am still unable to describe it. (view spoiler)[Obviously it didn't end like Roya and Bahman would have liked, but they still had good lives. Personally, I liked Walter more than Bahman. But Roya and Bahman's betrayal was still heartbreaking. (hide spoiler)]
I absolutely recommend! Just be prepared for having a LOT of conflicting feelings!...more
For first three reviews, scroll down until you see me screaming. Don't worry, you'll know it when you see it.
2023 Review Dang. This book hits differentFor first three reviews, scroll down until you see me screaming. Don't worry, you'll know it when you see it.
2023 Review Dang. This book hits different when you're 5 years removed from the person you were when you used to be absolutely gaga about the series. I don't think my rating is the same anymore but also don't know what to rate it because my past love for this book and my current state of common sense are kind of warring against each other. I don't think I have the heart to change my rating yet.
Re-reading the 4th time around (wow, didn't realize it was that many times already), the book was okay. I still like how creative Feener could be with the alien world she made up, and some of the details are pretty interesting. I'm still Team Trystan. And, you know, I still enjoyed reading the book. But I have some thoughts. [image] [image] [image]
1) This one's not really problematic, but I kind of feel like it's convenient that the aliens are fairly similar to humans with the exception of how eye color works and maybe physical build. And then there's that bit about their process regarding getting married. Honestly, I approve of it because their serious about making sure compatibility and shared values exist between the couple for a life-long marriage, but the reasoning behind it (weak alien fertility or something so the couple has to have their fertility tuned to the other, if I'm explaining it right) is kind of used as a negative. The characters are like "oh no! we have to mate for life - that's so sad that we can't have kids with anyone we're not married to..." [image]
I digress. Anyway, another thing related to aliens not being too different than humans is that they have the same color blood (that would've been easy to change - could've been something weird like yellow. *shrug* the options are kind of endless), which maybe that was explained book 1 and I can't remember. *shrug* And then another related thing is food. I kind of wish that there would have been some exploration of the types of animals on Xenith (unless there was some mention of them in the other book - again, can't remember) because that would've lent more to the world building (not that Feener didn't do a good job, the reader does get a good sense of the buildings and weather and whatnot) and then we could've seen more of this universe. This is probably just me being picky at this point, but it would've been interesting to see how their animals look, act, and if any are house pets, which ones they eat... or what plants are edible or poisonous. It would've probably been difficult, so I'm not complaining. Everything is explained by human reference, which is handy for description and trying to understand but deeper details could have been fun.
2) My sister actually brought this up when I mentioned I needed to read the last chapter or so, but it's a good point. What is it about Delaney? In the past, there were reviews of these books that showed our frustration with her because she just "wanted to be vanilla" and go home and do nothing. So, in the first book, it's obvious she'd want to go home because she got pulled into a situation she never wanted to be in, and the same kind of goes for this book. So what is Delaney's character? She can be fiery and kind and whatever else, but why is she so important? The books happen to her more than she makes things happen in the books - you see what I mean? I mean, she makes some decisions but it really isn't until the end of the last book that she decides what she wants. My sister asked me how Delaney's character could be described (not in the sense of hair, eyes, height, attitude, yadda yadda but in what makes her worthy of being a main character)... and I couldn't really come up with an answer. It's like being the main character is what makes up her character. But everybody loves or is loyal to her for some reason, and I kind of want to know what it is. I'm not saying I hate Delaney or anything - she's okay. But what is it that Trystan loves so much about her? Ruckus too? I don't mean to be mean, but she's a bit of a special snowflake who manages to get away with it because she isn't annoying about it. These aliens are just like: [image]
3) Quick point: why do stories involving romance tend to have someone undressing in front of the other person for absolutely no reason other than for said undressing character to be ogled briefly by said other character? [image]
This literally came up right near the beginning, and I felt very embarrassed that it happened - not to mention kind of annoyed because, yes, attraction is real, but do we have to... do it like that? You can acknowledge a character is handsome or beautiful and not have them half naked. We're just reducing them to their bodies by doing that. Just sayin'.
Anyway, I think I ran out of thoughts now. Hopefully, you didn't get sick of gifs.
I have to figure out what to read next now.
First Review - 2018
AHHHHHHHHHH!
5 STARS!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM DISTRAUGHT! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! This book is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good! I am literally dying. I was talking to my sister vaguely about this book because she wants to read it still, and my voice got higher when I got to parts that I am upset about and need the last book for! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
OK... I probably should try to conceal my pain but I am seriously suffering and need the next book. Like now. Chani Lynn Feener, can you please hurry? I need to know what happens. I'm dying!
I totally like Trystan WAY more than Ruckus. (Who's Ruckus?) Ruckus was hardly in this one, which was amazing - especially since I am TOTALLY on Team Trystan!
Like there-is-totally-more-to-this-guy-than-what-meets-the-eye-and-than-Ruckus deep. There is just so much happening in his mind, his life, his stares, his brain, his relationships. He makes you totally understand him, pity him. (I mean, Delaney come on. He is totally better than Ruckus.)
2)He isn't annoying.
I literally love the chemistry between Delaney and Trystan because it is real. In the first book, I feel like Delaney and Ruckus only became an item because... of something. Maybe cause she felt he was the only one she could trust???? But otherwise I feel like they didn't have much to build on other than they both felt they needed to have a relationship? There wasn't really much there. But with Trystan, I saw similarities to their lives and their likes. And it was also a relief that Trystan didn't fall all over Delaney. He restrained himself, keeping his feelings hidden because it was his reaction from how he grew up. Ruckus, in my opinion was a horrible guard, he can't hide his feelings which, after rereading the first book, really showed and was a little annoying because he is supposed to be this great soldier but you never see it.
3) He gives up his life for her.
Trystan repeatedly tells Delaney that he'd risk his life to keep her safe. (swoon) Even when she totally gives him the cold shoulder he is so committed to keeping her safe. He even took a bullet (technically a zee, but I don't feel like saying it right now - I mean, it's almost 1 am) for her! And Ruckus???? I don't believe he ever risked his safety for hers and was never really there to save her in the first book when the assassination attempts took place.
4) He is actually smart.
I mean, seriously Ruckus? You couldn't see how suspicious it would be to not come back with the real Olena at the end of the first book when you were supposedly leaving Xenith to keep her safe from an attack? And leaving right away with Delaney wasn't a good choice from the beginning because of that. If Ruckus were smart and as great a soldier as he supposedly is, he should have come back with the real Olena, keeping her line to convince Trystan, and leave months later to take his denzeration. But Ruckus isn't smart and didn't do that. He was just so head over heels for Delaney that he couldn't keep his mind straight and be smart. Trystan stores information, uses reasoning - even when things are rough, like at the end of this one - and thinks things through before acting out, like at the end of this one. A main difference between Trystan and Ruckus? Trystan actually uses his BRAIN!
4)He bakes.
He can make his own food! I mean if Trystan baked for ME? I would probably swoon. (I swoon just reading about him baking for Delaney...) I know his baking seems weird but you learn the backstory to this (which makes him even more deep if you ask me.) He made her dinner - which Ruckus is horrible at (he burns the food) - and he made her yummy desserts! And he knows her food preferences! And he is totally more observant than Ruckus! And he tells her more things than Ruckus. And he has a better fashion sense than Ruckus.
Sorry if this sounds like I am totally against Ruckus... It's because I am. Delaney is stupid for not seeing how Ruckus is not the right choice. Trystan is sooo much better, Delaney!! What are you thinking??? Make the right choice! (view spoiler)[Which I think you might be doing so stick with it! (hide spoiler)]
After writing this, I feel better but I really do need that next book!
Summer 2019 Update: Second Time Reading I honestly agree with everything I said prior to this updated version. Chani Lynn Feener, you better give me the end I want, though. Please.
The third and FINAL book comes out on the 16th but I honestly think that I read these first two too quickly because now I'm still gonna be waiting... in agony... just like last summer. I have just spent the past three days feeling really, REALLY sad for Trystan. Unrequited love has got to be so much more painful than taking a zee for someone. But, if Feener is going to write this the way I want, he'll finally have a much happier story like he deserves. Gosh, it kills me how horrible Delaney is to him. In my mind - and heads up, this may seem totally unrelated but stay with me - Trystan is a little like Mr. Darcy. Calm, collected, with an icy demeanor, which tends to leave the worst first impressions. But once you find out what they are hiding? Then you find out that that person is totally misunderstood and worth it. Ahem, ahem, Delaney!
(view spoiler)[And I was also so annoyed whenever Ruckus played the jealous boyfriend. He is supposed to be this AMAZING Ander but he was being so... wimpy. It was just really annoying. (hide spoiler)]
Okay... I should probably stop feeling sorry for Trystan... at least, for now. Anyway, I RECOMMEND!!! But you have to read the first book. Otherwise you're are cheating.
2021 Review I reread this one, on a whim and a need to read a trusted favorite, without rereading the first book. Feels a little weird, I think I forgot about somethings, even though I've read that first book two times, but I don't regret it. Because I got to jump in at just the right point: where Delaney and Trystan get to have an actual chance to be in the spotlight, without so much of Ruckus (puke) getting in the way. Not to mention, book two is my favorite of the series, so... EDIT: I realize, by my own rules from my last review, I cheated. Oops.
Last thoughts after reading it for the third time? I will forever be on Team Trystan....more
5 Stars This one really pulls at your emotions. Gosh... (view spoiler)[Well, out of the main characters I liked: 1) Emilia - She was my favorite and I am5 Stars This one really pulls at your emotions. Gosh... (view spoiler)[Well, out of the main characters I liked: 1) Emilia - She was my favorite and I am upset that she didn't survive! Urgh!! I wish she could have survived because she deserved it so much! 2) Joana - Though she was very talented, she had a story herself. 3) Florian - He was a good character. Though, he should've saved Emilia. 4) The shoe poet - So very wise, especially about shoes and life! I had no idea how much those two things are connected. 5) The wandering boy - Poor thing. I wish Florian could have saved his opi . 6) Little Halinka - She should've had her mother but life and fate aren't fair.
People I hated: 1) Alfred - First and foremost!! I absolutely hated him! He was such a weasel! He stole a coat from a woman so he can stay warm! He did other things but I could not believe him! You know when authors make characters for you to purposely hate? Alfred was one of those. 2) Eva - I did not like her and I think that was the point. And she wasn't very important. (hide spoiler)]
I had never heard of this catastrophe before and I'm glad that I know about it now. This is something that people should know about, that not every German was bad and that they also suffered during WWII. That many innocents, who were not German but tried to escape, suffered. That everyone was affected by that horrible war....more
5 Stars I thought this book was amazing!!! I decided to read it for the 'slow burn romance' but it was so much more than that. I expected it to be like 5 Stars I thought this book was amazing!!! I decided to read it for the 'slow burn romance' but it was so much more than that. I expected it to be like other YA books, but it was so original. I don't have much else to say except that I want this book AND its sequel right now!!! That is the problem with reading a book right when it comes out! You have to wait for what feels like FOREVER to read the second one! Well done, Livia Blackburne!!! I loved it!!! -- Oh! I also love the cover.
2018 5 Stars --> My previous rating still stands. After reading it again, I can see hints and clues and fully appreciate the story that Livia Blackburne has sewn together. (view spoiler)[Every detail is precise and carefully placed, it seems, to match the story of Zivah and Dineas. I love how some of the descriptions she uses are words that are mostly associated with disease, as the rose plague plays a huge part in this book. AND I can not believe how well the author has thought out the differences and conflicts between the old and new Dineas. It is both amazing and unbelievable to see how well she intertwines the two to be different personalities that share the same body. My heart always breaks for Zivah. First, she earns her title and she is happy. But she quickly faces disease and can not help but succumb to the rose plague... To be confined in your own hometown and feel so distant must be unbearable. I feel so bad for her. And this is just a theory but I suspect that Zivah will fall ill to the fever in the next book. This clue is brought up several times in Rosemarked and I can see a correlation. Will Dineas fall madly in love with her and try to do all he can to help her????... I hope so. ;) (hide spoiler)] This is one of my favorite books. I truly appreciate all of the efforts that Livia Blackburne has put into this world and I can not wait to read the next book when it comes out in November. :)
November 2018 So. I HAD to read this one again because the book just came out 2 days ago! And now I am refreshed on everything that happened in the first book and ready for the second book to be in my hands! Honestly, this book is so well put together, I am in awe. I just can't believe how Blackburne made this story so artfully complex without any holes to tear it apart. This is actually the third time I've read this one, and seeing how my previous rating still stands after three times, it is so well thought out. Livia Blackburne, you are amazing! (And I'll probably be saying this multiple time in my review for Umbertouched so... get used to it. 😉😊😁)...more
First Time Reading: 5 Stars I REALLY liked this one!!! Especially since it seemed like I was in a book slump. The sad thing was that it took me so long First Time Reading: 5 Stars I REALLY liked this one!!! Especially since it seemed like I was in a book slump. The sad thing was that it took me so long to finish because how busy I was. I set out to finish it this weekend. I'm glad I did. All I can say is: I knew it. (view spoiler)[I guessed that both Trystan and Ruckus were falling for Delaney. And I guessed that Olena's return would ruin everything between Delaney and Ruckus. BUT... Since I am going to have to say I'm on Team Trystan, everything is working out nicely! I do have a question, though. Does this mean, based on the ending, that Olena actually likes Ruckus and is trying to separate him and Delaney? And to do that, based off of what my sister told me, Olena probably told Trystan that the girl he loves is on Earth? Separate away, Olena!! (hide spoiler)] Lastly, thank you Chani Lynn Feener for writing this book. It was the best book that I have read in a while and a great start to 2018!
2nd Time Reading: After re-reading this one I did find some problems. But it is still a great read!
Summer 2019 Update: I reread this one to catch up on the story before the third - and FINAL (OMG!!😍😁) - book comes out. I still saw the same issues as when I read it for a second time, but I let myself enjoy it more than analyze it. This book is totally perfect summer brain candy! And despite that I have said it has problems, I've decided they are minor issues. I not willing to change my original 5 star rating because of the rush of feelings and emotions that I get from this one. Sometimes it's extremely hard to find a good book that does that. Anyway, totally recommend!!! Anyone a fan of sci-fi, romance, adventure, and humor? You've found the right book! Excited to reread the second book!!!...more
A part of me wonders how an author can make me want to give a book five perfect stars when everything ended so terribly wrong.
As withJune 2020 5 stars
A part of me wonders how an author can make me want to give a book five perfect stars when everything ended so terribly wrong.
As with the first book, my emotions have again been treated as cruelly as Arin and Kestrel have been treated, by each other and by others. I read the whole series some years ago and remembered surprisingly little from this second book of the Winner's Trilogy. I knew the key points: (view spoiler)[- Kestrel's engaged to the prince. - The emporer likes to weaken her or show her his authority at any chance he gets, an example is the sugar fork. - There's a ball where her engagement mark gets messed up by Arin. - She acts as Tenson's "moth." - And at the end Arin ruins everything by unknowingly exposing her in front of her father. (hide spoiler)] But I was blown away for a second time at how much higher the stakes are in the second book compared to the first. I don't know how Marie Rutkoski does it, but she found a way to make aristocratic life full of a calculation so precise, if a character fails to follow the rules or fails to hide how they aren't following the rules, the costs are deadly.
This book is full of suspense, and it got kind of suffocating because it kept building and building up throughout. And what made the suspense even more unbearable was the heartache. Arin had heartache. Kestrel had heartache. I had heartache. It hurt a good kind of hurt to read this one. If you read this book, welcome to the heartbroken club. Please tell us how sad you are about the end of this book and how you died with each mistake made by our awesome characters. Just to let you know, I'm completely serious. Read the series and join the club.
*sigh*
Also, has anyone noticed that Rutkoski wrote a REALLY good enemy? The Emperor is really good at it. He found a way to attack without seeming like he is attacking, threaten without being super threatening, and noticing without letting anyone else know that he's noticing. He's a really good villain. I think it's because of the setting he's in too. Rutkoski had to make her antagonist work around needing to look like a great ruler in court without his people knowing he did things specifically and going against him. They could suspect but never prove. It makes him even more scary because he could then strike without warning. And to be honest, I don't remember anything about his physical appearance. I just assumed he looked normal or average. And that's what I also love about him --even though I DON'T love him-- because Rutkoski avoided the "ugly, fat villain" that everybody seems to do to make their villain hate-able. Why should we instantly hate them because they're ugly or fat? Instead, why not hate them for their creepy personality because they're threatening and just as intelligent as the main characters? That makes it more interesting too.
Oh, Arin, Arin... What are we supposed to do with you? I never thought about it until the second book when Tenson and Kestrel talk about it, but Arin really is self-destructive. I'm with Roshar, the eastern prince, how did Arin manage to stay alive? Thoughout The Winner's Crime, he was a LOTTLE all over the place with his emotions and thoughts, letting them get in the way of thinking smartly. I groaned at his thoughts a lot because he was always thinking the wrong thing and making things difficult. I think Kestrel and Tenson might have also said he was making things difficult too. Great mind think alike. ;) But it doesn't end there, because when he does manage to figure out secrets, he still let's his emotions lead him around and do stupid things. (view spoiler)[Also, not to mention, he kind of ruins ALL of Kestrel's plans and gets her caught. (hide spoiler)] But I don't even know if I would have done things better or different, so I don't judge Arin too harshly. There were a lot of things he didn't know and when he found out, that caused some issues too.
Kestrel. She remains a character that I want to recreate in my own writing. It's her wit and quickness that have me awed and trying to anticipate what she will do next and how that will show me her plan. Rutkoski was fantastic in that, even though we are reading Kestrel's story in third person, we think we are her, even though we don't know the full extent of what Kestrel is thinking. It truly is amazing that that can happen. Love Kestrel.
Kestrel's father is... complex, if I could put it in one word. (view spoiler)[He loves Kestrel as a father but his loyalty to his emperor and to his country runs deeper than the love he has for his own daughter. It ran deeper than his trust in Kestrel after Arin confronted her in front of the General. And so the General gave up on her and told the Emperor her plan. It's sad that the people Kestrel loved most, Arin and her father, were her undoing in this second book. (hide spoiler)]
The parts with Jess and Ronan broke my heart. In the first book, you kind of get the feeling that Kestrel is a bit of a loner. Sure, she's Lady Kestrel, the General's daughter, and everyone likes to be nice to her. But even then, you got the feeling that her only true friends were Ronan and Jess. But the Herrani Revolution changed everything for Kestrel, even changing her friends into people she couldn't recognize anymore. And they couldn't recognize her because they were blinded by hate for the Herrani.
(view spoiler)[I do have to say, that while I loved this book, there was one scene that made me frustrated with it. The eastern Queen and Arin. I honestly didn't think having them kiss was necessary but Arin did make many mistakes and then many realizations after them. At least he quickly ended that before it could go too far. (hide spoiler)]
*sigh* I guess that brings me to the end of my review. I'm on to the last book, one I also don't remember too much, and am ready to finally, FINALLY see Arin and Kestrel happy (for the second time around). Pick up this series! It won't disappoint!...more
Of course I would love this one as much as I love the BBC show based (extremely closely) on this book! I grew up watching the 1995 TV show and 5 stars
Of course I would love this one as much as I love the BBC show based (extremely closely) on this book! I grew up watching the 1995 TV show and always am willing to watch it with my many sisters, one brother, and my parents. Since I first watched it a young age, the show never ceases to have some new meanings in the dialogue of the characters. In reading the book, I am sure I don't completely understand it all, but I did learn more than from the show. Unfortunately, most of the vocabulary was lost on me but I'm sure that with rereading this one every once in a while, things will come into light just as phrases with the show.
Jane is so Jane. Sweet and so unable to think horribly of anyone! It did grow a little annoying to me every once in a while, but I liked the constancy of her personality as a character and that Austen never swayed from it. I have read many books where characters suddenly change for no apparent reason except for it being convenient.
Elizabeth, I believe, is very much who Jane Austen must have been most like out of the Bennet daughters, despite being named otherwise. And I think that Elizabeth is supposed to be the character every reader connects to because of how relatable her feelings, actions, and wants are. I won't believe anyone who says they don't like her.
Oh, Lydia! Poor indeed. She is even more silly in the book than the show and I was so embarrassed and ashamed for her family than ever while reading this book. Goodness! Wickham! I won't even go there!
Mary and Kitty... they were much like I expected them to be from watching the BBC TV show, but I do think that I understand them better now than ever after reading Austen's own descriptions than from making my own.
Darcy and Bingley... much as I thought I'd find them.💕😍😊
And I feel like this is the most I have ever used language in this way, but I have been talking like this every once in a while after reading some chapters.
But anyway, totally recommend in general!!! I found it delightful, scandalous, romantic, and all around perfectly satifying!...more
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