Books by Mary Lydon Simonsen
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review 1: Mr Darcy doesn't really bite. I loved how this book began with an explanation of how Darcy became a werewolf. I also like that Lizzy was ready to break it up before Darcy told her. And in this novel, while still frail, Anne was a great character! I love when authors take the ...
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review 1: I was so excited to read this story. And the concept was amazing! But then I actually started reading and I was a little disappointed. The first thing I noticed was the writing was kind of juvenile. I found myself getting irritated with the author when she would make statements a...
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review 1: The premise was very interesting - I loved Pride and Prejudice so who wouldn't love to get a glimpse of what happened "next"? It seemed to me that the historical characters accepted the time travel aspect a little too easily, though not so easily that I myself couldn't suspend di...
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review 1: 2 humourous stories in one book. The first is based on Darcy meeing Lizzy in Rosings/Kent except this time he hasn't fallen in love with her prior to this meeting. He's only meet Lizzy once in this version (at the original country dance where he insulted Lizzy and never gave her ...
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review 1: I probably would have rated this more highly if I hadn't read it back to back with one of her other books, The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy, wherein Simonsen rehashes nearly all of the same worldbuilding details (the names and personalities of family members and staff members, eve...
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review 1: I found this book very disappointing. I thought the premise sounded like a fun twist on the classic story - a little lighthearted, maybe, but interesting. And I've always enjoyed stories where Georgiana's character is given more agency. Combined that with Anne finally getting her...
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review 1: I’m torn on this one. I think maybe I wanted to dislike it. Overall, it wasn’t a waste of time. And it was very well-written–enough so that I read it long after I should have on any given night. Sometimes it’s nice to get pulled into a story that way. But at the end I was frustra...
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review 1: In this engrossing Pride and Prejudice what if Pemberley is entailed so Georgiana can't inherit so a Darcy cousin is the next inline. When Darcy learns the cousin is to marry; he suggests that this cousin may not be interested in women, he realizes his plans to have Georgiana mar...