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Mr. Darcy Forever (2000)

by Victoria Connelly(Favorite Author)

3.33 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Romance

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Austen Addicts

review 1: I can't believe I finished a book where I couldn't stand either main character. Mia was an idiot and Sarah was completely unsympathetic. The "twist" at the end was clichéd and, especially considering how Mia had acted until that point, completely unbelievable. That being said, it wasn't the worst book I've ever read and I did like the charming setting of Bath, the Shelley character, and the Gabe character. I'd really give it more like 1 1/2 stars, but that wasn't an option.
review 2: This story is a modern retelling of Sense and Sensibility without the social etiquette of the original. Thus, it's an incredibly predictable, boring story about two obnoxious grown women acting like teenagers. I could easily figure out what was going to happen based on the plot of... more Sense and Sensibility and waiting for it to happen was like waiting for a disaster. None of the main characters are redeemable. Sarah's OCD is out of control and she doesn't even consider trying to get help. The only time she's not obsessive compulsive is when it's convenient to the plot, which I thought wasn't very accurate. . Her OCD keeps her from functioning like a normal human and it's both tragic and annoying to read about her quirks and obsessing over every possible thing that could go wrong. If she's really so OCD, I doubt she'd ever want to get married. Mia is even more silly and impulsive than Marianne and she behaves very very badly. I didn't like her behavior or anything else about her except she's a Janeite. The leading men are too perfect. They don't resemble the flawed Austen heroes at all, except for the obvious parallel to a character in Sense and Sensibility. The best part of this book was the descriptions of the festival and Bath. The festival sounds like a lot of fun and I wish more time had been spent on the activities rather than flashing back to past events just when the fun was about to start. This book is the weakest in the trilogy. You don't necessarily have to read the first two but if you plan to, read those first because this one contains spoilers. less

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