Publication Date - April 19, 2016
4 stars
Liz Bennet is a thirty eight year old journalist in an unhealthy relationship with a charismatic yet shady man. Her older sister Jane is approaching forty and desperate to have a child, with or without a husband and her younger sisters are all at home in their massive, crumbling Tudor home in Cincinnati with their parents. Mrs. Bennet is a compulsive shopper with old-fashioned ideas about who the right people are while Mr. Bennet is drowning in debt but prefers to avoid the detestable topic altogether. Liz and Jane return home to Cincinnati after their father has a heart attack and while there meet two doctors; Chip Bingley who halfheartedly practices medicine after a stint on a reality dating show and Fitzwilliam Darcy who as a renowned Neurosurgeon, appears snobby and standoffish. This is a familiar story, a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, but I had so much fun reading it. I loved how all of the sisters are fleshed out in this version and there is a tremendous focus on their relationships. The romance is there, of course, but it sometimes takes a backstage to Liz and her sisters coming into their adulthood and discovering what they want and who they want to be. I enjoyed the writing and really devoured this book. Apparently, this is part of a series of Jane Austen updates so I will definitely search out the others. I received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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