Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh
Ratings19
Average rating3.9
One of the two main characters in this book is an English girl living in the year 1812. Every second chapter is told from her POV, and honestly it was driving me crazy that the author didn't even attempt to make her sound like an English girl in 1812. So many Americanisms (“due to my father being away” (paraphrasing)), and current slang (“you've got to be kidding me”) that I was spending all her chapters being incensed instead of enjoying the book. I do understand that the author probably didn't want to go full-on Jane Austen, but there was barely an attempt made.
DNF at 22%
4.5/5
Another win for Sapphic YA Romance. Audrey and Lucy are both great characters, who play off each other extremely well. Lucy in particular was incredible, watching her growth throughout the narrative was absolutely captivating. This was overall an extremely fun read, playing with the setting and time-travel concept to deliver a well-paced, fairly lighthearted story.
My only complaints were with the third act, whose resolution felt a little convenient, and not properly setup. While I'm ultimately happy with where things ended up for most of the characters involved, the end of their journey just felt a little contrived and convenient. It wasn't enough to ruin my enjoyment or anything, I still ended up loving the book, I just wish there was a little more setup for some very late moments.
