The Darcy Secret: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

Kelly Miller's reimagination of Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel “Price and Prejudice” is a slow-paced but more than satisfactory historical fiction/romance novel.

The retelling is certainly charming in its creativity, but if I had to make one tiny criticism of the book, it would be that more could have been done to capture the spirit of the Regency era. It's a great story and the readers really get to know the protagonists intimately - but we learn precious little about the setting or the context of the times. The characters were very well-developed but more attention to the setting would have done so much to really build the mood in the story and take it to the next level.

The book flows beautifully, however, and the incorporation of dialogue is top notch. If you're looking to take a trip back in time, I really think that you will enjoy this book.

Review also posted on my blog

https://myjaffobsession.blogspot.com/2023/05/after-misunderstandings-and.html

After misunderstandings and tribulations, Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy are betrothed.

Just when felicity is assured, Darcy is informed of madness running through the Darcy line.

Elizabeth must be informed before marriage but Darcy is terrified that she will break off the engagement.

Fortunately, Elizabeth is devoted to Darcy, so the wedding goes ahead.

After the honeymoon, a letter arrives which casts a shadow on Georgiana Darcy's character and even her sanity.

This is an excellent romantic, suspense novel.

Little snippets of Georgiana's odd behaviour fuel our suspicions. It feels like waves upon the shore. Suspicion rises, but then diminishes, only to rise again.

Excellently written and gripping.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksirens and am voluntarily leaving a review. All views expressed are my own.