Genre: Fiction, romance, Austen historical
Trade paperback 496 pages
Book source: Sourcebooks
From Sourcebooks:
Hilarious and action-packed, this installment brings the Darcy and Bingley families to the year 1812 and the intrigues of the Napoleonic Wars. Darcy and Dr. Maddox go in search of Darcy's missing half-brother and land in a medieval prison cell.
Much to his dismay, Charles Bingley is left to hold the fort at Pemberley while his sister Caroline, Elizabeth, and Col. Fitzwilliam traverse Europe on a daring rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Catherine de Bourgh kicks up a truly shocking scandal.
One never knows what might happen next between the estates of Rosings and Pemberley.
My Thoughts:
I'm slightly on the fence with this one. There were many events in this story that I enjoyed:
*Lady Catherine's shocking ideas regarding Rosings and the bits of family history regarding the situation
*Caroline and Elizabeth's trek through Europe searching for their husbands
*Brother Gregoire's story of adventure
*Even some of Dr. Maddox and Darcy's imprisonment was bearable.
The one aspect I couldn't buy into was how Darcy dealt with his time in an Austrian prison. It just didn't make sense to me. It doesn't mesh with what I think about Darcy. Maybe it's Austen burn out, I don't know, but those parts of the story I did kind of skim through. Everything else was delightful.
One aspect I really enjoyed was the love story of Brian Maddox and his wife, an Austrian Princess. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but I think Altman's adventurous story for this couple was fun and inventive. This is what made this book a good read for me. That and the relationship between Caroline Bingley and her husband Dr. Maddox. I just love what Altman has done with these two and their children.
My Rating: 90/100 Overall it was a fun read, however I did not enjoy Darcy and Elizabeth as much this time around. Oh well. It can't always be perfect.
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Thanks to Danielle from Sourcebooks for my review copy.
2010 Challenges Met: 100+, Reading Romance (I'm counting the love story between Brian and his Princess)
[Edit 2/8 after original posting: This is the third book in the series. Here is my review of The Darcys and the Bingleys
Here is my review of The Plight of the Darcy Brothers ]
5 comments:
Nice review :)
Wow, there seems to be a lot of things going on over in darcy and Lizzy land
Interesting. I'm always hesitant to read books based on classics I love. I might hesitate before getting into this one.
ann
Linda: Darcy and Lizzy are quite a busy pair, aren't they? And they have time for children too!
Ann: The first two in the series were quite good. I would recommend checking those out first.
I keep going back and forth on whether to read this series. Maybe one of these days.
Maybe you are having Austen burnout - try something else for a while...
That's what I'm worried about- Austen burnout! I don't want to read too many spin offs before I get all of her books read. Loved your review!
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