My review
Can going to the cinema with your mum and best
friend change your outlook on life and, especially, on men? Can a
fictional character wreck your
love life? Elizabeth Barrett, the protagonist
of My Own Mr Darcy, would answer YES to both questions, of
course.
She unwillingly follows her mother to the
cinema to see Pride and Prejudice only because,
probably, that will help her avoid reading Jane Austen’s book for a
project. So she asks her best mate to go with her. Unexpectedly, seeing Matthew
MacFadyen as brooding, fascinating Darcy on the huge screen brings her to quite
surprising outcomes.
Pride
and Prejudice becomes her favourite
book, she reads it on and on dreaming of Mr Darcy and looking forward to
meeting her own dashing gentleman one day.
But, as we well know, reality can very rarely
be compared to the world of perfection
we create in our minds while reading, so what expects Elizabeth is a love life
of disappointment and disillusionment: there is not one man who is Mr Darcy
enough.
A lovely modern romance with a touch of
Austenesque charm, this novel was a
pleasant discovery: a delightful
read, fast paced and relaxing . If you are looking for a bit of fresh air in a
light read, this book is something you will appreciate. The protagonist is
definitely someone you can relate to, if you’ve ever had a crush on a fictional
character: whose expectations have never been spoilt by literary heroes’ high
standards?
But you
will also feel for poor Chad, the cute but too
ordinary guy who can never compare to dashing Darcy, and
be drawn to such a Darcy-esque
hero as Matt Dawson. Can a woman love
two men at the same time? Not really, not actually. Choices, though tough, must
be made.
Book Blurb
After being dragged to the 2005 movie Pride and Prejudice by her mother, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth’s life changes when Matthew Macfadyen’s Mr. Darcy appears on the screen. Lizzie falls hard and makes a promise to herself that she will settle for nothing less than her own Mr. Darcy. This ill-advised pledge threatens to ruin any chance of finding true love. During the six intervening years, she has refused to give any interested suitors a chance. They weren’t Mr. Darcy enough. Coerced by her roommate, Elizabeth agrees to give the next interested guy ten dates before she dumps him. That guy is Chad, a kind and thoughtful science teacher and swim coach. While she’s dating Chad, her dream comes true in the form of a wealthy bookstore owner named Matt Dawson, who looks and acts like her Mr. Darcy. Of course she has to follow her dream. But as Elizabeth simultaneously dates a regular guy and the dazzling Mr. Dawson, she’s forced to re-evaluate what it was she loved about Mr. Darcy in the first place.
After being dragged to the 2005 movie Pride and Prejudice by her mother, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth’s life changes when Matthew Macfadyen’s Mr. Darcy appears on the screen. Lizzie falls hard and makes a promise to herself that she will settle for nothing less than her own Mr. Darcy. This ill-advised pledge threatens to ruin any chance of finding true love. During the six intervening years, she has refused to give any interested suitors a chance. They weren’t Mr. Darcy enough. Coerced by her roommate, Elizabeth agrees to give the next interested guy ten dates before she dumps him. That guy is Chad, a kind and thoughtful science teacher and swim coach. While she’s dating Chad, her dream comes true in the form of a wealthy bookstore owner named Matt Dawson, who looks and acts like her Mr. Darcy. Of course she has to follow her dream. But as Elizabeth simultaneously dates a regular guy and the dazzling Mr. Dawson, she’s forced to re-evaluate what it was she loved about Mr. Darcy in the first place.
Author Karey White
Karey White grew up in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Missouri. She attended Ricks College and Brigham Young University. Her first novel, Gifted, was a Whitney Award Finalist.
She loves to travel, read, bake treats, and spend time with family and friends. She and her husband are the parents of four great children. She teaches summer creative writing courses to young people and is currently working on her next book.
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2 comments:
I was so excited to see that you were going to review My Own Mr. Darcy! Even more excited that you enjoyed it and would recommend it. Thank you!
Have a lovely weekend.
You're welcome, Karey. You're book is lovely:-)
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