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A Pride and Prejudice retelling that works best when it follows the inspiration less strictly

The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi

February 22, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

While I think this novel started a little bit rough for me, I ultimately ended up liking it. This novel is a contemporary take on Pride and Prejudice, set at a New England liberal college, focused on the women of Bennet House. While I am sure I originally picked this novel up because it was a Pride and Prejudice retelling, while reading it, I realized that I don’t actually love the plotline of Pride and Prejudice enough to want to go through all of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: college life, Eden Appiah-Kubi, Pride and Prejudice variations

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: college life, Eden Appiah-Kubi, Pride and Prejudice variations ·
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Hopefully, there’s nowhere to go but up!

Three Dates with Mr. Darcy by Elizabeth Ann West

January 20, 2019 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

This is a book of Pride and Prejudice variations by Elizabeth Ann West.  I am not particularly pleased with any of them, although the first at least has an ending of sorts.  (And there are no actual ‘dates’ like we think of today.  Title fail.)  Hopefully my journey through P&P variations gets better from here. “Much to Conceal” In this story, Elizabeth reveals to Jane in London what happened with the disastrous proposal in Hunsford a week prior.  Jane and their Aunt Gardiner plot to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: cbr11, Elizabeth Ann West, fanfiction, Pride and Prejudice variations, short stories, title fail

crystalclear's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: cbr11, Elizabeth Ann West, fanfiction, Pride and Prejudice variations, short stories, title fail ·
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