Review: Mr. Darcy's Dream by Elizabeth Aston

[fashion_piranha]

Mr. Darcy’s Dream

by Elizabeth Aston

In 2003, Elizabeth Aston launched Mr. Darcy’s Daughters, a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. The book did quite well, and she’s been merrily expanding the series ever since. Her latest book, Mr. Darcy’s Dream, is the sixth book in the series.

Comments

[cathubodva]

Their problems resolve suddenly, literally the last event in the book (sorry if I spoiled it for anyone, but Aston’s fans know that she has a happy-ending formula) and even though you know the reconciliation is coming, it appears out of nowhere.

Interestingly, I've found that Austen's own books often work out that way as well!

[k00kaburra]

That's true, but hers at least seem to make sense. Like, in P&P Darcy and Elizabeth have both had plenty of pages to work through their various issues before the big final get-together in the last 5 pages or whatever it was. This one, Phoebe goes straight from "OMG I don't want to see him I don't know what to do aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!" to "Oh my ETERNAL love!" in like three paragraphs.

[k00kaburra]

I'll look Pamela Aidan up. You're not the first person to recommend her :)

[nayokokihara]

I'm way behind on the books I -should- be reading, and this just makes me want to get around to it faster. I think I'll try to read Pride and Prejudice soon, and then get into these books (and P&P&Zombies) afterwards. Perhaps I'll even be able to get my sister to enjoy these.

Thanks so much for the review, and though the series seems to have some problems, I think I'll still enjoy it.