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An Assembly Such as This (Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman #1)
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WARNING: If you are reading this review I have assumed that you have read the original work which this book is a retelling of,Pride and Prejudice,if you have not this review contains spoilers.
Being inside Darcy's head is dream come true for Pride and Prejudice fans. The author captures the spirit of Darcy's thoughts perfectly and stays true to all the original characters of the novel. Which is a must for me in P&P fan fiction. Being inside Darcy's head is wonderful. You get a up close and personal look into his thoughts on everything from his parents,his estate,his friendship with Bingley,his sister,and see how he feels about every meeting with Elizabeth. My favorite part of being in his head was watching him sort out his very confusing feelings for Elizabeth. Seeing Elizabeth throw Darcy's eyes made me fall in love with him all over again. Watching his loving gentle protective care over his sister is so sweet. You can tell they both love each other very much.
You get to see Darcy in less formal settings and it really opens up his character which I loved. You see a whole new side of both Darcy and Bingley as they can be more free in conversation with each other when it is just them. You also get to see how Darcy and Bingley became friends which was something I always wanted more information on. Elizabeth's wit is in full view and the author's added conversation is what I imagine Elizabeth would say. As always I loved seeing Mr. Collins make a fool out of himself at the Bingley's Ball. I have always thought it must have been hard for Darcy to trick Bingley to not got back to Hertfordshire and Aidan's portrayal of Darcy's inner struggle was spot on.
The secondary character's Aidan has added are great and I think Jane herself would have loved them.One of my favorite new character's was Fletcher, Darcy's valet. I loved his humor and match making. Darcy's school friend Dyfed Brougham is a favorite new character along with Fletcher. His wit and humor won me over in a few paragraphs. I hope to see more of both of them in books 2 and 3
The author clearly did her research and has added gossip,conversation,and famous people from the Society of the time. I love those little touches. To me it makes the all the difference in a historical romance and brings the time period to life. This is my second JA fan fiction I have read from Darcy's PoV and even though I loved the other,I love this one more as it gives me more scenes and insights not in the original novel. This looks to became a favorite with me and I highly recommend it to all P&P fans.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Content Rating: PG
Heat Rating: Clean
Being inside Darcy's head is dream come true for Pride and Prejudice fans. The author captures the spirit of Darcy's thoughts perfectly and stays true to all the original characters of the novel. Which is a must for me in P&P fan fiction. Being inside Darcy's head is wonderful. You get a up close and personal look into his thoughts on everything from his parents,his estate,his friendship with Bingley,his sister,and see how he feels about every meeting with Elizabeth. My favorite part of being in his head was watching him sort out his very confusing feelings for Elizabeth. Seeing Elizabeth throw Darcy's eyes made me fall in love with him all over again. Watching his loving gentle protective care over his sister is so sweet. You can tell they both love each other very much.
You get to see Darcy in less formal settings and it really opens up his character which I loved. You see a whole new side of both Darcy and Bingley as they can be more free in conversation with each other when it is just them. You also get to see how Darcy and Bingley became friends which was something I always wanted more information on. Elizabeth's wit is in full view and the author's added conversation is what I imagine Elizabeth would say. As always I loved seeing Mr. Collins make a fool out of himself at the Bingley's Ball. I have always thought it must have been hard for Darcy to trick Bingley to not got back to Hertfordshire and Aidan's portrayal of Darcy's inner struggle was spot on.
The secondary character's Aidan has added are great and I think Jane herself would have loved them.One of my favorite new character's was Fletcher, Darcy's valet. I loved his humor and match making. Darcy's school friend Dyfed Brougham is a favorite new character along with Fletcher. His wit and humor won me over in a few paragraphs. I hope to see more of both of them in books 2 and 3
The author clearly did her research and has added gossip,conversation,and famous people from the Society of the time. I love those little touches. To me it makes the all the difference in a historical romance and brings the time period to life. This is my second JA fan fiction I have read from Darcy's PoV and even though I loved the other,I love this one more as it gives me more scenes and insights not in the original novel. This looks to became a favorite with me and I highly recommend it to all P&P fans.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Content Rating: PG
Heat Rating: Clean
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Reading Progress
July 5, 2013
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to-read
July 5, 2013
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April 28, 2015
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Started Reading
April 28, 2015
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20.39%
"In the mood for some JA fan fiction and I am loving Darcy's PoV and love seeing Bingley and Darcy's friendship."
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52
April 29, 2015
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56.86%
"Aidan is staying true to the characters of the original novel which is a must for me. I like seeing these characters in more relaxed scenes. Like Darcy and Bingley"
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145
April 30, 2015
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89.02%
"I love that they author is having characters for real history as characters. That always adds a special something to a historical novel."
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227
May 1, 2015
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May 07, 2015 06:07PM
Great review, Nicole! This is such a good series -- I'm glad you're enjoying it! :)
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Great review! I have only heard good things about this book. What was the other book you read from Darcy's point of view?
Amanda Grange's Darcy's Diary. It isn't my favorite of her diary series. I love Edmund Bertram's and Colonel Brandon's the best.
I am loving this series. It is going to be a favorite. I am on book 3 and need to get my review up for 2.
Nicole D. wrote: "Amanda Grange's Darcy's Diary. It isn't my favorite of her diary series. I love Edmund Bertram's and Colonel Brandon's the best."I read that one too. It was pretty good, but this series is much better, I think.
I've been wanting to read Col. Brandon's diary, just haven't gotten to yet.
