by Pamela Mingle
Most readers are familiar with the five Bennet girls from Pride and Prejudice. Most came to love fiery Elizabeth and sensible Jane and cheered at the end when these two got their happily ever afters. I admit that Lydia always bothered me in the novel and I felt that in the end she was not really imp...
This one turned out differently than most Austen sequels that tend to be awful for me. Focusing on Mary, the middle sister, we follow her reactions and thoughts as her married sister Lydia returns home -- announcing that she is pregnant and leaving her husband, Wickham. With Kitty in tow, th...
The Pursuit of Mary Bennet is the first Pride & Prejudice "sequel" that I have read. P&P is one of my favorite books so I was a little wary. I did ultimately enjoy the book. I think once I let go of the original story and just got into Mary's story, I was able to enjoy it more. For the most part,...
I can’t resist a well written book that takes a less prominent, somewhat maligned character from one of Austen’s novels and convincingly rescues her (it’s usually a her) from the shadows with a plausible alteration of manners and a fitting happy ending. On all these accounts, The Pursuit of Mary Be...
Meh. Two Stars feels a bit stingy but Three Stars to indicate I actively liked it too generous. I pounced upon this book when I saw the giveaway in the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program because I was in dire need of comfort reading and I thought this might hit the spot. I'm a big Jane Austen fan....
I received this one as an uncorrected proof from the publisher and decided to go on ahead and read it. One of the more popular (and to me, bewildering) trends in publishing has been the sequels to Jane Austen's novels, multiplying like fleas on a stray dog. And most of them have about the same worth...
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