As a reminder, this week we are discussing pages 249 - End.

*No spoilers please. If you've read ahead, just be polite.
*Respect the opinions of others.
*Feel free to go off topic! The questions are just guidelines!

We've reached the ending! Instead of deleting these right away, like I normally do, I'll leave them open through the month of July. If you happen to read this book and want to stop in and comment, please do!

* These last entries in Lizzie's diary brought a lot to light about all the characters. Whose transformation were you most surprised by? Did you figure any of these character traits out before Lizzie did?

* Do you think that Darcy was right to warn Bing away from Jane?

* Lizzie grows a lot at the end of this book. Do you agree with her decisions about the future? If you had to guess, where do you think she'll be in 5 years?

* What are your overall thoughts on this book. Did it hold up as well as you hoped it would?

So let me say that there was a lot of transformation in these last chapters! I loved seeing everything come to the foreground, and I especially loved seeing how Lizzie dealt with it all. To be honest, I wasn't really shocked by anything. I knew Caroline was being fake. I figured that Bing would be back soon enough (who could resist sweet Jane?). As for Darcy, well, we all know he's the character that's most misunderstood. He definitely has the ability to charming, and I loved that it came out!

Which brings me to the second question, and the fact that I'm torn on this one. While I agree that Darcy warned Bing away from Jane out of love for his friend, I also think it was a bad decision on his part. I think there's a point in this section where Lizzie mentions that so many things could be solved if people would just TALK to one another. This is the perfect example! If Darcy had stopped to talk to Jane, things might have been different. Still, I suppose Jane wouldn't have grown up as much as she did if that had happened. So it really all worked out for the best.

Lizzie does truly grow a lot at the end of the book. Watching her finally realize how scared she was to move on, and making the decision to do it anyway, was amazing. I thought her choice to go her own way was fabulous. I wouldn't have faulted her for taking a job with Darcy, but who doesn't want to be their own boss and live their dream? You go girl! I think in 5 years she'll be a CEO too, and then her and Darcy can be on the same level ;).

Overall? I enjoyed this book! It was a little fluffy at times, but it was also a great way to modernize a story that younger readers might have a harder time getting into. The use of social media and start-up companies really brings this to a level that a new generation can appreciate. With all the same messages too! So I'm pretty darn happy with it. I'm glad this was our pick of the month!

It's late so this may be brief or incoherent. There were parts of the book I really enjoyed being in the current times, but the main romance between Darcy and Lizzie fell really flat for me.

I think Jessica is right, it would be easier to relate to kids these days but I guess I'm a sucker for the classics. There's something magical about Pride and Prejudice and this updated version just didn't do it for me. Lizzie seems immature and whiney. Her savvy nature and stubbornness only seemed to come through in her work and did not translate well to her family dealings.

I did enjoy the relationship between Lizzie and her parents. Her understanding of her mother's love and her closeness with her father are important parts of the story and I'm glad they were included.

I also think Darcy had the biggest transformation. Or at least it seemed that way since for a lot of the book we only really got Lizzy's rather bias perception of him. Once we got a better idea from Darcy himself as to what was actually going on with him, it completely changed what I had once thought of him. Having read the classic Pride and Prejudice nothing really came as much of a surprise in this book, but I really enjoyed the modern take on the classic. I agree with Jessica, it was a fantastic way to get a new generation excited about a classic story. Tina, I totally see your point too. I think a lot of the main themes from the story stayed true, but I do think that a few things, namely the mom trying to marry all her daughters off, seemed a bit antiquated for this time and age. I wasn't sure if that translated as well in a modern adaption as it did in the original.


That's a hard question. I think that Darcy had good intentions in warning Bing away from Jane. He was just looking out for his friend. Yeah, a lot of everyone's misconceptions and concerns could have easily been cleared up with a little communication. I honestly faulted Bing more than Darcy for the breakup, he was a grownup fully capable of making his own decisions and instead of judging Jane on what he knew of her, he choose to listen to rumors instead.

I really liked that Lizzy decided to jump into the business world head first! I think that showed just how much her character had grown from the beginning of the story. I wouldn't have minded if she went to work with Darcy by any means, but I think that her going her own way really highlighted the strong, independent, career minded woman that she constantly wanted, especially her mother, to see her as. I could definitely see Lizzy flourishing in the communications world in the next five years!


All in all I enjoyed this story, and I also watched the videos after reading (because I totally finished this whole book after the first discussion lol). I think they were both a lot of fun and I am really glad that we read it!

Sorry I was so late! I was up north on vacation.