Thursday, 20 October 2016

Mr Darcy's Journey - Abigail Reynolds

Mr. Darcy is at his wits’ end. Elizabeth Bennet, the woman he can’t live without, overhears him insulting her family. Now she won’t even listen to his apologies. Then his old friend Sir Anthony Duxbury tells him two of their friends are in terrible danger. If Darcy wants to help them, they have to leave for Yorkshire immediately.

But something doesn’t add up. Elizabeth claims to know Sir Anthony, too – but by a different name. What game is his old friend playing? And is it dangerous?

Even Sir Anthony says the trip is dangerous. The Luddite rebels are on the verge of armed revolt – and he should know, because he’s one of them. Darcy’s cousin Lady Frederica decides she’s going with them anyway, and insists on bringing Elizabeth. Could this be Darcy’s chance to earn Elizabeth’s forgiveness and her love?

Elizabeth would rather face a squad of Napoleon’s soldiers than spend three days trapped in a carriage with Darcy and his headstrong cousin, but she has her own reason for agreeing to come. If she can just manage to keep her temper, she may be able to rescue her uncle from financial ruin.

But when a Luddite riot erupts around them, it’s Darcy and Elizabeth who need rescuing – from each other. 

My thoughts:
I listened to an audio version narrated by Elizabeth Klett. I felt she did an amazing job. It kept me entertained, I liked her voice and she kept a good pace. One thing though was Darcy's voice at times. He had a drawl and sounded so proud. Which he is of course, and it did seem to go away as the book progressed and he learned his ways.

In this one Lizzy is swept away by events. Straight into the boisterous Fitzwilliam family, and it was great seeing them. The colonel of course, a sister with opinions, and one brother is is a bit, oh he is fun too. And Lady Matlock sure has her way. A great family.

Lizzy's journey brings her straight into the luddite rebellion. Straight into contact with Darcy. They annoy each other, they liked each other. And they live happily ever after.

This was even more fun than reading! :D

Conclusion;
A good story with many twists and turns.

Audiobook, 11 hours
Published Sep 21st 2016 by Abigail Reynolds
Pride and prejudice variation
In exchange for an honest review

33 comments:

  1. I've never been a fan of pride and prejudice so this is probably not the book for me but glad to read that you liked it.

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  2. I need to try more audios in this genre! :D

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  3. i really need to read some books in this group, but i never read the original so i might feel lost

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    1. SInce it do not really follow the original, I would not say u would be lost

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  4. Oh, this is different, eh? I love how the author completely transported the characters into a different era. Cool.

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    1. Nope same era, there was a rebellion going on in the north that year

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  5. Oh neat! Glad the audio book narrator did a great job and the story itself was fun. I'll have to add this one to my list.

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  6. Another one! How do you keep finding these?

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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  7. I love audiobooks so this sounds like a great one.

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  8. that's great and it's also nice to find a good audio version

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  9. This sounds like it would be fun to read as an audiobook, and I'm not a big fan of audiobooks. Glad you enjoyed it!

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  10. It seems like Mr Darcy should be on the cover, since he's mentioned in the title.

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  11. "Oh, Mr. Darcy, it seems we have a Friday night date..." ;p Have a lovely weekend!

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  12. Great adaptation it seems.

    Happy weekend!

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  13. Yep, another retelling you have me wanting. :) This one does sound like fun.

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  14. I need to check out Elizabeth Klett's audiobooks! I haven't listened to one narrated by her yet.

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  15. Too many Mr. Darcy books! I don't know the original still! haha

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  16. How pretty! I'll have to check out the narrator sometime.

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