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| As someone who has cruised out of Civitavecchia (and had issues with a Mediterranean Cruise), it was a bit of a blast from the past to read the start of this book. | |
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| A short Cinderella retelling where it is the King looking for a second wife. In this re-telling both the King and Melinda are more mature (he is 42, she is 32? 33?). He needs to remarry for the stability of the kingdom. She just wants to make sure he ...more | |
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| This was a cute little Cinderella retelling. My only complaint was that I wanted so much more of the story. I really enjoyed the characters, and I would have liked a bit more at the end with Rae meeting the royal family, the romance developing more, ...more | |
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| A cute little mermaid retelling. To be honest, the character I felt most connected to was Meredith. I feel like she was the only one who was making the rational decisions :-D | |
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I have been meaning to read this book for years, but I just never got around to it. Over the past few weeks, I have been going through the backlog of books I borrowed on Kindle Unlimited and today was the day. And... wow! This book was amazing. I wasn' ...more |
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| Despite the title of this story, there aren't all that may difficulties. This is a relatively slow-paced story that starts with a cute premise—a young Lizzy defending 16-year-old Darcy from Wickham's bullying—but doesn't really take it anywhere. I th ...more | |
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Despite Difficulties: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Elizabeth and Darcy True Love Multiverse):
"Remember what you write from one chapter to the next
Chapter 5 - During the dinner with Darcy, Bingley & the officers it mentions in Ch 5 that Darcy spoke with Colonel Foster. Darcy was remembering this dinner due to it being surprisingly enjoyable. T" Read more of this review » |
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Despite Difficulties: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Elizabeth and Darcy True Love Multiverse):
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I hate those types of books. Like, just trust your reader and get to the point. You don't have to say everything a thousand times!
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“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you!”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre