Mr Darcy & His Mail-Order Bride is a tasteful tribute to the millions of immigrants who braved both sea and land to settle in a new, untamed land. Transport yourself to the Old Wild West, to the shores of Lake Michigan where Elizabeth Bennet meets the only man in the world whom she could ever be prevailed on to Mr. Darcy! "Elizabeth swept her eyes over the group of men as she sat on her horse watching the fascinating but brutal business of branding young cattle. Then her eyes were caught by the most striking of them... she gasped! ... his hair was dishevelled, and he shone with the sweat of hard labour... his shirt stuck to his body outlining his manly shape."
I want to give it more stars, but in honesty I can’t.
It’s a really good story, but you have to suspend reality several times over as you go. Napoleon invading England? Thomas and Fanny Bennet, each using shotguns, defending Longbourn while Jane, Lizzy and Mary escape out the back? Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner allowing their nieces to travel cross country alone to meet strangers? As I said, suspension of reality is necessary. There are also a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes throughout. If you can get past all that, it is enjoyable.
I enjoyed the premise and setting a lot. What I didn’t like is the heavy use of religious mentions of prayer and god and more. I feel like there should be a heads up in the description that there are religious tones - like when people mention how much sexual content there is. Just a heads up for people who aren’t into it. The religious content really distracts and puts me off.