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Pride & Prejudice Continues #4
Christmas at Longbourn
Pride & Prejudice Continues, book 4. While their sisters, Jane, Lizzy, and Lydia, married favourably and lived in great style and comfort, Kitty and Mary Bennett remain unmarried and living at Longbourn. Kitty, recently jilted, and Mary, overlooked wherever she goes, are thrown together and, through their hurt, they begin to see one another in a whole new light. With the help of the worst winter storms England has ever seen, they are forced to face their flaws and tackle life head-on, for fear that nothing will ever change for them. Their greatest fear is to end their days unmarried. Yet, this year - with the aid of the ever-deepening snow - they are set to have their best ever Christmas at Longbourn!
164 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2017
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November 4, 2017"Now I have another reason to hate Christmas." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363/q...
I have been informed that KU authors are paid by how many pages you read. That is why I decided to stop reading at 68%, I don't want to pay for any more of this book.
It is dreary and dreadful; if you want a light hearted holiday P&P what if move along it isn't here. This book concentrates on the remaining Bennet sisters; Kitty and Mary and neither is any more interesting than they were in P&P. Mrs. Bennet is more ignorant and more annoying and Mr Bennet is more indolent and more lazy. Jane and Lizzy pop in briefly but are so undeveloped as to be mere avatars of their characters. Both Jane and Lizzy have recently been delivered of sons so the Darcys; sans Georgiana, have come for an extended stay at Netherfield. But they really aren't in the book.
Poor Kitty is nursing a broken heart and her mother is being spiteful about it; you see poor Kitty was basically Jilted.
And Mary has finally met Mr. Phillips' clerk but then her parents go all insane. Now this in set in November and December 1815 so it can be really cold. The author is freaking obsessed with this about how cold everyone was and how it snowed and snowed and how their lips turned blue going outside and oh dear Lord make it stop.
This book is dialogue heavy, stupidly dialogue heavy. And while I love my angst this is just mean spirited. Both Kitty and Mary should have begged Jane and Lizzy to rescue them from Mr & Mrs. Bennet and failing that joined the circus.
I have been informed that KU authors are paid by how many pages you read. That is why I decided to stop reading at 68%, I don't want to pay for any more of this book.
It is dreary and dreadful; if you want a light hearted holiday P&P what if move along it isn't here. This book concentrates on the remaining Bennet sisters; Kitty and Mary and neither is any more interesting than they were in P&P. Mrs. Bennet is more ignorant and more annoying and Mr Bennet is more indolent and more lazy. Jane and Lizzy pop in briefly but are so undeveloped as to be mere avatars of their characters. Both Jane and Lizzy have recently been delivered of sons so the Darcys; sans Georgiana, have come for an extended stay at Netherfield. But they really aren't in the book.
Poor Kitty is nursing a broken heart and her mother is being spiteful about it; you see poor Kitty was basically Jilted.
And Mary has finally met Mr. Phillips' clerk but then her parents go all insane. Now this in set in November and December 1815 so it can be really cold. The author is freaking obsessed with this about how cold everyone was and how it snowed and snowed and how their lips turned blue going outside and oh dear Lord make it stop.
This book is dialogue heavy, stupidly dialogue heavy. And while I love my angst this is just mean spirited. Both Kitty and Mary should have begged Jane and Lizzy to rescue them from Mr & Mrs. Bennet and failing that joined the circus.
December 23, 2017
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” Washington Irving
Book 1: Charlotte
Book 2: Rosing
Book 3: Wickham
I have always enjoyed reading my Christmas books in December, so, when I grabbed this one out of my TBR [To Be Read] pile… I did not remember that it was part of a series. Dang! I had not read the previous three books. Oh well, it was surprising that this was OK as a stand-a-lone book.
This story featured the love interests of Mary and Kitty. Kitty had a broken heart which was probably devastated in a previous book. I was horrified as to what happened and can’t say due to spoiling a previous story plot. It was nasty and as usual involved her younger sister… Lydia. Thank goodness Lydia was not in this story. When she was mentioned, she was a pistol… just saying.
Another element/character to this story was the weather. Snow to be more specific. Good Gosh!! This was the winter of the century. If it was this bad in the south… what was it like in the north. Mr. Darcy never once seemed too concerned about what might be going on in Derbyshire. So, I assume… he figured his people could handle it.
Lizzy/Darcy and Jane/Bingley were minor characters to Mary and Kitty. M/M Bennet were pretty much themselves except Mrs. B was a real killjoy. Her mouth ‘runneth over’ with comments that were cruel and harsh. She never once considered that she was hurting her daughters with her thoughts that she should have kept those thoughts between her ears.
There was minimal angst that was unnecessary. What was Kitty thinking? I soon grew sick to death of her whining. However, I should be fair… she had no personality of her own. She had always lived in the shadow of Lydia and her mother ignored her unless it was to discuss Lydia. That also grew tiresome.
Errors: What town was this… Merryton? I did check on the spelling [fertiliser] and it is the British spelling. On another note… Mr. Collins had the incumbency at Pemberley. Poor Darcy; how did that come about? I assume that was discussed in a previous book. Lawd! At 15% Aunt Phillips had arrived and it stated that ‘Mary helped her sister’ should have read… her aunt.
There was a happy ever after and a nice epilogue. I like a good epilogue. It was a clean story.
Book 1: Charlotte
Book 2: Rosing
Book 3: Wickham
I have always enjoyed reading my Christmas books in December, so, when I grabbed this one out of my TBR [To Be Read] pile… I did not remember that it was part of a series. Dang! I had not read the previous three books. Oh well, it was surprising that this was OK as a stand-a-lone book.
This story featured the love interests of Mary and Kitty. Kitty had a broken heart which was probably devastated in a previous book. I was horrified as to what happened and can’t say due to spoiling a previous story plot. It was nasty and as usual involved her younger sister… Lydia. Thank goodness Lydia was not in this story. When she was mentioned, she was a pistol… just saying.
Another element/character to this story was the weather. Snow to be more specific. Good Gosh!! This was the winter of the century. If it was this bad in the south… what was it like in the north. Mr. Darcy never once seemed too concerned about what might be going on in Derbyshire. So, I assume… he figured his people could handle it.
Lizzy/Darcy and Jane/Bingley were minor characters to Mary and Kitty. M/M Bennet were pretty much themselves except Mrs. B was a real killjoy. Her mouth ‘runneth over’ with comments that were cruel and harsh. She never once considered that she was hurting her daughters with her thoughts that she should have kept those thoughts between her ears.
There was minimal angst that was unnecessary. What was Kitty thinking? I soon grew sick to death of her whining. However, I should be fair… she had no personality of her own. She had always lived in the shadow of Lydia and her mother ignored her unless it was to discuss Lydia. That also grew tiresome.
Errors: What town was this… Merryton? I did check on the spelling [fertiliser] and it is the British spelling. On another note… Mr. Collins had the incumbency at Pemberley. Poor Darcy; how did that come about? I assume that was discussed in a previous book. Lawd! At 15% Aunt Phillips had arrived and it stated that ‘Mary helped her sister’ should have read… her aunt.
There was a happy ever after and a nice epilogue. I like a good epilogue. It was a clean story.
November 2, 2017
I was so looking forward to reading this, not only because it was the next book in the series, but because I am a huge fan of Kitty and Mary Bennet being developed further.
Now this is a simple story of Mary and Kitty finding their happily ever after. It had great potential. Unfortunately, the first page in the story had a glaring mistake 'Merryton' for Meryton. It carried throughout the book and hard as I tried to ignore it, I couldn't. I found it jarring. There is another mistake in the e-book description as well...it should be 'Bennet' not 'Bennett'. This book requires further editing and proofreading not only with the plot, but fixing names and words (Lydia for Kitty, sisters for daughters or aunt etc).
I hate to leave a negative review as I know the author can do better. I had read the others several years ago and don't recall such major issues.
May 6, 2020
Pride and Prejudice Sequel
The fourth book of Pride and Prejudice sequels contains the stories of both Mary's and Kitty's road to happily ever after.
Kitty had been grievously injured by Lydia who was in her second marriage while Mary had little hope of ever marrying.
Mrs Bennet was a piece of something in this story...
I struggled to get engaged in the story, probably because it was predictable and because of the naive writing style.
The fourth book of Pride and Prejudice sequels contains the stories of both Mary's and Kitty's road to happily ever after.
Kitty had been grievously injured by Lydia who was in her second marriage while Mary had little hope of ever marrying.
Mrs Bennet was a piece of something in this story...
I struggled to get engaged in the story, probably because it was predictable and because of the naive writing style.
September 28, 2023
Ok
I am underwhelmed no disposition of Lydia or Wickham In this fourth and final book in the series, is there a fifth book in the works!!!
I am underwhelmed no disposition of Lydia or Wickham In this fourth and final book in the series, is there a fifth book in the works!!!
November 9, 2017
Avid Reader
At first the book seemed to drag, but it improved once the Darcy and Bingley family came to visit. It was interesting the way Darcy shut down Mrs. Bennett and her defence of Lydia stealing Kitty's intended and marrying him before Wickham was properly mourned. Mary and Kitty came out the winners.
At first the book seemed to drag, but it improved once the Darcy and Bingley family came to visit. It was interesting the way Darcy shut down Mrs. Bennett and her defence of Lydia stealing Kitty's intended and marrying him before Wickham was properly mourned. Mary and Kitty came out the winners.
February 12, 2020
In this P&P sequel, the story continues with Lydia the widow having re-married. The gentleman concerned was thought to be Kitty's intended. So how it Kitty coping, do both remaining sisters believe they will never marry. With family and friends around them and with such a harsh winter, can either have a happy ending.
An enjoyable story of two of the forgotten sisters.
An enjoyable story of two of the forgotten sisters.
December 19, 2018
Very sweet story of Mary and Kitty Bennett finding true love and happiness. Kitty has been jilted by a certain Sir Perceval because he had feelings for Kitty’s sister,Lydia, after her husband, George Wickham, had died. Kitty felt betrayed by almost everyone since they could sense the growing attraction between Perceval and Lydia. Kitty is very depressed and Mary tries to be less stern and more compassionate to her younger sister. Mary and Kitty help their uncle’s clerk, Walter, by organizing the office while their uncle is out of work due to a bad case of gout. Mary and Walter have always been friends due to similar interests. The more they see each other, the more Mary realizes her true feelings. Walter feels the same, but when he asks for Mary’s hand in marriage, Mr. Bennett refuses due to Walter’s lowly station as a clerk. Meanwhile, Kitty tells all of her troubles to the village reverend, Henry Summers. He also shares a disappointment in matrimony with Kitty. He comes to be someone Kitty can trust with her feelings. When Christmas Eve arrives, the entire Bennett family (with Charles and Jane Bingley, Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy, Reverend and Charlotte Collins, and Sir Lucas and Mrs. Lucas) arrives at church for Christmas mass. Suddenly a blizzard causes over a foot of snow to fall during the mass. All in attendance are invited to the Bennett home for food and shelter from the storm. They must all hold hands and help guide each other during the blizzard. Mrs. Bennett is further back in line with Mr. Bennett and collapses from the harsh and cold conditions of the storm. Once she is brought to Longbourn, Walter knows exactly how to care for her illness and frostbite. This greatly impresses Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bingley, and Mr. Bennett. When Walter is asked about his talent with medicines, he tells them that he was going to University when his mother became ill. He quit school to help his father pay for his mother’s medication. All are impressed with his sacrifice. Mr. Bennett talks with Darcy and Bingley. Then he calls Mary and Walter in his book room to tell them he has misjudged Walter and that Bingley has offered to pay for Walter to finish school and become an apothecary. Once he has a job, the two can marry. Everyone is happy for Mary and Walter. Meanwhile Reverend Summers asks Kitty all about when he should marry his intended and what type of wedding they should have. Kitty is dumbfounded when he speaks of his marrying another. As she begins to storm out of the room, Henry realizes that she was not told by Mr. Bennett that he had asked for her hand earlier in the day. Kitty is overjoyed and accepts his proposal. A year later, Kitty is going to have a baby and Mary and Walter have wed and are living at Longbourn with Mr. and Mrs. Bennett while Walter is the apothecary in Meryton. Kitty makes a wise point at the end, saying that they may not have gotten all they wanted but what they truly deserved to have - true and unconditional love and happiness.
January 7, 2019
This was the fourth book in Karen Aminadra's series featuring some of the smaller characters in Pride and Prejudice. This particular book focused on Mary and Kitty Bennet finding love. Lydia has recently married the man whom Kitty had thought to marry after Lydia had found out her husband died in France (although he didn't actually). Kitty is feeling jilted and Mary feels like the boring sister. They become closer with each other and help each other immensely on their journey to become better people and in the process find love. I enjoyed this story much more than the three previous books and as a bonus there was a little of Lizzy and Darcy and Jane and Bingley.
November 6, 2017
November 5, 2017
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I loved this novel because it was light, refreshing, and cute. It was mostly about Kitty and Mary Bennet, their disappointment with romance being lost and then found again with much snow bringing about changes in the family. Parts made you laugh and then again there were some parts that made you feel bad for Kitty and Mary.
I enjoyed the parts of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their banter back and forth and it was very entertaining.
January 9, 2019
Love it.
I read it in a couple of hours, couldn't put it down. The characters stand up to the original. The writing is good, no major typos, grammatical errors, or the like, that was obvious, if there is any, the story was too good to put it down, and, I didn't notice..
I already miss reading more of these people.
If you're a fan of Pride & Prejudice, read this book you won't be disappointed.
I read it in a couple of hours, couldn't put it down. The characters stand up to the original. The writing is good, no major typos, grammatical errors, or the like, that was obvious, if there is any, the story was too good to put it down, and, I didn't notice..
I already miss reading more of these people.
If you're a fan of Pride & Prejudice, read this book you won't be disappointed.
March 10, 2018
Just ok
Recycled minister for different sister? Don't remember who wrote Mary's minister son of an admiral. .. Walter was a very different character, so that was nice. But still object to the informal addressing of one another and how quickly everyone falls in love. Will there be another book where Wickham is found out?
Recycled minister for different sister? Don't remember who wrote Mary's minister son of an admiral. .. Walter was a very different character, so that was nice. But still object to the informal addressing of one another and how quickly everyone falls in love. Will there be another book where Wickham is found out?
August 31, 2019
Lydia and Kitty finally get their happily ever afters.
April 25, 2020
Loved this series!
These books were delightful hated finishing them ! I hope I can find more like them! Nothing like a boo that make you laugh and sigh!
These books were delightful hated finishing them ! I hope I can find more like them! Nothing like a boo that make you laugh and sigh!
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