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Pride and Prejudice and Bluestockings #2
Lady Darcy's Bluestocking Club: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
They have conquered each other, now they must conquer the vicious scrutiny of the ton.
The newlyweds, Lord and Lady Darcy, struggle to take their proper place in London Society amidst rumours surrounding their rushed wedding. The present gossip is nothing compared to what would follow should anyone discover their secret. Their dreams of reforming the Bluestocking Club would shatter.
Insult after insult leaves the new bride terrified that she cannot fill her predecessor's shoes and that she will lose Darcy's love if she cannot charm London.
Easing the path of acceptance for Elizabeth proves arduous for Darcy after the betrayal of his two closest friends and past demons come back to haunt him.
Beset on every side, scandal breaks out, challenging everything they have come to hold dear.
Lady Darcy's Bluestocking Club is the second volume in the Pride and Prejudice and Bluestockings series. If you love bluestockings and family dramas, then you will enjoy this story of a deeply in love couple who take on the world together.
Charge up your Kindle and buy or download Lady Darcy's Bluestocking Club to discover how Darcy and Elizabeth stare down their problems and fall deeper in love.
The newlyweds, Lord and Lady Darcy, struggle to take their proper place in London Society amidst rumours surrounding their rushed wedding. The present gossip is nothing compared to what would follow should anyone discover their secret. Their dreams of reforming the Bluestocking Club would shatter.
Insult after insult leaves the new bride terrified that she cannot fill her predecessor's shoes and that she will lose Darcy's love if she cannot charm London.
Easing the path of acceptance for Elizabeth proves arduous for Darcy after the betrayal of his two closest friends and past demons come back to haunt him.
Beset on every side, scandal breaks out, challenging everything they have come to hold dear.
Lady Darcy's Bluestocking Club is the second volume in the Pride and Prejudice and Bluestockings series. If you love bluestockings and family dramas, then you will enjoy this story of a deeply in love couple who take on the world together.
Charge up your Kindle and buy or download Lady Darcy's Bluestocking Club to discover how Darcy and Elizabeth stare down their problems and fall deeper in love.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 29, 2020
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61 books113 followersRose Fairbanks believes in grace, redemption, and the enduring power of love rooted in faith. Drawn to the elegance and charm of the Regency era, she writes stories where ballroom whispers and country walks are just the beginning. After a deep renewal of her walk with God, she felt called to infuse her historical romances with the truth of the Gospel. Each novel shares the timeless message of God’s love, set against the backdrop of a world filled with duty, honor, and second chances. Through every page, she invites readers to discover the greatest love story ever told.
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February 15, 2021
My reading lately have been slow, so I started with a PP novella, and now I read a PP book. I truly needed something that I can finish fast and enjoy.
Yes I admit, this was book 2, and yes I could read it without knowing, but I am so curious about events! Like how Lizzy and Darcy fell inlove here. Why Darcy does not speak to Bingley or Fitzwilliam anymore?! How Jane ended up marrying a Duke! How Kitty married Wickham, and Lydia is preggo by him, damn, scandal!
Though it was not as sweet as some. The Ton is right bastards towards Lizzy. Calling her a harlot, not just snobbing her, but saying mean things, men and women whispering. Because they all think she seduced Darcy so he would marry her. She has a hard time. He has a hard time. But they do have each other.
And then at the end something happens, not to them, but something, and oh, now I want book 3 (which is not out), but I am so curious! I want to write spoilers but can not *sobs*
PP books always makes me happy
Yes I admit, this was book 2, and yes I could read it without knowing, but I am so curious about events! Like how Lizzy and Darcy fell inlove here. Why Darcy does not speak to Bingley or Fitzwilliam anymore?! How Jane ended up marrying a Duke! How Kitty married Wickham, and Lydia is preggo by him, damn, scandal!
Though it was not as sweet as some. The Ton is right bastards towards Lizzy. Calling her a harlot, not just snobbing her, but saying mean things, men and women whispering. Because they all think she seduced Darcy so he would marry her. She has a hard time. He has a hard time. But they do have each other.
And then at the end something happens, not to them, but something, and oh, now I want book 3 (which is not out), but I am so curious! I want to write spoilers but can not *sobs*
PP books always makes me happy
December 29, 2020
Avid Reader
I was reading this book on the author's blog and wondered what happened after chapter 17. Reading it in its entirety kept me up all night. I tried to go to sleep,but my mind would not stop thinking about the story and what would happen next. So here I am at 6 in the morning writing my review.If you love angst and wonder what else can happen to Darcy, Elizabeth, Jane, Bingley, and Lord Dorset, then this is the book for you. The Calvertons are introduced and become Darcy and Elizabeth 's loyal friends. Scandal is just around the corner thanks to Wickham who is off fighting in Spain. He is married to Kitty, but Lydia is pregnant with his childhood. This situation drives the novel along with Elizabeth 's attempt to navigate the ton and start the bluestocking club. Nothing comes easy for Darcy and Elizabeth😑
I was reading this book on the author's blog and wondered what happened after chapter 17. Reading it in its entirety kept me up all night. I tried to go to sleep,but my mind would not stop thinking about the story and what would happen next. So here I am at 6 in the morning writing my review.If you love angst and wonder what else can happen to Darcy, Elizabeth, Jane, Bingley, and Lord Dorset, then this is the book for you. The Calvertons are introduced and become Darcy and Elizabeth 's loyal friends. Scandal is just around the corner thanks to Wickham who is off fighting in Spain. He is married to Kitty, but Lydia is pregnant with his childhood. This situation drives the novel along with Elizabeth 's attempt to navigate the ton and start the bluestocking club. Nothing comes easy for Darcy and Elizabeth😑
January 17, 2021
I like this series, but when I got to the end of the second book I was disappointed there wasn't more resolved, we are almost left with a cliffhanger.
A continuation of intrigue and spitefulness, both social and political. The Darcy's are trying to make their own way in society, while helping their families mature and make good choices.
With all the dramas outside ODC, we almost do not gt to see much of their personal relationship.
A continuation of intrigue and spitefulness, both social and political. The Darcy's are trying to make their own way in society, while helping their families mature and make good choices.
With all the dramas outside ODC, we almost do not gt to see much of their personal relationship.
January 4, 2021
A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it. ~ Brander Matthews
Brander Matthews, the author of the headline quote, was an American educator who lived from 1852 to 1929, so he was born after the time of Jane Austen. It is interesting to note that his belief in the need for at least a one-time knowledge of Latin applies only to gentlemen.
“Lady Darcy’s Bluestocking Club” deals with the newly-married Elizabeth Darcy and her efforts to interest women in a club for Bluestockings in Regency England.
Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? ~ Erich Fromm
In London, Elizabeth attempts to rouse interest in education among her new society. Her efforts are ridiculed and rejected.
I read the first book in this series and I expected this second would follow the unfinished love stories of Jane, Kitty, and Lydia. And indeed, Jane marries and Kitty and Lydia both make major choices about their futures. But the emphasis of this book is on Lord Liverpool, the new Prime Minister, a questionable political character who drives the action.
I did enjoy this story, although I thought the first in the series was the stronger plot. Next up: “Lady Darcy’s Bluestocking School.”
The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. ~ Robert Maynard Hutchins
Brander Matthews, the author of the headline quote, was an American educator who lived from 1852 to 1929, so he was born after the time of Jane Austen. It is interesting to note that his belief in the need for at least a one-time knowledge of Latin applies only to gentlemen.
“Lady Darcy’s Bluestocking Club” deals with the newly-married Elizabeth Darcy and her efforts to interest women in a club for Bluestockings in Regency England.
Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? ~ Erich Fromm
In London, Elizabeth attempts to rouse interest in education among her new society. Her efforts are ridiculed and rejected.
I read the first book in this series and I expected this second would follow the unfinished love stories of Jane, Kitty, and Lydia. And indeed, Jane marries and Kitty and Lydia both make major choices about their futures. But the emphasis of this book is on Lord Liverpool, the new Prime Minister, a questionable political character who drives the action.
I did enjoy this story, although I thought the first in the series was the stronger plot. Next up: “Lady Darcy’s Bluestocking School.”
The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. ~ Robert Maynard Hutchins
December 29, 2020
Bluestockings?
The first book in the series was a friendly, happyish kind of a story. This book is more about the Bennet sisters and how many mistakes they can make in one book. On top of that there is a bad guy who is high up in government. The Darcys and the duke of Dorset run afoul of him and they are played as fools.
The end seems to imply the bad guy is defeated but he is still around, as is Wickham so book 2 of the series has left things murky and unsatisfying. I will try to read book 3 but I worry about the direction the story has taken.
The first book in the series was a friendly, happyish kind of a story. This book is more about the Bennet sisters and how many mistakes they can make in one book. On top of that there is a bad guy who is high up in government. The Darcys and the duke of Dorset run afoul of him and they are played as fools.
The end seems to imply the bad guy is defeated but he is still around, as is Wickham so book 2 of the series has left things murky and unsatisfying. I will try to read book 3 but I worry about the direction the story has taken.
September 25, 2022
Original and gripping
This story doesn't have a quiet moment, it goes from one thing to the next without pause. A worthy continuation of a favorite tale.
This story doesn't have a quiet moment, it goes from one thing to the next without pause. A worthy continuation of a favorite tale.
January 6, 2021
First of all if you have been awaiting this sequel and hoping this will be the grand finale it is not. She has plans for a third book that hopefully we will see soon. The plot line carries on beautifully from the end of the first book. We watch Elizabeth struggle to fit in with the ton while facing deep resentment from them. We see her decide she doesn’t need their approval. We learn of Mary, Jane, and Lydias struggles but Kitty is absent for most of the story. We see the sisters stand together in many ways. It’s beautifully crafted and worth the read! However, this story leaves off with a bit of a cliffhanger. I hope the final book is out soon.
May 2, 2021
For as much as I loved the first book in this series, this book just did not catch my undivided attention. It does focus on the Darcy's continuous work at creating a Bluestocking Club as requested by Darcy's late aunt. However, the primary focus is what I will call the Lydia situation. It is the thread that moves the story along and even provides a bit of mystery.
I do look forward to reading the next book in the series, just to see how this plays out.
FYI - this book will make ZERO sense to you if you have not read the first one.
I do look forward to reading the next book in the series, just to see how this plays out.
FYI - this book will make ZERO sense to you if you have not read the first one.
March 5, 2023
323 pages on my Kindle, this is not a stand-alone novel. I read the first in the series many years ago and although I read over my own review, I can tell you that some of the details are a departure from canon and it took me a while to figure out those differences, since I could not remember the first in the series.
Yes, Elizabeth is now married and attempting to make friends among the ton in order to help fulfill Darcy's promise to his aunt to resurrect the Bluestocking Club. Elizabeth finds herself being snubbed by the regular members of the ton and so learns to turn to those not accepted into high society, like herself.
Elizabeth has not only made friends with Georgiana but has now drawn Mary into that friendship.
There are several scandals which attach themselves to the Bennet family and questions as to who discovered what the family was trying to hide. Darcy is now a peer, a baron, and so must make appearances in parliament. There also he finds himself under pressure (blackmail) to support a certain member and his agenda.
As this story comes to a close, we are told that it continues in a third book. This story left a lot hanging. Much was about Elizabeth maneuvering in society and trying to find her place. There is also a thread which addresses Jane and her marriage. Plus, there is a question as to what to do about Lydia. (Can't spoil that thread mystery.)
Yes, Elizabeth is now married and attempting to make friends among the ton in order to help fulfill Darcy's promise to his aunt to resurrect the Bluestocking Club. Elizabeth finds herself being snubbed by the regular members of the ton and so learns to turn to those not accepted into high society, like herself.
Elizabeth has not only made friends with Georgiana but has now drawn Mary into that friendship.
There are several scandals which attach themselves to the Bennet family and questions as to who discovered what the family was trying to hide. Darcy is now a peer, a baron, and so must make appearances in parliament. There also he finds himself under pressure (blackmail) to support a certain member and his agenda.
As this story comes to a close, we are told that it continues in a third book. This story left a lot hanging. Much was about Elizabeth maneuvering in society and trying to find her place. There is also a thread which addresses Jane and her marriage. Plus, there is a question as to what to do about Lydia. (Can't spoil that thread mystery.)
May 23, 2021
I’m left ambivalent.
I re-read the first book in the series before reading this one. This second book had a crazy amount of melodrama… the whole storyline is worthy of a soap opera. Lydia and Kitty sharing a lover and a child, poor Jane and her school of hard knocks. Elizabeth’s incessant self-doubt, which belies the character created by Austen (and yet a trope popular with so many writers in the genre), was insipid and hard to stay interested in (I skimmed a lot). Elizabeth also indulges in a good deal of adolescent narcissism by persisting in a belief that events beyond her control are caused by her - she blames herself for every bad thing (and there are MANY) that befalls her sisters.
A bit too “sweet and clean” for my tastes, but that will please the pearl clutchers.
I’d love to read a book about Lizzy the feminist that was actually written by a feminist. Perhaps the author will surprise us and actually develop Lizzy into a character that actually IS a blue stocking? I hold small hope.
I re-read the first book in the series before reading this one. This second book had a crazy amount of melodrama… the whole storyline is worthy of a soap opera. Lydia and Kitty sharing a lover and a child, poor Jane and her school of hard knocks. Elizabeth’s incessant self-doubt, which belies the character created by Austen (and yet a trope popular with so many writers in the genre), was insipid and hard to stay interested in (I skimmed a lot). Elizabeth also indulges in a good deal of adolescent narcissism by persisting in a belief that events beyond her control are caused by her - she blames herself for every bad thing (and there are MANY) that befalls her sisters.
A bit too “sweet and clean” for my tastes, but that will please the pearl clutchers.
I’d love to read a book about Lizzy the feminist that was actually written by a feminist. Perhaps the author will surprise us and actually develop Lizzy into a character that actually IS a blue stocking? I hold small hope.
February 12, 2021
The story continues as Lady Darcy tries to establish herself in society and resurrect the Bluestocking Club. But will the scandal of Lydia ruin everything. What of Jane's marriage.
An enjoyable P&P sequel
An enjoyable P&P sequel
September 9, 2021
I did not like this one. Too much angst. I won’t be continuing this series.
January 4, 2025
While I normally enjoy books by this author, I was very disappointed in this one. It is very tedious, with all kinds of things going wrong, unhappy people, nasty gossip and lies hurting everyone, yada, yada, yada. Both Elizabeth and Darcy lose good friendships, bad things happen and they both spend over 80% of the book worried sick over this or that. Above it all is the evil Prime Minister Lord Liverpool, pulling strings, controlling people with threats and blackmail.
This was a disappointing follow-up of Mr. Darcy's Bluestocking Bride, which I liked very much. There was so very little happiness in this book. I felt that even when Darcy and Elizabeth were "happy" together, they really couldn't enjoy themselves because of worry, guilt and hurt feelings. While things were looking up at the end, it was primarily depressing.
This was a disappointing follow-up of Mr. Darcy's Bluestocking Bride, which I liked very much. There was so very little happiness in this book. I felt that even when Darcy and Elizabeth were "happy" together, they really couldn't enjoy themselves because of worry, guilt and hurt feelings. While things were looking up at the end, it was primarily depressing.
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