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"That's What She Sayed" 🤣

In which absolutely NEEDLESSLY we find out that Wickham had indeed violated Georgiana (out of this tale) just to rub it in Lizzy’s nose how stupid, senseless, and disloyal to Darcy she really was in believing Wickham was a good man all over again after being warned and explained why this was not so…

This twist makes me think Lizzy doesn’t deserve to be Mrs. Darcy because she will end up dishonoring her husband

80% in, in which Lizzie WILLINGLY gets into a closed carriage with Wickham to flee Brighton because… reasons! (Insert eye roll)

I find that Ms D’Orazio’s writing, which used to be really pleasant to read, has turned formulaic and too full of tropes for true enjoyment of late.

Lizzy opening up her heart to George Wickham with unabashed candor, after long being informed of his dishonest duplicity and attempts against Miss Darcy is not only hard to believe, but it speaks against Elizabeth’s whole character, supposed moral superiority, and alleged feelings… bad call to set the stage in this manner.

Lizzy finds out about Darcy’s deception and she makes such a violent, thorough, and final summary of his sins, that’s absolutely certain [sarcasm] that their relationship is over, and the book should rightfully END at this point, with an epilogue about Elizabeth finding love with a new man…

What’s the point of a Happy Ending after such bitter vitriol?

E trusted Wickham inspite of what D confessed to her about G’s elopement. D is rightfully angry for dismissing this and trusting W. As it turns out, W robbed G of her virtue. And now E&D are trading off the “angry at my lover” baton.

We have hit a major turning point… Elizabeth is no longer sweet and admiring towards Darcy, but now she knows the truth and is behaving like a merciless shrew. Yikes!

Darcy acting proud , rude around the Gardiner’s (chapter 11)

This is a most exciting book! Elizabeth is falling easily for Darcy but his guilt is eating at him. You can feel the tension of something about to happen that would put Darcy in a precarious situation

Something I like about this author’s books is the pacing and how it’s never boring