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TKA Distribution (2012), Kindle Edition
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LibraryThing member IamIndeed
What starts misquoting Pride and Prejudice quickly transforms into a snarky, smart storyline with a heroine that is hard to forget and impossible to dislike. Set in the modern publishing / promotional world of books, there is hardly a generalization about authors or writing that isn’t pilloried
Each character in this story has a comparable character, complete with basic character traits, of the original Pride and Prejudice – a literary device that shows this author’s skill and ability to modernize a classic the way it should be done: with true modernization and situations best suited to current readers.
The story is cleverly written, and unless you are familiar with Austen’s work and Pride and Prejudice in particular, you may just miss the referential misquotes and styling. For fans of Austen, there is one quite steamy bedroom scene that would even make Jane blush, but it adds to rather than detracts from the story as it is presented. A truly clever work that has spurred me to read others by this author – you can’t beat a smart, funny read with well-developed characters that everyone can relate to easily.
I received an eBook copy from the author for purpose of honest review for Jeep Diva Reviews. I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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to great effect. Each character in this story has a comparable character, complete with basic character traits, of the original Pride and Prejudice – a literary device that shows this author’s skill and ability to modernize a classic the way it should be done: with true modernization and situations best suited to current readers.
The story is cleverly written, and unless you are familiar with Austen’s work and Pride and Prejudice in particular, you may just miss the referential misquotes and styling. For fans of Austen, there is one quite steamy bedroom scene that would even make Jane blush, but it adds to rather than detracts from the story as it is presented. A truly clever work that has spurred me to read others by this author – you can’t beat a smart, funny read with well-developed characters that everyone can relate to easily.
I received an eBook copy from the author for purpose of honest review for Jeep Diva Reviews. I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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LibraryThing member a_tiffyfit
Disclaimer: I was given this book by the author in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. No monetary compensation for this review at all.
Very very rarely do you come across a book that has you grinning only a few pages in and laughing out loud a few chapters later. Mercury Lauren, the Chick Lit
The whole premise of the book is about Mercury's passion for a NYT Book Review blurb, how she doesn't write "Chick Lit" but stories about "the human condition" and as she runs into one person after another, we truly see that human condition.
The glimpses into the world of a burgeoning author (well, I guess I should say well established as she is into her fifth book) and her relationship with her agent, book tours, ARCs, and insecurities was fantastic. There were frustrating moments of her believing the slimeball, but I think it was even more frustrating for me because I am so often the victim of being too trusting myself.
Mercury's neuroses were just non-stop. It did get to be a little much at times because you just know she can be an energy drainer! I liked the golf scene where a certain someone admires her chutzpah, and I liked the vulnerability she shows at the book signing.
This was a fun, witty, laugh out loud read with a nice bit of romance, including a modern little White Knight to the Rescue bit. The bantering of emails had me snickering, her inner dialogue that quickly turns into a panicked phone call to her agent had me shaking my head, and her antics had me laughing out loud.
Thank you SO much, Lauren Baratz-Logsted!
Very very rarely do you come across a book that has you grinning only a few pages in and laughing out loud a few chapters later. Mercury Lauren, the Chick Lit
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writer desperate for a review from the New York Times Book Review, is a chaotic, spazztic, witty, bright woman who definitely knows how to go after what she wants. She describes herself as once being a "mousy book clerk" but I fail to see how this is possible because this woman has got PERSONALITY. The whole premise of the book is about Mercury's passion for a NYT Book Review blurb, how she doesn't write "Chick Lit" but stories about "the human condition" and as she runs into one person after another, we truly see that human condition.
The glimpses into the world of a burgeoning author (well, I guess I should say well established as she is into her fifth book) and her relationship with her agent, book tours, ARCs, and insecurities was fantastic. There were frustrating moments of her believing the slimeball, but I think it was even more frustrating for me because I am so often the victim of being too trusting myself.
Mercury's neuroses were just non-stop. It did get to be a little much at times because you just know she can be an energy drainer! I liked the golf scene where a certain someone admires her chutzpah, and I liked the vulnerability she shows at the book signing.
This was a fun, witty, laugh out loud read with a nice bit of romance, including a modern little White Knight to the Rescue bit. The bantering of emails had me snickering, her inner dialogue that quickly turns into a panicked phone call to her agent had me shaking my head, and her antics had me laughing out loud.
Thank you SO much, Lauren Baratz-Logsted!
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