Practical Engagements A Fitzwilliam Darcy Story edition by Sophie Rae Romance eBooks
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This variation begins at Rosings, but veers off course when Elizabeth decides to accept Darcy's Hunsford proposal, thanks in large part to the unwitting influence of Colonel Fitzwilliam. This story is as much about Elizabeth and Darcy's torturous road to love, as it is about Colonel Fitzwilliam's parallel, purgative journey. It is a tale about falling in love, falling out of love, and just falling. Intended for ages 17 to 117, due to some implicit but more mature themes.
Practical Engagements A Fitzwilliam Darcy Story edition by Sophie Rae Romance eBooks
Darcy's an uptight ass. Elizabeth is spineless. The Colonel is in love. All ends well for Darcy & Elizabeth but I hated the way Darcy treats the Colonel. Either he loves him like a brother with all the forgiveness that entails or he cares for him only when he needs him and is still an uptight as. I like the Colonel too much to like this Variation. Others however may really enjoy it.Product details
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Practical Engagements A Fitzwilliam Darcy Story edition by Sophie Rae Romance eBooks Reviews
That is how I felt after reading this book. It was very well written. The book also had some wonderful, tender scenes. Very descriptive. However, lots of heartache. Would have loved more romance between our favourite characters.
All in all, not a bad read, but not what I like in a Pride and Prejudice variation either. If I had to chose a word to describe the plot, it would be miserable. Unfortunately, the story wallows in the utter ruin of Colonel Fitzwilliam's character and the deconstruction of Darcy's and Lizzy's relationship into something wholly displeasing. The story lacks passion and a sparkling redemption that would have justified all the angst, instead leaving the reader with a rather lukewarm and dull ending that had hopefulness more forced than earned.
Despite the various proofing errors and occasional wrong word choice (e.g. arduous instead of ardent), the author is obviously talented. The story is well written and easy to follow. Extra points to the author for originality when using a well loved P&P plot. Lady Hensley was characterized very well, but unfortunately Lord Hensley and Mrs. Stone needed more work. Considering their importance to the story, they come off very hollow and lightly drawn. The same goes for Georgiana, who has little screen time in the book unless she is propping up the plot or used to contrive conflict. Also it is never explained why Georgiana so involved herself in the plight of her friend's companion; therefore, what could have added drama to the story instead became a source of confusion. Lady Catherine is also under utilized. It's supposed that she will return to cause problems, but she never does.
The story seems to be quite focused on the negative aspects of the main characters' personalities and an exploration of these less-than-stellar traits. Perhaps interesting to write, but I found such unrelenting negativity hard to read. Darcy and the Colonel in particular fall into this category for me.
I recommend this one to readers who like angst, love triangles, lack of communication, dastardly villains who aren't George Wickham and Lady C, maybe happily ever afters, and realism in romantic fiction to the point of discomfort...
what started as a trial read for the sample become a must read till the end. I just can't put the book away until I finish. The author has a very special way of narrating how the true love affair and " long engagement " of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth has finally come to be actualized so they both feel that they truly belong to each other. Just love the complex way the author laid out in detail the final realization. I will definitely read it again in the future just in case
I miss some beautiful aspect of the story. I am looking forward for more story from the author. I read the book till dawn until I finished the story.
I do have to give the author credit this story is ambitious. I’ve read stories where Elizabeth is engaged to the colonel and Darcy has to deal with the ensuing heartbreak, and I’ve read one with a similar storyline to this in that the colonel has to suffer in the background. But this particular story had EVERYONE suffering.
Lizzy accepts Darcy for practical reasons and because there’s something the colonel says during their walk that nudges her toward Darcy. Even so, she regrets it. The colonel has to lick his wounds for hesitating, and in the beginning Darcy is blissfully unaware anything is amiss, to the point you really can’t believe how arrogantly stupid he is.
But once he realizes it, then we have a cast of main characters suffering emotionally for one reason or another. One of the things I couldn’t take in this story is how Darcy is a jerk until the very end. Yes he seems to be an attentive husband and a most ardent lover, but does he ever get over his conceit and disdain for the Bennets? I don’t think so. He seems to budge a little in regards to the Gardiners but all he did was talk badly of the family and never really “changes” in that respect.
And his persona seems to have broken Elizabeth. Granted, she had her moments where she stood up to Darcy, but it’s not the Lizzy we know. And then there’s the colonel, who couldn’t seem to get over her and it became rather boring to read after a while. Really, a lot of the story was rambling about their thoughts or arguments over the same things. I finished the book quickly enough but it almost became like pulling teeth.
What I did enjoy believe it or not was that amidst the endless prose, the language itself was lovely. Despite grammatical and mechanical errors, the author really did treat this as a labor of love it seems. Unfortunately, it just didn’t fully work for me.
The angst is HIGH in this story, and there’s no action except for one scene. A scene which sets the story in a different direction for the colonel. Speaking of that, I don’t know if there’s a sequel planned but after all the misery of this story, I would have loved to know down the road if anything good happened besides Lizzy and Darcy finally finding some peace in their marriage.
If you’re not into angsty stories, this may not be for you. I’m glad I read it, but it’s not something I see myself reading again.
One final and random note the synopsis claims this story is full of mature themes and implicit scenes best suited for ages 17 and up. I highly disagree. This story is very clean in regards to that. Anything between Darcy and Elizabeth is certainly implied but borderline vague.
Darcy's an uptight ass. Elizabeth is spineless. The Colonel is in love. All ends well for Darcy & Elizabeth but I hated the way Darcy treats the Colonel. Either he loves him like a brother with all the forgiveness that entails or he cares for him only when he needs him and is still an uptight as. I like the Colonel too much to like this Variation. Others however may really enjoy it.
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