What I've read this summer . . . Vol. 4
The True Darcy Spirit - Elizabeth Aston

Yay! My first adult book for the summer!

Being the Anglophile and HUGE fan of Jane Austin that I am, I decided to read outside her realm and some of the "sequels" that have been written in her style. Originally I read the first book in this series, Mr. Darcy's Daughters a couple of years ago. When I saw this book last year, I tried to read it, but due to unexpected circumstances (a massively delayed flight in Chicago and the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) I didn't get a chance to finish it.

Well this summer I did.

It was difficult to get through the first 5 or so chapters due to the situations that come up for the heroine, Cassandra Darcy. I used to thrive on those types of situations when I was younger (part of the reason why I LOVED Jane Eyre when I read it in the 8th grade), but now they just make me drag my feet.

However, once I got through them, I breezed through the rest of the book.

It was truly fascinating to read more about this time period and the caste structure that determined British (and indeed many others) society.

What was also fun to read was the different take of the original story of Pride and Prejudice compared to another author who wrote a different "sequel" - Mr. Darcy's Diary which I read earlier this year. Which in itself was a wonderful book.

So, if you love Pride and Prejudice, this is for you. Although I would definitely suggest reading Mr. Darcy's Daughters first.

Now . . . onto my next book . . .