tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post3582810279548878958..comments2024-03-28T13:55:25.901-07:00Comments on So little time...: Review: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World by Abigail ReynoldsCandy @ So little time...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-58522258486078952392013-03-15T15:13:49.095-07:002013-03-15T15:13:49.095-07:00What an interesting premise for a book. This soun...What an interesting premise for a book. This sounds like a great read. Adding this to my list to read also. Thanks, Candy.Adrianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414114402072885418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-91336662972935520302013-03-05T16:30:47.087-08:002013-03-05T16:30:47.087-08:00I adore this one! For me the more angst the better...I adore this one! For me the more angst the better... and this one sure has a ton of it. I go back to this one whenever I need a fix. Even after many readings I get that tightness in my chest and the lump in my throat at certain parts. Love it!erlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059757558941640165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-70033393599042450822013-03-04T19:35:50.999-08:002013-03-04T19:35:50.999-08:00Hi Monica! I thought so too - the chapters after w...Hi Monica! I thought so too - the chapters after were worse. Elizabeth was in the depths of despair that's for sure. Then it turns around, and of course it has a very happy ending!! Loved it! Candy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-32698799431003049892013-03-04T19:01:47.501-08:002013-03-04T19:01:47.501-08:00HI Jakki! Yep! It's oh-so-good! ;)HI Jakki! Yep! It's oh-so-good! ;)Candy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-5118388741376080842013-03-04T17:05:52.062-08:002013-03-04T17:05:52.062-08:00I too enjoyed it much more the second time around ...I too enjoyed it much more the second time around and I think my angst tolerance has risen quite a bit since I first started reading JAFF. The scene that sparked the conversation on twitter (chapter 5 I think) was angsty but I actually thought what came after was worse. I was surprised that I had forgotten from my first read how far Lizzy was contemplating going to solve their dilemma. MonicaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059381106713282439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-1342781735056669542013-03-04T15:15:13.631-08:002013-03-04T15:15:13.631-08:00Hi Abigail! You're welcome! I'm glad I re-...Hi Abigail! You're welcome! I'm glad I re-read it too, although I've read many of your books more than once! ;) I should have given it a second chance sooner! Well, however it came to be, I'm glad you DID write it! Candy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-6938701705598164862013-03-04T14:57:15.932-08:002013-03-04T14:57:15.932-08:00Hi Angie! Oh me either! I've been known to put...Hi Angie! Oh me either! I've been known to put down a book with too much angst. <br /><br />I can't wait for tomorrow! Exciting!Candy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-48357588447541553652013-03-04T14:53:35.172-08:002013-03-04T14:53:35.172-08:00Ceri! You've said it perfectly!! So many emoti...Ceri! You've said it perfectly!! So many emotions! I couldn't put it down either - read it in one sitting! <br /><br />I loved your comment! Thank you! And yes, bless Georgiana, poor girl. ;)Candy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-3652877837640891762013-03-04T14:22:20.791-08:002013-03-04T14:22:20.791-08:00So glad you enjoyed this, Candy. I love this book!...So glad you enjoyed this, Candy. I love this book! You are right though- oh, the angst! But the story os oh-so-good! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-22699882064979245802013-03-04T14:03:47.210-08:002013-03-04T14:03:47.210-08:00Thanks for the lovely review, Candy, and I'm g...Thanks for the lovely review, Candy, and I'm glad you were moved to read it a second time. I'm still a bit baffled as to how I came to write it!Abigail Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708693060207815920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-59882376750586939472013-03-04T13:19:14.502-08:002013-03-04T13:19:14.502-08:00There is a lot of angst in this book - and I'm...There is a lot of angst in this book - and I'm not usually a girl who likes angst in her stories. What I loved about it was the fact that Elizabeth seemed to hate him even more after she started to fall in love with him. It rang so true!Angie Kroll, Austen Admirershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16123256324138854354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-34420825433945838482013-03-04T12:42:22.780-08:002013-03-04T12:42:22.780-08:00I just loved this book! I could hardly put it dow...I just loved this book! I could hardly put it down, and once I finished it I needed to read it again. It surprised me a bit that I liked it so much because it's not a happy read for much of the book but I think Abigail Reynolds does uncomfortable emotions really well. My stomach was in knots while reading this, I felt awful for them both. Once Lizzy had been compromised the marriage to Darcy was inevitable - to make her life happy she had to keep him happy so it made perfect sense that she would lead him to believe she was happy with her fate and you feel awful for him because he has married believing Lizzy loves him when in fact she doesn't want to be married to him at all, and they both feel so guilty about what they've done to each other.<br /><br />I really liked the way that many of the same things that happen in P&P also happen here, but in come about in different ways, such as Lizzy finding out about Wickham's lies, what he tried with Georgiana etc.<br /><br />And the bits with Georgiana really made me smile, she is completely bewildered by her brother's marriage, one moment they are hardly speaking then constantly together and she can't understand it at all, bless her!Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-60513505377159924762013-03-04T12:03:30.640-08:002013-03-04T12:03:30.640-08:00Hi Sophia Rose! (I love your name!!) I think that&...Hi Sophia Rose! (I love your name!!) I think that's what was happening to me...I liked it before, but I loved it the second reading! :DCandy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-44950299774198071622013-03-04T09:48:54.572-08:002013-03-04T09:48:54.572-08:00I had to read this one a second time to appreciate...I had to read this one a second time to appreciate it better. I think that the emotions got to me so much the first time that I just wanted to hurry and see what would happen so the angst would end. The second time through I could take my time and just appreciate the story.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-55385957725210316662013-03-04T09:46:33.350-08:002013-03-04T09:46:33.350-08:00Haha! Me too! I brought my favorite, From Lambton ...Haha! Me too! I brought my favorite, From Lambton to Longbourn, to the AGM for Abigail to sign! I would have brought all her books with me, but I knew I'd be bringing a bunch of new books home with me! Definite JAFF nerd here! :DCandy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650768524127186637.post-44197275624843444202013-03-04T08:40:00.188-08:002013-03-04T08:40:00.188-08:00This is one of my favs from Abigail (but I still l...This is one of my favs from Abigail (but I still like Impulse & Initiative best - AND I got her to sign it! Yes, I'm still a JAFF nerd at heart - LOL!)Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869756377940254444noreply@blogger.com