Darcy in Distress

A Pride and Prejudice Variation

De: Laraba Kendig

Narrado por: Melissa Dlodlo

Mr. Darcy is rich, well-connected and handsome, but he is also exhausted, broken-hearted and afraid. Can Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet find happiness together?

Fitzwilliam Darcy’s father was an unreliable rake who brought their family much trouble before his death. Darcy’s fears are potent, but his resolve to care for his sister and mother is strong.

Darcy’s uncle, the Earl of Matlock, has gone into debt and may lose his estate. He plans to force Georgiana Darcy to marry his son to gain access to her dowry, and Lady Catherine may ally with him due to Darcy’s reluctance to marry her daughter Anne.

Elizabeth finds herself drawn into the struggles with Darcy’s relatives and threats to his beloved mother and sister. Darcy is mesmerized by Miss Elizabeth of Longbourn, even as she becomes enamored with his gallant heart. Can love overcome their circumstances?

This novel is a sweet and clean, low angst Pride and Prejudice variation where all of the Bennet sisters have happy endings, with a satisfying epilogue.

©2022 Laraba Kendig (P)2022 Laraba Kendig

How Wicked

A very interesting twist that includes Lady Anne Darcy cruel Matlocks. It’s odd to find yourself hating characters that are usually just insufferably arrogant!
Wrong choice of narrator for this story. I loved her voice but this is not the genre for her to shine.

I’m very confused

Kendig’s variations are among my favorites, but here the story wasn’t as robust - neither the intrigue nor the main romance - and the secondary characters lacked depth. The narration was all over the place, with very noticeable pickups that may have even been a different narrator? Noticeably not up to par with other delightful work by this author.