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    Pride and Premeditation
    Pride and Premeditation
    Pride and Premeditation
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    Pride and Premeditation

    Written by Tirzah Price

    Narrated by Morag Sims

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    One of BuzzFeed's best YA books of 2021!

    Perfect for fans of the Lady Janies and Stalking Jack the Ripper, the first book in the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries trilogy is a clever retelling of Pride and Prejudice that reimagines the iconic settings, characters, and romances in a thrilling and high-stakes whodunit.

    When a scandalous murder shocks London high society, seventeen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seizes the opportunity to prove herself, despite the interference of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the stern young heir to the prestigious firm Pemberley Associates.

    Convinced the authorities have imprisoned the wrong person, Lizzie vows to solve the murder on her own. But as the case—and her feelings for Darcy—become more complicated, Lizzie discovers that her dream job could make her happy, but it might also get her killed.

    Three of Jane Austen’s classic novels receive a murder mystery makeover in this romantic and thrilling three-book series that’s perfect for fans of The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy.

    Pride and Premeditation is followed by Sense and Second-Degree Murder, in which aspiring scientist Elinor Dashwood and her sister Marianne, a budding detective, work together to solve the mystery of their father’s murder.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 6, 2021
    ISBN9780063061477
    Author

    Tirzah Price

    Tirzah Price holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When she’s not writing, reading, or talking about YA books, she experiments in the kitchen and knits. She lives in Michigan.

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    • 5/5
      Loved it! It was absolutely, darling, the main characters were great, they were funny, they were witty. I highly recommend.
    • 4/5
      Fabulous. Great characterisation. Elizabeth Bennett as a detective. It works!
    • 4/5
      Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books of all time. Because of this (or despite this, depending on who you ask!), I love reading retellings of one of my favorite stories. I went into it not knowing what to expect, but I left feeling satisfied with the story. I'll refrain from spoiling a good mystery but I was afraid that it would be too simple - instead I found a plot that was quite exciting and engaging. I also loved the take on Darcy this book presents - not quite the same as the original, but good nonetheless. I would definitely recommend to fans of the classic, unless you are easily triggered by historical inaccuracies or other popular variations of this story.
    • 4/5
      Lovely cozy mystery whether you like Jane Austen books or not. The author took alot of liberties as she has admited but I think Jane Austen would have been proud.
    • 3/5
      First I LOVED this book. However the audiobook skipped large portions of the story and ended without the book being done. Luckily I had the physical book I could read and fill in the gaps.
    • 5/5
      I loved this!
      Super engaging and satisfying adaptation! The Lizzie character is so well formed and I love the progression of the relationship between her a Darcy!
    • 4/5
      At first the liberties the author took with the time period rubbed me the wrong way a little, but once I got used to it and got sucked into the story I enjoyed it more. I found it easier to think of this as an alternate reality Pride and Prejudice. The narrator did an admirable job with all the voices.
    • 3/5
      A Pride and Prejudice retelling, sort of? maybe? Same beloved characters, but the romance is missing.The characters have similar personalities, but relationships/settings/occupations are just dissimilar enough to be confusing/frustrating.Instead you get a historical murder mystery, which wasn't a very good "who dunnit" as the suspects is obviously one of two people, at least in my mind.But I am a sucker for anything Austen, so I will still eagerly await the next mystery retelling in the series.
    • 3/5
      Lizzie Bennet wants to convince to her father that he should officially hire her to work at his law firm, Longborn & Sons. She decides to do this by proving that a recently-accused Mr Bingley is innocent of murder.This twists, rather than echoes, the events of Pride and Prejudice, and the results rather sideline Lizzie’s sisters, who I kept expecting to play a larger part. But as a murder mystery about the 19th century English legal system, Pride and Premeditation is interesting, surprising and enjoyable. Will read Sense and Second-Degree Murder next year.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this novel. It was a fun retelling of the original with the same characters and regency feel. However, many of them had different roles and I liked that the murder mystery drove the plot. Lizzie's narration was entertaining and the banter between her and Darcy had me smiling. I look forward to the second book in the series.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed Lizzie and Darcy’s chemistry however they didn’t interact as much as I would have preferred, they didn’t share many scenes until the second half of the book. I just feel like to really get that pride and prejudice vibe going, to emphasize those misconceptions of one another they needed more moments together, not even overtly romantic moments, just working together more (or even working against each other) would have been enough to increase the sparks flying and fire up the initial animosity. If you’ve read Pride and Prejudice, the majority of these characters don’t veer far from their counterparts in the original, for that reason you’ll immediately have a solid sense of who the potential suspects are in the murder mystery although there are enough of those suspects that there remains a bit of a guessing game. I’m much more of a romance reader than a mystery reader so the mystery likely would have been more engaging for me had Lizzie and Darcy reluctantly teamed up in the investigation earlier on, a contentious sort of team up like Miss Scarlet and The Duke or Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, however, I do think the mystery itself was nicely crafted with a number of twists.
    • 5/5
      This book resets Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as a mystery set in London. I am one of the minority who hasn't read the original nor have I seen any of the screen adaptations. My only knowledge of the original story is that of anyone who lives in this culture. Midway through reading this story, I did read the Spark Notes summary of the plot.Lizzie Bennet is the second daughter of a competent but not very ambitious lawyer. She would very much like to work for him and become a lawyer herself. She has spent years helping in his office which deals mainly with contract law trying to convince her father to take her on as an employee. She is distressed that her father has taken Mr. Collins as a partner and intends to leave the business to him because she sees that Collins is incompetent among other faults.When Collins steals credit for a discovery Lizzie makes, her father tells her that she needs to find her own case and solve it by logic. Luckily, one of her street sources tells her that there has been a murder. She quickly goes to the site to find that Mr. Bingley has been accused of killing his wastrel brother-in-law. She convinces Bingley to let her investigate but her plans to be hired are thwarted when Bingley hires his old friend Fitzwilliam Darcy.Lizzie and Darcy don't hit it off. In fact, each gains a very negative opinion of the other. But Lizzie is determined to solve the crime. She is assisted in her investigation by Mr. Wickham who is a Runner and quite often underfoot when she is investigating. She also learns that Mr. Wickham and Mr. Darcy are enemies. Wickham blames Darcy for getting him fired from Pemberley and Associates. This was an engaging mystery. Fans of the original Pride and Prejudice will enjoy seeing the characters recast into new roles in this one. Though some characters seem to retain their original roles like Mrs. Bennett who is still the discontented hypochondriac wife willing to do anything to marry off her five daughters. Her strong interest in society gossip does provide a very helpful clue as Lizzie investigates.I recommend this one to fans of historical mysteries.
    • 2/5
      I have never really been a fan of Pride and Prejudice. Ive seen multiple versions of the movie and loved them, but I have never made it through the book. And unfortunately I didn’t make it through this one either. I really tried, but I just didn’t care. I like the premise. Elizabeth bennett wants to be a lawyer and practice with her dad, but she is a lady and lady’s done work. Mystery abound, but it’s not entertaining enough to the reader/listerner (as I was reading an audiobook) to care enough to finish the story.
    • 4/5
      This is a "voice galley," intended only for reviewers and read by a synthetic voice, not whoever will be the narrator. This is not the version that will be for sale.This an alternative version of Pride and Prejudice, in which Mr. Bennet is a barrister, and the family live in the Cheapside section of London. His firm is Longbourne & Sons, but of course there are no sons, and the dreadful Mr. Collins, a cousin from Hertfordshire, has been employed as a solicitor for the firm, and named as the heir.Next we come to Elizabeth Bennet and her friend, Charlotte Lucas. Charlotte in this retelling has a very respectable father, Sir Henry Lucas, but Sir Henry married a West Indian woman, and Charlotte is too dark-skinned to pass as "really English." Charlotte works as a secretary in the Longbourne firm. Elizabeth longs to be a barrister, and volunteers at the firm, doing work the junior solicitors don't have time for, and in Mr. Collins's case, isn't really very good at.Let's be clear that that entire paragraph is impossible in Regency England. Women did not work in law firms, certainly not as secretaries, which is how up and coming young men got their start. A woman becoming a barrister or a solicitor was not just unlikely and disapproved of; it was impossible. The mixed-race Charlotte, without a rich dowry, would have no chance, rather than very little chance, of achieving what from her upbringing and education she would consider a respectable marriage. A position as a governess or a companion would have been her best prospects.The author, however, knows this, and made the changes intentionally, to give the intelligent and headstrong Elizabeth Bennet more scope. It's really handled very well, just plausible enough that I was willing to run with it.The other major change, of course, is that this is a murder mystery.The murder victim is William Hurst, husband of Charles Bingley's sister, Louisa. Charles, of course, is the obvious suspect. William is a drunk and an unsuccessful gambler, a constant drain on the resources of Bingley and his company, Netherfield Shipping. He took Hurst home, dead drunk, at night, and in the morning returned to the Hurst home to find him, quite simply, dead. Stabbed nearly a dozen times--and when Elizabeth asks him specific questions about the condition of the body, it's clear that when found, he certainly wasn't killed by Charles, the night before. The body is not yet cool, nor is the blood completely dry.What follows is a puzzling mystery, as Charles, with his frustrations over William Hurst's drain on the family resources and neglect of Louisa, is the one with the most obvious motive. The Bingley solicitor, Fitzwilliam Darcy, of Pemberley & Associates, intends to have a barrister defend Bingley on the basis of his excellent character and great respectability, but Elizabeth doubts this will be effective. The conflict between the two of them is as delightful as ever, and they almost despite themselves uncover the nefarious plot behind the murder.This is just a lot of fun, and I forgive the historical inaccuracies because they are both intentional and entertaining.Recommended.I received a free "voice galley" of this audiobook from the publisher via NetGalley, and am reviewing it voluntarily.