I really enjoyed this book. I hope the author continues to write more books in the future. I can't wait to see what this author releases in the future.

Review Elizabeth Bennett Gallant Suitor by Regina Jeffers

This book is a modern twist on ‘Pride and Prejudice’.

It is a well written tale that draws you in from the beginning and we find out more about Jane the eldest of Mrs Bennet’s children and the modern development of Elizabethan Darcy’s relationship that could never have been written in regency times. Though do not be under the impression this is a steamy tale far from it. They are strong characters and are shown in an expanded way to see all sides of their characters good and not so good but vey realistically.

I did enjoy this book and I did not feel disappointed or felt it disrespected Miss Austen’s original book in any way just a variation. I thoroughly enjoyed both for different reasons just took the families stories from a different viewpoint and expanded on it.

It grabs you from the first page to the last.

Elizabeth Bennet's Gallant Suitor
by Regina Jeffers
Pub Date 05 Oct 2022
Publisher Independently Published
Genre Historical Fiction | Romance | Women's Fiction

I adore Pride and Prejudice retellings and am always looking for new authors in this genre. I recently read and enjoyed one of Ms Jeffers' books, so I was eager to read this one, and I was not disappointed. The plot was clean but not without angst and chemistry. The story is full of unexpected twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages and wondering what will happen next. The action takes us down different paths for each of the beloved P&P characters, particularly Jane and Mrs Bennett. The story was well-written and kept my attention throughout. I'm glad I got to read it, and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.

Thank you to BookBuzz.net and NetGalley for the ARC. This felt very close to the original but also different in moments. The characterization of Jane felt way off base in how she evolved but I will give Jeffers credit for how she explains the character motivation. I don't like how Jane comes across but surprisingly three of the Bennet sisters get their happy endings. There was a time in the middle discussing the intricacies of horse racing that I skimmed through but once it got back to the main characters, I enjoyed it. If you are in a P&P mood, this can be a quick fun read.

I absolutely love Pride and Prejudice retellings and am always looking for new authors in this genre. I've recently read one of Ms Jeffers' books and loved it so was excited to read this one, and I was not disappointed. The story was clean but not absent of angst and chemistry. The story definitely has some surprising twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages and wondering what will happen next. The story takes us on a different path for each the beloved P&P characters, especially for Jane and Mrs. Bennett. The story was well-written and kept my interest the whole time. I was glad to have had the opportunity to read this and look forward to reading more by this author.
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

More a 3.5. It had a decent plot, and it’s a Bad Jane variant, which I always enjoy. Unfortunately, it was plagued by anachronisms and needed some editing. It dragged in places.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC copy for me to review.

This book was really interesting. I loved Elizabeth and her witty character. Although it's a retelling from beloved Pride and Prejudice it was really nice.

When fortune does not equal happiness …

This book being my second read by the author, I understand a bit more the difference between variation and vagary, and there is again this long epilogue with its bittersweet moments that make you sniff and sigh at the same time.
I love how all the Bennet girls have their time under the limelight, for the better or the worst.
Plus it is not often Jane is portrayed under a less than pristine perspective to offer in exchange to Mary a bit of her usual kind and gentle aura.
Lizzie is her witty clever self, with a temper to match it why she butts head with Darcy from the beginning but she is not too high in the step to apologize when she learns she has been in the wrong. Why while they could have easily turned into enemies, they both are reasonable enough to see they could be allies, even if they from time to time cross words if necessary.
Darcy is the one with blinders, quickly falling under Elizabeth’s spell but fighting to keep his head over water, determined to hold on his bachelorhood. He acknowledges she has become his own measuring scale about what he is seeking in a future spouse, all the while not deeming her right for the title.
If not for Mr Bennet’s talk, I would have bashed his stubborn skull.

Yet this book is more than their romance, in some way, it made me thought of Little Women, as all the sisters are shown the path to their HEA, or not, if they are willing to fight for it.
Jane by letting her pride take the better of herself, she dooms her future happiness, while Mary shines under the gaze of a man who sees her worthiness, Kitty in dissociating herself from her younger sister Lydia walks the first steps toward a merry union. Even Mrs Bennet and Lydia are granted new choices.

The added plot into the main scenario supplemented the whole tale with mystery and intrigue, as much entertaining as the original storyline.
5 stars

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I have been granted an advance copy by the author, here is my true and unbiased opinion.

In this Pride and Prejudice variation can Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy prevent the arranged marriage instigated by Sir Wesley Belwood between his nephew Colonel Fitzwilliam and his granddaughter Jane Belwood previously known as Bennet. A daughter from Mrs Bennet's first marriage. Do either Jane and the Colonel want the marriage or are there other options.
An entertaining and well-written story which thankfully other Bennet daughters stories were also told not just Elizabeth's. Though I would have prefered more time spent with Mary and possibly Jane.

Elizabeth Bennet will not tolerate her dearest sister Jane being coerced into marriage. Yet, how she will prevent the “inevitable”? Jane, after all, has proven to be the granddaughter of Sir Wesley Belwood, a tyrannical baronet, who means to have his say in Jane’s marriage in order to preserve the family bloodlines. When Colonel Fitzwilliam appears at Stepton Abbey as the prospective groom, Elizabeth must join forces with the colonel’s cousin, a very handsome gentleman named Mr. Darcy, to prevent the unwanted betrothal.
Lacking in fortune and unconventionally handsome, Elizabeth Bennet is willing to risk everything so her beloved sister may have a happily ever after, even if Elizabeth must thwart all of Sir Wesley’s plans, as well as those of Mr. Darcy.
Fitzwilliam Darcy meant to flirt with the newly named Miss Belwood himself to prevent the girl’s marriage to his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, but one glance to Miss Elizabeth Bennet has Darcy considering everything but his cousin’s fate. Miss Elizabeth thought him a wastrel, but when incidents throw them together, they must combine forces to fight for love for the colonel, for Jane, and maybe, even for themselves.
This is a Pride and Prejudice novel.
It is a knock off of the original story.
I received a complimentary copy of this book which I read and reviewed voluntarily. This in no way affects my opinion of this book which I read and reviewed voluntarily.