Review: Lively Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2012
I really enjoyed this lively story about a journalist as she climbs the career ladder. She is asked to cover a story about  man whom she had a crush on as a youth.  She didn't even know if he would remember her.  She continually finds herself in awkward situations as she strives to fulfill her assignment in order to get the big job she wants.  This novel is loosely based on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice".  It follows Austen's work much more loosely than other books I have read along this line.  Still, it was a fun read.  The two main characters spar with each other through most of the book. By the end, I was anxious for the sparring to be over.  I loved it when they each shared their thoughts and feelings about what was really going on.  It is a clean read which was an attraction for me.  Unlike another reviewer, I didn't think it was too clean.  In fact, I think it pushed the boundaries of what I would consider clean. There is some very heavy kissing and some implied sex, that is not graphic. All of that aside, it was exciting to watch the story unfold.  I loved the setting and imagined being at the houses described.  I also long for a swim in Maggie's favorite swimming hole.