Review: A Modern Lizzie
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2013
I really enjoyed reading the first four books of this set. As an avid Jane Austen fan, I enjoyed watching, comparing, and delighting in the parallels between Cecilia Gray's modern retellings of these classic love stories.Elizabeth Bennett's new manifestation as Lizzie as a practical investigative journalist in the making with her eyes on admittance to Georgetown and finding out who is the new owner of Jane Austen Academy is similar enough to the original to see the correlations, yet distant enough to add an air of mystery. Gray's Lizzie is a different young woman than her namesake. Less warm, but also more forgiving. She is a fighter.The romance between the romantic leads, though somewhat predictable (it is a retelling after all), still had an air of mystery and suspense. How would Gray bring them together?Overall, I would recommend the book to anyone who enjoys YA romance with a Austen twist.