Review: Insightful Minds Review
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2012
Okay, two things caught my eye and made me sign up for the blog tour with this book.1. I LOVE me some Jane Austin2. The phrase - <em>A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice</em>Well <strong>YES</strong> please! Really, who can turn those two things down? So naturally, I jumped at this with <span style="text-decoration: underline;">HIGH</span> expectations of this book. While the story was freaking adorable and I totally saw where the author was coming from with some things, other things just felt.. off to me, making the book fall just a little bot short for me. I am pretty sure I can blame that more on myself, simply because I set myself up with those high standards with this book!On one hand you have Lizzie. Headstrong, determined and out to get things accomplished. My kind of girl! She knows what she wants and she isn't afraid to go after it. Facing the new owners and the new lady running the school this year, NO PROBLEM! Despite the good things that come her way this year at school, she faced with more problems than she anticipated. Between the roommate situation, <em>BOYS</em> being allowed in a once <strong>ALL GIRL</strong> school, the distance looming between her and her best friend, Ellie, and trying to get proof of the new owners so they can be convinced that these changes are horrible, it's amazing this girl has time for anything at all!On the other hand you have Dante. Here is a man of mystery if I have ever seen one and a hot and cold attitude to match. To say that him and Lizzie are opposites is an <em>understatement</em>. He goes through phases where he likes her, he seems to not be able to stand her, and then his entire being softens and he changes into a totally different person. I swear I would have whiplash if I were Lizzie! Alas, he is hiding something, a BIG something that will pretty much make or break and relationship that is in store for him and Lizzie.Here is what threw me, the relationship itself. First they hate each other, then they are on speaking terms, then bad things happen and then BAM - they are together. It was like "<em>oh wow, that just did NOT fit</em>." Of course, I know other people who just LOVED this, so it may have just been me that it didn't work for lol. The only other issue I have with this story is that it was so short. I so wanted it to be longer. I felt that since it was short, that some parts of it were rushed. Things that should have been touched on more, weren't and everything was just kind of laid out in the last few chapters.One thing I will say though, is that this doesn't stop be from reading the next book in this series, simply because I want to know more about Ellie. I will also say that I HOPE Cecilia writes a book about Anne! She intrigues me on so many levels, as does Dante's sister. Speaking of them, the side characters in this book are just as awesome as the main ones. They bring dimension to the story that gives you better insight to Lizzie and Dante.