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I made it maybe two thirds or more through.

The characters at Longbourn were not believable. Full of modern day high schoolers saying “*Fabulous* darling” and “We *must* catch up soon dear” and having words in italics all the time...I get that they’re rich, and some people talk a little bit like that, but the way it was presented in the book didn’t sell me. And the piano prodigy thing wasn’t working for me. Darcy didn’t work for me. Everything felt fake and very staged, so I couldn’t get lost in the story.

Disappointed. I knew from the title it would probably be a little cheesy and a very light read, but I also hoped I would enjoy it some, which I did not. Not for me I guess.


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Prom and Prejudice Elizabeth Eulberg Books Reviews

I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did! I am a sucker for Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice which this story is a take off on. I do have to do a disclaimer here, which is really just one of my pet peeves but so mild it is really not too peevish...every story that is a take off on Jane Austen uses all her character names. Don't you think someone should catch on in the story and be like, "wow, these names remind me of a novel I read once" or something!! Anyway, like I said, a small peeve. This story is set at a swanky high school where only the wealthy and priviledged get to go and our dear heroine is there on a scholarship because she is not wealthy and definetly did not grow up in the right part of town. She is a budding pianist which is what got her into the high school in the first place but everyone treats her badly because of her upbringing. The pride part of the story revolves around everyones preceived notions as to what they are entitled to because of their wealth and standing and the prejudice part of the story stems from that pride and just how others are preceived-good or bad and everyone is a little bit infected by it. Prom is the big deal for everyone at this school and months before hand girls pull out all stops to secure a "good" date to prom. This takes the place of Austen's "season" and parties that are given in her novel. I won't spoil the story but it moves nicely between misunderstanding and misconception to knowledge to correcting wrong notions to change of heart as those notions are corrected.

This was an easy read. The story moves along nicely and plausably though I was pleasantly surprised by a twist in the story towards the end. You will recognize all the characters Darcy, Lizzy, Charlotte, Jane, Charles, Caroline, Georgette, Lydia and Wickam. Give it a shot, I think you will like it!!
I so enjoyed this book. I don't think I'm saying that just because I love Pride and Prejudice. I mean, I didn't really like the retelling where Darcy was a vampire. Just because something is Pride and Prejudice related doesn't mean I'll automatically love it (although it clearly helps!)

No, I liked this book all on its own. The writing is engaging and fun. Ms. Eulberg doesn't take it too seriously. She's doesn't try to recreate Austen's Pride and Prejudice but rather takes it and pays homage in her own unique style. I loved the ways that she works in the names and attributes of people and places from the original. You still have the same main characters but their relationships may be slightly different (Jane and Lizze are roomies and friends, not sisters.) Names may be changed but the "essence" of the characters/relationships tend to be the same.

There were so many aspects of the story that I just found so enjoyable... the boarding schools (Longbourn for girls and Pemberly for boys,) Lizzie as a pianist, prom and it's critical role at the school, Bingley and Darcy's semester in London, it all worked so well with Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Eulberg's newly imagined version. ***dreamy sigh*** I just really, really liked it. It was a pleasure to read and when it was over I was smiling. I'm not going to spoil the end but I especially enjoyed the way Darcy and Elizabeth enjoyed prom )

If you haven't read The Lonely Hearts Club start there. I imagine you'll be adding Prom & Prejudice to your "to read" pile before your done! You won't regret it!
This is a wonderful and sweet modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth Bennet is a scholarship student at Longbourn Academy in Connecticut. She's a talented piano player and she's very bright. She's from Hoboken, New Jersey and her parents are middle class. They've done everything they can to get her training and wonderful teachers for piano. Most of the students at Longbourn treat scholarship students terribly and they go above and beyond with Lizzie. The one wonderful thing about attending school at Longbourn is Jane, Lizzie's sweet and friendly roommate. She also has the other scholarship student as a friend with Charlotte. Jane has been talking with Charles Bingley while he, his best friend Will Darcy, and his twin sister Caroline went to London for a semester study abroad. Will Darcy seems to have a problem with her since she's a scholarship student.

Lizzie is a wonderful person and kind but she's so tired of having to put up with the treatment at Longbourn. She's there for her music but she has to deal with so much from the students. People have thrown things in her face, they have put things in her shampoo to get rid of her hair, and many other things to her. She meets Wick and she thinks they are similar because he's a townie who went to Pemberly as a scholarship student. He was friends with Darcy but then something happened and he was kicked out.

Will has been raised with lots of money and he's a great guy. But he experienced something terrible with Wick and he's put up some major walls. But he shows what a wonderful person he is by doing some really great things for Lizzie.

Definitely worth reading.
I made it maybe two thirds or more through.

The characters at Longbourn were not believable. Full of modern day high schoolers saying “*Fabulous* darling” and “We *must* catch up soon dear” and having words in italics all the time...I get that they’re rich, and some people talk a little bit like that, but the way it was presented in the book didn’t sell me. And the piano prodigy thing wasn’t working for me. Darcy didn’t work for me. Everything felt fake and very staged, so I couldn’t get lost in the story.

Disappointed. I knew from the title it would probably be a little cheesy and a very light read, but I also hoped I would enjoy it some, which I did not. Not for me I guess.