Tag: #prideandprejudice

• Being Mary Bennet Review

  It is a truth universally acknowledged that every bookworm secretly wishes to be Lizzie Bennet. A less acknowledged truth is that Mary Bennet might be a better fit. For seventeen-year-old Marnie Barnes, who’s convinced she is the long-suffering protagonist of her life, this revelation comes at the end of a series of self-induced disasters that…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 22, 2026

  Reviews

  #rachelreads&reviews, #YA, #realisticfiction, #janeausten, #prideandprejudice, #retelling, #harpercollins, #j.c.peterson, #beingmarybennet, #contemporaryfiction, #homage, #marybennet

• The Cuffing Game Review

  It is a truth universally acknowledged that when there is a hot person, there is also someone with a crush on them. Mia Yoon has a plan for everything. Get a full ride to her dream film school in Los Angeles, behind her mom’s back, and escape her middle-of-nowhere hometown—check. Produce her own dating show…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 5, 2025

  Reviews

  #contemporaryromance, #harpercollins, #lylalee, #prideandprejudice, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #retelling, #thecuffinggame, #YA

• J.C. Peterson Interview

  J.C. Peterson is the YA and adult rom-com author for bookish readers. Her novels include Being Mary Bennet, and Lola, At Last. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about Pitch Wars, P7P and what she has coming next. Enjoy! 1. You got your start with PitchWars, what did the mentor program entail? …

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 29, 2025

  Interview

  #beingmarybennet, #contemporaryromance, #j.c.peterson, #lolaatlast, #prideandprejudice, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #YA

• Ranking Jane Austen

  Sense and Sensibility: This one is a bit from bias because I liked the pictures best in the kids version I read before getting into the real version. Even so, I enjoyed how it focuses on family as much as romance. And having Elinor and Marianna as protagonists offer two heroines for readers to relate…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 9, 2022

  Rankings

  #classics, #emma, #janeausten, #ladysusan, #mansfieldpark, #northangerabbey, #persuasion, #prideandprejudice, #rachelreads&reviews, #regency, #romance, #senseandsensability