Accomplished

What I did enjoy was the concept: how the familiar characters and places were revealed and the nice backdrop that was built for a modern retelling. I'm sure there is a demographic of young readers that would enjoy this, but I just didn't resonate with this book. I don't think YA romances is a genre I can enjoy, even if it's a retelling of one of my favorites.

I loved Georgiana in P&P, but in ACCOMPLISHED she's all consumed with navel gazing, self martyrdom, and low self esteem. She's completely oblivious to her privilege, judgmental thoughts, and complete self absorption that she can't even remember simple details about her “friends.” She blames all her problems on this situation with Wickham, rather than realizing that a huge part of the reason she's a social outcast is her own behavior.

At the end I was left with a sense of whiplash since it's not until the last few chapters when Georgiana finally has her character arc and begins the process of realizing and changing all the behaviors I previously mentioned. Her growth is at warp speed and appears to come overnight, which is always a frustrating thing for me as a reader.

I also couldn't stand the depiction of Fitz in this either. I didn't see any parallels between this modern sibling relationship with what I saw in P&P. The characters don't match the personalities I have in mind of the original story. Overall, this story just didn't do much for me and which is disappointing because I really wanted to like it.

***Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Wednesday Books for providing me with the audiobook for free via NetGalley for an unbiased review.

This is a Pride and Prejudice retelling from the view of Georgiana Darcy. She is entering her third year of Pemberley. Her second year ended in disaster when Wickham Foster gets her involved in a situation she knew nothing about. She is determined to be the perfect Darcy and rid Wickham of her life. 

Audiobook: I enjoyed the narrator chosen for this audiobook. She fit Georgie's personality, how I would picture her, and brought her to life. 

Story: I enjoyed this unique retelling of a classic story. The author merges the classic story with modern elements. through the characters and scenes throughout the story. 

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to this story.