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Pride and Prescience (Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged), a Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery, embroils the joyous newlyweds Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests. The lovely Caroline Bingley is engaged to marry a rich and charismatic American. Unfortunately, this windswept courtship is marred by many strange events-- nocturnal wanderings, spooked horses, carriage accidents, and even an apparent suicide attempt. Soon the whole Bingley family seems the target of a mysterious plot, with only the Darcys recognizing the danger. Sinister forces are afoot and the Darcys must get to the bottom of the plot before the blushing bride descends into madness--or worse.
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This novel picks up the story of Lizzie & Mr Darcy on their wedding day, where they have been upstaged by Caroline Bingley's announcement of her engagement to a charming American. As they navigate being newlyweds, and continuing acquaintance with Caroline, strange things seem to start happening, and Caroline begins to act very oddly. Lizzie being the curious and intelligent woman she is can't help but to try to unpick the puzzle.
For much of the story I wasn't sure what I felt about the new characters, or who was my number one suspect in the mystery, as the clues were well executed and it genuinely seemed liked many were implicated, which kept me carried along in the narrative. The dynamic of the relationship between Lizzie & Darcy is charmingly done and feels true to the source material, although sadly Jane & Bingley didn't appear to have any chemistry. I probably would have preferred that Lizzie wasn't in possession of some supernatural/psychic instincts - I don't think it is necessary for her to have worked out the mystery, she is an intelligent and perceptive person already without it, so I don't think they were needed to justify her solving things. I don't have any objection to the other supernatural elements (magic use, talismans etc), it just felt that Lizzie being powered/gifted in that regard was superfluous.