In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet’s first impression and hasty judgment of Mr. Darcy, and that gentleman’s pride and aloofness toward her loved ones took them on a long, difficult road to happiness. In “Rainy Days”, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are caught in a rainstorm two days before the Netherfield ball, and they are forced to spend a few hours alone together where they talk, … talk, listen, and better understand each other’s feelings. However, even when original pride and prejudice are overcome, new obstacles arise. The road to true love is never smooth, and surprises along the way enhance the passion of the journey. Rainy Days – an alternative journey from Pride and Prejudice to passion and love.
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“I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” –Charlie Chaplin
Rating MA: mature audience: 17-years-old: adult themes: our couple pushed the boundaries of propriety to the limit. Seriously? There was a descriptive sex scene [the wedding night] in the last chapter. However, their declarations throughout the story were so sweet and swoon-worthy. Angst level: medium:
Wickham: The SBRB [scum-bag-rat-bastard] and his little tartlet made their presence known and were quickly forgotten by everyone. However, he couldn’t leave the area without shooting a few of his poison arrows at Elizabeth thus planting seeds of doubt with accusations against Darcy? Seriously?? I mean … really … seriously? Elizabeth was a schmuck. Can I say that about a lady? When Darcy realized what was going on, he read her a new one and it was completely deserved. Why the heck would she even consider anything coming from the mouth of that low-life to have even a semblance of credibility? Really? I was even more frustrated than Darcy. Grrr!
Lady Catherine: What on earth was she thinking? She stormed Darcy House, only to find out its master was away and created a scene that sent Georgiana into a catatonic state requiring the doctor. Well, Elizabeth was certainly having none of that. She might not be mistress yet, but with Darcy gone, she took charge and proceeded to throw out the trash. Oh, what a scene. I loved it. Lady Catherine was not best pleased. LOL!
Lord and Lady Matlock: Oh, I simply adored her ladyship. Lady Matlock was a delightful powerhouse of the ton and no one, no one, dared to go against her. She was also quick with a powerful right hand and her youngest son, our dear Colonel, was on the receiving end of that shocker.
Caroline Bingley just fumed and fussed throughout the story and, in the end, sort of faded into the background. Charles ignored her [much to her consternation] and did what he jolly well pleased. Our Caro was beside herself as she slowly lost control of all her plans and schemes. The relationship between Charles and Jane was the backstory in this book. They were so cute. However, they didn’t hold a candle to D&E.
What I didn’t like: the story was way, way too long. D&E fought way too much… OK… throughout the entire story. Darcy apologized to everyone by the time the story concluded. He may have missed apologizing to His Highness, the Regent, but everyone else received his apology at least once. LA! That started getting on my nerves. The guy had no control and after he realized what he had done, he would then … yeah, apologize. Elizabeth was not much better since they couldn’t keep their hands off each other.
Early in their relationship, Darcy told her that if she wanted to know anything all she had to do was ask him. Did she? No, she would hear something [usually incorrectly or it was an outright lie] and instead of asking him, would sulk and turn away from him. She’d go days brooding, worrying, crying, furrowing her brow, wouldn’t look at him, and sulking like a petulant teenager who’d had their phone taken away. LA! You get the idea.
I borrowed this through the KU program [1-6-21]. A review was not stipulated as part of the Kindle Unlimited program. It was my choice and privilege to leave a review. The views and opinions expressed are my own. I think this is a reissue from a previous print.