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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Even if lives in the Appalaciian mountains in 1905.

Lizbeth’s family has always resided in the small coal mining town they call home. But, when it looks like they may lose everything, she has no plan and no means to save her family’s home.

Until Mr. Drake arrives.

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I received an eARC of this book from Tyndale House via Netgalley. I was not required to leave a positive review.

⭐⭐✨ (2.5/5 stars)

When I saw there was a Christian retelling of Pride and Prejudice, I knew that I just had to read it… especially with that cover!!!

Truly, so many autumnal aesthetics on this cover, however, don’t worry, it takes place in winter, too, so it’s not to late to give it a read this year. But, seriously, THAT COVER!!!

I went into this one fairly blind– I’d heard that it was a retelling of Pride and Prejudice, and it took place in the Appalachian mountains. And, honestly, I feel like that kind of sums up the book. It was practically what I had envisioned when I first heard about this story– and I’m glad that I had the chance to give this author’s books a try.

My main note about how this book differed from the story it was based on is Mr. Darcy– or Mr. Drake, as I believe his name was. From the first time we saw him, I began to realize that he was not altogether that much like Mr. Darcy– or maybe that was just my perception. You see, half of the chapters are from his POV, so that very much threw me off when it came to evaluating his character.

It’s hard to believe him “taciturn” or “arrogant”, when we’re hearing his selfless thoughts every other chapter.

She was an interesting main character. I will say I got confused by her motivation and exactly what she was trying for here, but I was able to see her as the Lizzy type a lot easier, especially when they first met, versus further into the story.

What also surprised me about this book was how faithfully the story structure transferred to this setting– the Appalachian mountains at the turn of the century. I wish the characters and their relationship dynamics would have transferred the same way, but I still learned a lot about coal mining and this time period.

This book was actually super clean and appropriate. I would say even more so than the original story. Especially if you’re interested in reading an Appalachian story with all of the elements of Pride and Prejudice. I really did have fun with this book, and even though it wasn’t a new favorite, I am excited to read more by this author– and I was encouraged by how clean it was.

It was such an honor to be able to read this book, so my huge thanks to the publisher!!!

EMOJI REVIEW!

• 👒 pride and prejudice retelling
• 🪨 coal mining research
• 🐎 set at the turn of the century
• 🏔 appalachian mountains

Thanks so much for reading this review!!!!