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Accomplished: A Georgie Darcy Novel | Amanda Quain
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Georgiana Darcy gets the Pride & Prejudice retelling she deserves in Amanda Quain's Accomplished, a sparkling contemporary YA featuring a healthy dose of marching band romance, endless banter, and Charles Bingley as a ripped frat boy. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Georgiana Darcy should have been expelled after The Incident with Wickham Foster last year at least if you ask any of her Pemberley Academy classmates. She may have escaped expulsion because of her family name, but she didnt escape the disappointment of her big brother Fitz, the scorn of the entire school, or, it turns out, Wickhams influence. But shes back for her junior year, and she needs to prove to everyone Fitz, Wickham, her former friends, and maybe even herself that shes more than just an embarrassment to the family name. How hard can it be to become the Perfect Darcy? All she has to do is: - Rebuild her reputation with the marching band (even if it kills her) - Forget about Wickham and his lies (no matter how tempting they still are), and - Distract Fitz Darcy helicopter-sibling extraordinaire by getting him to fall in love with his classmate, Lizzie Bennet (this one might be difficult...) Sure, it's a complicated plan, but so is being a Darcy. With the help of her fellow bandmate, Avery, matchmaking ideas lifted straight from her favorite fanfics, and a whole lot of pancakes, Georgie is going to see every one of her plans through. But when the weight of being the Perfect Darcy comes crashing down, Georgie will have to find her own way before she loses everything permanentlyincluding the one guy who sees her for who she really is.
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Honeybeebooks
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After reading a few reviews here, I checked out an audio copy. I loved it. A contemporary take on Pride & Prejudice this YA novel features Georgiana Darcy and her very real, very teen problems as she returns for her junior year at a prestigious academy after a traumatic sophomore year. Georgie has a plan to fix everything and find love for her brother. If only real life was as easy as things on her favorite series. A 4 ⭐️ read. Thank you Littens.

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SarahBookInterrupted
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1.New Read, Audio and I love when it‘s an outlining character spinoff 2.Lizzy obviously and Avery. 3.The Frat Party with Bingley 4.”Me and my new boyfriend, this charcuterie platter, are going to find somewhere we can be alone.”5.I‘m a mom of so back to school is big still. 6.Yes, I played Trumpet 7. Definitely the catering! And I would have still eaten it. Yum 8. I agree with @Crinoline_Laphroaig the angst was a little too much, but it is YA.

Crinoline_Laphroaig Charcuterie line/ scene was my absolute favorite thing. 😆 3mo
SarahBookInterrupted @Crinoline_Laphroaig me too! Best line in the book for sure. Perfection. 3mo
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DebinHawaii
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#ReadAway2024 #ForTheLoveOfBooks

My last fully completed book of August, finished tonight for #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent It‘s a soft pick for me, just a bit too YA, I liked the author‘s second book, Ghosted, a Northanger Abbey retelling better than this Pride and Prejudice-based one. Georgie just seemed too young & there weren‘t enough pages to flesh out Will & Lizzie (& because it‘s P&P, I was more interested in them). Still, not a bad ⬇️

DebinHawaii …effort & I‘ll probably read her new Sense and Sensibility retelling at some point. 4mo
TheSpineView Awesome! 4mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig I felt the same. Enjoyed it but not as much as Ghosted. Too much teenage angst. 4mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 4mo
willaful I'm planning to read Ghosted in October. 4mo
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willaful

I liked the clever approach the author took to this YA, contemporary Pride and Prejudice retelling, making the focus on Darcy's sister, here in high school. I actually think it might have been better if the book hadn't insisted on putting the Lizzy/Darcy story into the mix as well; the plotting felt overdone, and there was enough going on just for Georgie. cont.

#JaneAdjacent #Pemberlittens

willaful The strong suit of the book is her journey from a person who desperately needs to feel loved and wanted -- and as such, is ripe for exploitation -- to a whole person building a meaningful life that can include love in it.

I listened to the audiobook, which is mostly excellent, but the more dramatic, angsty passages felt a bit overdone.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig Thank you for joining in! I agree the audiobook got a bit much in the angsty parts. 4mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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It's time for #JaneAdjacent Book Club.
1️⃣ New read. Audio and Print. I read Ghosted - A Northanger Abbey Novel with #PemberLittens last year. So when I saw the author had written a book about Georgie Darcy, I immediately wanted to read. LOVE the cover.
2️⃣ Always Lizzy Bennet.
3️⃣ Georgie and Lizzy conversations. ⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 4️⃣ “My big brother, Fitzwilliam Darcy, could suck it.” Great opening. Set the tone.
“I could help Fitz Darcy be happy, for once in his goddamn life.”

“Me and my new boyfriend, this charcuterie platter, are going to find somewhere we can be alone.”

5️⃣ I always feel like September/after Labor Day is the perfect time for a fresh start. Give me a new planner, colored pens, pencils,stickers and I'm sooo happy.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ No, I wasn't in Band but I love to watch them.

7️⃣ I'm kinda of klutzy, so tripping over my own feet is something I'm used to. Plus I feel like that would be easier to recover from.

8️⃣ Wickham plays trumpet? For some reason I found that hilarious. Then the fact that he was a great trumpet player but too cool to show up for practice seemed so Wickham. Also I could totally see modern Wickham running a plagiarism ring.⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig I spent some time at the beginning of the book yelling at Georgie when she made bad decisions. I really enjoyed when she stood up for herself with Wickham and had adult conversation with Darcy.

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willaful 1. New read. I chose audio, which was mostly very good, except for a tendency to feel OTT in the more emotional passages. I generally liked it and would read more by the author.

2. I also really liked this book's Lizzy.

3. George and Fitz by the hot tub.

4. Since I listened to the audio, i don't have text to refer to. :-( The opening is very funny.

5. I do a little through my kid, who's in community college. It's fun to take her shopping.

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willaful 6. Nope, though I was in several school choirs. I also enjoy watching them especially at Pride parades.

7. I'd much prefer being able to make expensive mistakes and not be worried about the money than to fall. 😂

8. I thought this was a clever take and an excellent way to approach the retelling for a YA audience. Much better than the “remixes“ recently published.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig @willaful there were moments when the angst was just to much on audio. Especially at first. But I enjoyed it not quite as much as 4mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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#Pemberlittens It's almost time for #JaneAdjacent Book Club! This month we're discussing Accomplished by Amanda Quain. I've discussion questions ready to go. I'll post them later today. Bit earlier than normal but tomorrow starts busy holiday weekend. 🎩 📖📚

#12monthsofjane

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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#JaneAjacent and #AustenInAugust ⁉️ Yes please! This month we're heading back to school with YA story featuring Georgiana from Pride and Prejudice. Absolutely adore the cover!

#Pemberlittens choose your favorite format: Print, Kindle, or Audio. Read at your own pace and join in the Discussion Post on August 30th. 📖 📱🎧 #12MonthsOfJane

Crinoline_Laphroaig @julieclair @SarahBookInterrupted @willaful @mctrish @LitsyEvents @Julsmarshall @Graciouswarriorprincess This is who I have on my previous Tag List. Let me know if you want to added or removed. 😊

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julieclair I agree about the cover! Looking forward to reading this one. 4mo
kspenmoll Looking to find a copy! 4mo
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SarahBookInterrupted This one looks good! 4mo
DebinHawaii Please add me. 💜 4mo
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keepingupwiththepenguins
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Accomplished is probably not one for the Austen purists, or even for grown-ups who find adolescent angst and harebrained schemes exhausting. But teenage readers who enjoyed The Princess Diaries or Fangirl will absolutely love it. This swoony, slow-burn teen romance is convoluted, but fun. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/accomplished-amanda-quain/

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Preciouz29
Mehso-so

Not my cup of tea.