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Netherford Hall
Netherford Hall | Natania Barron
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Pride and Prejudice and Witches After a mysterious fire at their home in Regency London displaces Gentlewitch Edith Rookwood and her now much-reduced family to their ancestral seat of Netherford Hall in Kent, she faces a new threat in the form of her tenantthe chaotic and lovely Poppy Brightwell. The repairs on the old pile are prohibitive, Ediths standing is uncertain, and her inheritance has been challenged by a forgotten American branch of the family. It is clear she needs to marry, soon and wiselybut the lively girl from Harrow House gradually comes to occupy all of her thoughts. As tenants, rivals, suitors and enemies start to circle Netherford, and dark secrets about both womens pasts come to light, Edith and Poppy must confront what it means to fight for love and family, and to be their authentic selves.
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PuddleJumper
Netherford Hall | Natania Barron
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Mehso-so

I found this book very boring. I think the style and pacing was intended to mimic Jane Austen‘s works but it falls flat.

I didn't mind the writing style at all. It was flowery and a bit pompous but in a fun way. It was the slow pacing that I had issues with.

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PuddleJumper There was a lot of info dumping at the beginning of the book which slowed everything down. Most of it I didn't need to know, or it could have been brought up at a more appropriate place in the book.

For a book that moved at a glacial pace and was unbelievably boring for parts of it, it jammed in a lot of stuff! I do wonder if it would have been better to have saved some of the stuff for the second book.

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3mo
PuddleJumper The romance was very lacklustre. There was no chemistry between the characters and there wasn't any build up. It felt forced.

This isn't a witchy version of Pride and Prejudice (or if it is, it's a bad one). If you like historical fantasy with a bit of romance then you might enjoy this but don't go expecting Austen. You'll be disappointed.
3mo
PuddleJumper Thanks to #Netgalley for the #ARC 3mo
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