Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo

Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart
by Beth Pattillo

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Published: 2010
Publisher: GuidepostsBooks
Genre: Jane Austen, Chick-lit
Paperback: 272 pages
Rating: 4

Jane Austen series:
Jane Austen Ruined My Life
Mr. Darcy Brock My Heart
The Dashwood Sisters Tell All

Claire Prescott is a sensible woman who believes in facts and figures, not fairy tales. But when she agrees to present a paper to a summer symposium at Oxford on her ailing sister's behalf, Claire finds herself thrown into an adventure with a gaggle of Jane Austen-loving women all on the lookout for their Mr. Darcy.

Claire isn't looking for Mr. Anyone.

She's been dating Neil -- a nice if a bit negligent -- sports fanatic. But when a tall, dark and dashing stranger crosses her path, will the staid Claire suddenly discover her inner romantic heroine? Her chance meeting with a mysterious woman who claims to have an early version of Austen's Pride and Prejudice -- in which Lizzie ends up with someone other than Fitzwilliam Darcy -- leads to an astounding discovery about the venerated author's own struggle to find the right hero for Lizzie Bennett. Neil's unexpected arrival in Oxford complicates Claire's journey to finding her own romantic lead. Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart is the story of a woman who finds that love isn't logical and that a true hero can appear in the most unexpected of places.

My two-bits:

Starts off with the right tension and Pride and Prejudice mode.

Got two entertaining stories in one. The main character, Claire, is introduced to what is supposedly an early draft of Pride and Prejudice. As she reads it and gets sucked into what could have been P&P, I too got sucked in.

Fun to see the parallel story lines of Claire and the pre-P&P flirtations.

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* i read this for The Book Rat's Austen in August read-along. head over there to catch up on the Austen in August festivities

Austen in August at The Book Rat

Austen in August
at The Book Rat
schedule of event
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FOR all Jane Austen fans and those mildly interested, check out The Book Rat's fifth annual Austen celebration this month!

You are sure to enjoy Jane Austen related guest posts, vlogs, giveaways, etc.

AND, make sure to visit Book Rat on August 21 to see what Jane Austen themed goodie I will be offering to participants.

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This year's read-along for the event are listed below and details here.

Per The Book Rat: Questions for Northanger and little tidbits on Mr Darcy on Wednesdays throughout the month, with Twitter discussion happening on the last Wednesday, 8/27 at 8:30pm EST (hashtag #WednesdayYA).

I may give these a try despite my already booked up month of reading ;-)

Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen
Amazon | Goodreads
Free downloads:
Guttenberg | Public Bookshelf | Books Should Be Free | Pemberley | audio: Librivox
While enjoying a six weeks' stay in fashionable Bath, the young and callow Catherine Morland is introduced to the delights of high society. Thanks to a new literary diet of the sensational and the macabre, Catherine travels to Northanger Abbey fully expecting to become embroiled in a Gothic adventure of intrigue and suspense and, once there, soon begins to form the most gruesome and improbable theories about the exploits of its occupants. An early work, but published posthumously, Northanger Abbey is a satire on the Gothic mode typified by the novels of Ann Radcliffe, as well as a witty comedy of manners in the style of Jane Austen's later novels and, ultimately, an enchanting love story.

Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart
by Beth Pattillo
Amazon | Goodreads
Claire Prescott is a sensible woman who believes in facts and figures, not fairy tales. But when she agrees to present a paper to a summer symposium at Oxford on her ailing sister's behalf, Claire finds herself thrown into an adventure with a gaggle of Jane Austen-loving women all on the lookout for their Mr. Darcy. Claire isn't looking for Mr. Anyone. She's been dating Neil -- a nice if a bit negligent -- sports fanatic. But when a tall, dark and dashing stranger crosses her path, will the staid Claire suddenly discover her inner romantic heroine? Her chance meeting with a mysterious woman who claims to have an early version of Austen's Pride and Prejudice -- in which Lizzie ends up with someone other than Fitzwilliam Darcy -- leads to an astounding discovery about the venerated author's own struggle to find the right hero for Lizzie Bennett. Neil's unexpected arrival in Oxford complicates Claire's journey to finding her own romantic lead.

Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart is the story of a woman who finds that love isn't logical and that a true hero can appear in the most unexpected of places.

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Save the Date

* HEADS UP: I will be throwing a Pemberley Ball virtual book event in November. It will be my third one since 2011.

Visit Pemberley Balls held in the past 2009, 2010, 2011.

IF you are interested in participating with a guest post, giveaway, etc. feel free to contact me at vvb32 at yahoo.com by the end of October for more details.

AND/OR if you want to be sent a reminder a week before the event starts, let me know in comments along with your email address.

* image source: Austen ball

Stacking the Shelves - 8.16.14

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen Marvel Adaptation
by Nancy Butler (Author), Janet Lee (Illustrator)
-graphic novel, jane austen
Amazon | Goodreads

Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart
by Beth Pattillo
-chick-lit, jane austen
Amazon | Goodreads
-----> Getting ready for the Book Rat's Austen in August read-along


For Review:

Rock Angel
by Jeanne Bogino
-music, new adult
courtesy of BookSparks
Thanks Janay!
Amazon | Goodreads

Library:

The Winner's Curse
by Marie Rutkoski
-dystopia, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
Winning what you want may cost you everything you love

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions.

One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin.

But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.

Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.

-----> I am listening to the audio version and loving it!


Dreaming about getting soon:

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
by Haruki Murakami
-japanese, contemporary fiction
Amazon | Goodreads
Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning ‘red pine', and Oumi, ‘blue sea', while the girls' names were Shirane, ‘white root', and Kurono, ‘black field'. Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it.

One day Tsukuru Tazaki’s friends announced that they didn’t want to see him, or talk to him, ever again.

Since that day Tsukuru has been floating through life, unable to form intimate connections with anyone. But then he meets Sara, who tells him that the time has come to find out what happened all those years ago.

-----> Been meaning to read another Murakami (since reading Sputnik Sweetheart -my review) and this looks like a good one.

Also, have been impressed with the Murakami hype and midnight release for this latest novel.

I would love to know if you've read any Murakami and any thoughts on his writing.

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* some of these may be offered as giveaways within the next two months

* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers