I’ve read a decent number of P&P variations by Alix James, and what I’ve learned about her writing is that she tends to shine with her high plot stories.

This one is the perfect example of that - the characters are true to their original counterparts despite having very different circumstances in which they initially meet with one another and the plot stays engaging without becoming overly dramatic.

The overall lack of Bennets was welcome, Georgiana’s subplot was rather lacklustre considering she only appeared maybe twice, and I enjoyed how Darcy and Lizzy were forced to work with one another in order to become acquainted enough to fall in love, even though it was overly contrived with ease.

I’m not sure how re-read worthy this variation is, but I still enjoyed my time with it and would not deter anyone from picking it up.