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The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch By Melinda Taub
Genre: Historical Fantasy, Austenesque Fiction
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (October 3, 2023)
Length: (400) pages
Format: Hardcover, eBook, & Audiobook
ISBN: 978-1538739204
Tour Dates: September 25 – October 9, 2023
BOOK DESCRIPTION
A “wildly inventive and utterly addictive” (Julia Quinn) witchy reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the troublesome and—according to her—much-maligned youngest Bennet sister, Lydia.
In this exuberant retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Lydia Bennet puts pen to paper to relate the real events and aftermath of the classic story. Some facts are well known: Mrs. Bennet suffers from her nerves, Mr. Bennet suffers from Mrs. Bennet, and all five daughters suffer from an estate that is entailed only to male heirs.
But Lydia also suffers from entirely different concerns: her best-loved sister Kitty is really a barn cat; Wickham is every bit as wicked as the world believes him to be, but what else would one expect from a demon? And if Mr. Darcy is uptight about etiquette, that’s nothing compared to his feelings about magic. Most of all, Lydia has yet to learn that for a witch, promises have power . . .
Full of enchantment, intrigue, and boundless magic, The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch, has all the irreverent wit, strength, and romance of Pride and Prejudice—while offering a highly unexpected redemption for the wildest Bennet sister.
Review
From the desk of Gwendalyn Anderson
This book was received from the Author, and Publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
This is a non spoiler review, because you as reader need to read this book. Also, I feel sometimes I have in the past gave away to much of the plot line. This has diminished the pleasure for would be readers.
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub, is the perfect twist on Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice.
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter must be a witch.”
A tantalizing story that features Miss Lydia Bennet as a witch, and her familiar, Kitty.
I throughly enjoyed this book that infuses witchcraft into the events in the beloved Jane Austen classic. New light is breathed into some of Jane’s underrated characters in the original book. The narration along with the superb character development kept me spellbound. From the first page I was hooked, and I found myself completely immersed, and was unable to set it aside. The magical elements in the storyline was inventive and engaging. So creative and original, I especially loved how it was written in a epistolary format. As a reader you feel that you are the receiver of a personal letter. This way the author is able to catapult the reader into the events of the book. It also gives an insight into the characters reasoning for their actions and feelings.
Bravo Melinda Taub, for writing a book that completely fascinated me and I couldn’t put down, along with not being able to stop thinking about it long after I finished reading it.
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch it is quite the deliciously fun, compelling and an all consuming page-turner.
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“There are all kinds of sacrifices, are they not? What matters is not what the sacrifice is, but what it cost. And it need not be you who pays it“
PRAISE FOR THE SCANDALOUS CONFESSIONS OF LYDIA BENNET, WITCH
“Funny and fierce as Lydia Bennet herself, this book mixes witchcraft lore with Austen’s story to make its own unique magic. I’ll never look at Kitty the same way again…” ―Claudia Gray, author of The Murder of Mr. Wickham, a Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery
“Taub’s wit and creativity shines through. . . A delight for both Austen lovers and fans of magical adventure stories.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Wildly inventive and utterly addictive. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m now 100% Team Lydia.” ―Julia Quinn
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Author
AUTHOR BIO
Melinda Taub is an Emmy and Writers’ Guild Award-winning writer. The former head writer and executive producer of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, she is also the author of Still Star-Crossed, a young adult novel which was adapted for television by Shondaland. (She also wrote that thing about the Baroness in The Sound of Music that your aunt likes.) She lives in Brooklyn.
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