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Books&Football (34 KP) rated Pride and Prejudice (2005) in Movies

Jan 23, 2018

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

2005 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.8

(10 Ratings)

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Mr. Darcy - need I say more? (1 more)

I am sure if there were a class on romance, this would be required watching / reading

Elizabeth's sister's and mother make me crazy. (0 more)

Romance is not dead

This story makes me swoon and offers reassurance that romance is not dead. Even if you are not a fan of Jane Austen, this movie is beautiful. The scenery makes me ache to go to England and take in the countryside. The costumes are authentic and the score really adds to the music. But, above all, is the story of the Bennett Family. The Bennett's need to marry off their five girls and hopefully to wealthy men. Simple right? Not really. Mrs. Bennett and three of her daughters are.... embarrassing. They gossip, are loud and silly. Finally, there is good news on the horizon for the Bennett's, a new wealthy man has moved into the county.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated One Foot in the Grove (Olive Grove Mystery #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

After her second disastrous wedding happened without her getting married, Eva Knox retreated to her family’s plantation in Georgia. She’s hardly been back a week before she stumbles over a dead body in the olive grove. With the local gossip insisting she knows what happened, Eva starts poking around to figure out what really happened. Can she clear her name?

This debut was definitely a mixed bag. The plot had some nice twists and nice twists on the cozy formula, which I appreciated. On the other hand, Eva sometimes was just handed the information she needed or acted very stupidly to get it. Some characters were interesting while others are very cliche. If the premise sounds interesting, give it a shot, but it won’t be for everyone.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/11/book-review-one-foot-in-grove-by-kelly.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.