Title: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavours
Author: Sonali Dev
Series: The Rajes #1
Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)
My Bookshelves: Contemporary, Retellings, Romance
Pace: Slow
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2019

I wanted to love this so much more than I did. I definitely enjoyed it, but i suppose I’ve gotten a lot more picky about how quickly a book draws me in. I still read it, but found myself skimming the final chapters. Yes, retelling are predictable, and this one was brilliantly tailored, but I did find it a little bit slow.

Trisha and her challenges with her family and past were something that really drew me in. The original doesn’t go much into the Darcy side of things, beyond his letter, so it was fun to read about it as it unfolded. I also love that she was the Prejudice and privileged one. A great gender flip.

DJ, I get the pride. But then he started to be painful with it. Maybe because you got so much insight into Trisha, it started to be challenging at times and a bit repetitive how he focused on his past. But, still a very likeable and enjoyable male lead.

Overall, I really enjoyed how Dev was able to twist a classic in such a unique way. I also really enjoyed how she created such sympathetic characters that I think half my rush was to just get to the bit when they find their happily ever after. Will definitely read more of this series and author, but maybe not immediately.

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