While the whole cast of Pride & Prejudice mixed up into a Sherlock Holmes styling, I enjoyed the reimagined characters but found myself slightly bored on occasion.

It’s slow burn plot (a little to slow for my liking) and a slow burn romance (which I liked).

I mean this in the best possible way that it seems like a very well polished fan fiction.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book was stunningly written, with smart and astounding characters. I enjoyed the plot and the pacing, even though it felt a bit obvious, and I think it was a well-done mystery book, and I absolutely can't wait until the next book! I recommend this book if you enjoy feminist historical fiction or murder mysteries!

This is an excellent retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Price has mirrored the personality traits of Austen's characters and created an enjoyable mystery story. The narration of the audiobook is pitched perfectly and I enjoyed listening to the story.

A reimagining of Pride and Prejudice I’ve never seen before, Pride and Premeditation sees Lizzie and company transplanted from the English countryside to London itself with a murderous twist. Lizzie Bennet is desperate to become a solicitor at her father’s law firm despite her sex but the only way to prove to him that she can do it is to solve a case with logic. Thus, when notable gentleman George Bingley is accused of murdering his brother-in-law, Lizzie seeks to find out the truth whether Bingley’s solicitor and friend Mr. Darcy wants her help or not. There’s intrigue and danger that Lizzie has to overcome with Darcy’s help and some new twists on old characters all culminate in an exciting and fast-paced adventure.
While this was certainly an interesting take on the story and I enjoyed seeing how characters and relationships would be adapted in this new version, it missed some beats for me. One of the biggest issues I had was that the original story took place over many months so you really got to know various characters and see the relationships between various characters shift as events unfolded, most notably that between Lizzie and Darcy. However, in Pride and Premeditation, everything but the epilogue takes place over the course of a single week and I feel like we lost a lot to the time constraint. One such result of this acceleration was that there were certain beats from the original that were omitted and even whole storylines and arcs were discarded. For example, Jane and Bingley don’t really have a relationship. There is a mention at the end that something may be developing but nothing before that. I get that the author was probably trying to differentiate this book from every other Pride and Prejudice adaptation but it just didn’t work for me. I almost feel like it would have been better if it was marketed more as inspired by Pride and Prejudice with the character names merely being similar to the original names instead of same character names but wildly different circumstances and interactions. There were obviously some things that the author was trying to rectify in her version in that Charlotte and Lydia don’t get married to their miserable husbands but we lost some great moments from the original because of it. There were still moments I did enjoy but, ultimately, I really wanted to like it more than I did.
It was a fun and swift read but it missed some of the heart of the story. I don’t think die-hard Pride and Prejudice fans or Austen purists would enjoy most of the changes but if you’re a more casual fan or less familiar with the story, you will probably enjoy it just fine. I guess I found the one downside of me rewatching the 2005 film and the Lizzie Bennet Diaries multiple times a year. It was still an enjoyable read and a fun twist but I just couldn’t get as into it as I wanted to.

I loved the idea of a Pride and Prejudice retelling with Lizzie as an aspiring lawyer and doing some detective work on the case. It was a fun read if you're a fan of Pride and Prejudice and interesting to see how the characters could be reimagined in a new way. It was fun and relaxing to listen to because I didn't have to think too hard since I had the background of knowing the characters from Pride and Prejudice. I would have liked to see more moments between Lizzie and Darcy but overall it was enjoyable with good pacing and plot.

Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #1)
by Tirzah Price

Alright Tirzah I will give you 5 out of 5 birds for Pride and Premeditation. I received this as an advanced voice galley copy from Netgally. Aka an audio book. I'm a sucker for Pride and Prejudice and even more for crime. This was a no brainer for me. I needed it in my life. Tirzah nailed Jane's writing and voice even when she went off the beaten path into the realms of MURDER! WHAT?! There were a few twists and turns and felt a little like Agatha Christie when it needed it. Mrs too the characters were spot on. There's a total feminist edge to it, there were a few times where it toed the line from being awesome to preachy feminist, but overall, I was won over. I enjoyed listening to it and recommend it. It drops in March! Also this cover is on point.

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Jane Austen…but with murder. Elizabeth Bennett, crime solver.
Enter Tirzah Price’s Pride and Premeditation, out this April 2021, and enter a bit of 1813 that you’ll know–though Lizzie Bennett is much more feminist that the time may allow. She wants to be a barrister like her father and argue cases and solve them, but she’s a woman, and her father has already named Collins as his inheritor. But Mr. Bennett tells her to seek out her own case and she finds a doozy–Mr. Hearst (Bingley’s brother in law, husband of Louisa) has been murdered! And Bingley has been arrested and charged!
Lizzie is on the case…but so is rival barrister in training Mr. Darcy, and with a runner like Wickham around, lots of sisters underfoot, and not a lot of time, they’ll have to move quick to find out who killed Mr. Hearst and why.
This isn’t the traditional Austen retelling that still shoe-horns the romance–there’s a bit–but the murder and crime solving part of society is much more the focal point. Lizzie is still fun and insightful, Collins is still the worst, and Mr. Darcy is still always there, and while this didn’t blow me away, I enjoyed it well enough!
A solid 3.75 stars I’d say– a unique take but not mindblowing. A good holiday read, therefore, right?

I am a huge Pride and Prejudice fan! So I was interested in seeing how a reinterpretation of a classic would be illustrated.

While I was not overly fond of the audiobook version, I think I would have enjoyed this when I was in my teens/early twenties.

This was a lot of fun. It was a well done reinterpretation of Pride and Prejudice, looking forward to others in the series.

Really really enjoyed this book. Lizzies character was so fun and I loved following her. Cannot wait for the rest of this series. I can safely say I’ll be picking up every one.

How fun! A brand new mystery series based on Jane Austen's classic novels.

As a literary nut myself, I have to say, I truly enjoyed this unique take on "Pride and Prejudice". It uses all our favorite characters from the original novel, and puts them in the midst of a murder that has taken place. It's up to plucky Lizzie Bennet to put her noggin to good use, show her father that she's just as good as any male detective, and figure out whodunnit! It's a rather fun and exciting book.

I would definitely suggest this book for Austen fans, especially ones that like a mystery twist.

Recommended for: Teens & Young Adults

Suitable for: 12 and up

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in return for an honest opinion.

Thank you NetGalley, HarperAudio, and Tirzah Price for the opportunity to listen to this ARC of Pride and Premeditation. Similar to some other readers, this book gave me The Stalking Jack the Ripper vibes immediately. As that happens to be one of my favorite series, I knew this book and I were going to get along just fine.

This book is a modern-day murder-mystery twist on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin. In this story, we follow the case of Mr. Bingley who is accused of murdering his brother in law. Meanwhile, Lizzie is just trying to standout in her father's law firm with men who aren't too keen to share their position with a woman. She sees the opportunity of solving the Bingley case as a means to improving her position. Soon, she finds herself entangled in solving this murder mystery, while the tension builds with Mr. Darcey (Mr. Bingley's hired council).

The book is fast-paced, the character development is spot on, and the re-imagining of a historical novel makes this such a fresh take. I look forward to more books by this author in the future!

This is a delightful twist on Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Bingley is accused of murdering his brother in law. Lizzie takes it upon herself to prove his innocence. Mr. Darcy is Mr. Bingleys hired council and must tolerate her investigation.
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I love this twist to the old tale. Liberties were taken, as was explained at the end of the book, to make it so Lizzie could hold a job. I think that made the book more modern while still holding on to a historic presence.
The author did a great job of retaining part of the original story while updating it to a murder mystery. I did not see the conclusion coming. (It has been a while since I’ve read Jane Austin.)
I look forward to more books in this series.
Many thanks to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC of this book.

I love books with strong, smart female protagonists!! I especially love when said protagonist is an homage to a classic literary heroine ... it gives me double the reason to recommend books like this to my students. I finished the audiobook and immediately wanted to go reread Pride and Prejudice ... and any other Austen I haven’t read in a while.
I loved the story, the mystery was good and not obvious, and the characters were charming and likable. The AI voice was a bit distracting, but it’s the price I pay for getting the advanced copy.

I adore Pride and Prejudice; so it was no surprise that I couldn't wait to get my hands on this remake of the classic. This story reimagined Elizabeth Bennet as the daughter of a barrister in a world where women usually cannot practice law. Pemberley is rival law establishment for which dreamy Mr. Darcy works.

This book reimagines the world of Pride and Prejudice in terms of a murder mystery. Mr. Bingley is accused of murdering his brother in law. Lizzie sets about trying to take the case in order to be prove her worth in the world of men and be worthy of a position at her father's firm. The beloved tension between Mr. Darcy and Lizzie is entangels in this novel despite many of the characters being cast in dramatically different roles as the original. I sorta love the adaptations and the recast of characters. It works in a weird way as a murder mystery.

***Tiny spoiler***

I appreciate this version so much for the fact that Mr. Wickham and Lydia do not run off together.

Recommended for: lovers of Jane Austen, readers of remakes and retellings, admirers of Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice fans

I love retellings and I love audiobooks so when I saw a Pride and Prejudice retelling with a murder twist available as an audio on Netgalley, I jumped on it pretty much immediately.

In this book, you'll meet the characters we all know but here, Lizzie wants to prove to her dad that she's able to solve a murder mystery in order to be seen as the capable woman that she is. I loved that the author didn't stuck our lovely Lizzie to the limits women faced back in that time. I loved how determined she was to find out the truth and along the way, she met Darcy.

Overall, this was a fun and entertaining read but while I enjoyed it, I can't say I fell in love with it. The murder mystery in itself didn't capture my attention and interest as I hoped it would. I was also hoping for a little more interactions between Darcy and Lizzie but I guess we'll have more in book two as this was the first book in a series!

(Thank you for letting me read and review an ARC)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that I am a sucker for almost anything Pride and Prejudice related. And this gem did not disappoint!

All of your favorite P&P characters are present in this re-thinking of the classic, but with a twist. Lizzie Bennet wants to be a solicitor in her father's firm, Longbourn and Associates, but the odious Mr. Collins has been named as his successor. If Elizabeth can find and solve her own case, her father will considered bringing her on to the firm. Lizzie decides to go after the biggest case in London, when Charles Bingley is arrested for the murder of his brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst. Of course, solicitor Darcy is already on the case and Lizzie has to determine a way to insert herself.

Solid writing, favorite characters, and a new twist on an old classic will delight any reader looking for a Pride and Prejudice fix.

This was not for me, I think teen me would have enjoyed it but adult me says hard pass. It didn't feel like anything jane austen related I'll be honest

I enjoyed this first book in a the new series featuring Lizzie Bennet and Darcy. I am embarrassed to admit I have not actually read Pride and Prejudice, so I can't compare the two, but I can say that I really enjoyed Lizzie's inquisitive nature and tenacity. Lizzie is "working" at her father's law firm, Longbourne and Sons, trying to do whatever she can to make her dream of becoming an attorney come true. Her father has a real soft spot for Lizzie and puts up with a lot more from her than most would during that era. Lizzie find out that a murder has been committed and in an effort to secure a case for her father's firm, meets with the accused in jail, while pretending to be his sister. Unfortunately, her plan is thwarted when he admits that he has hired his long time friend, Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Lizzie is convinced that he is innocent and takes it upon herself to show up at his home and somehow convinces him to hire her to prove it. Is is then that she starts to realize her frustration with Mr. Darcy is actually romantic feelings.

I was surprised by the killer and there were so many pleasant twists and turns along the way that kept me guessing. Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this audiobook. All views are my own.

I love a great retelling and this just might be my new favorite retelling of Pride and Prejudice. I love the original story and mysteries, so this combo was an absolute hit for me.

17 year old Lizzie Bennet wants nothing to do with the typical womanly duties and would rather be a solicitor or barrister like her father. Her character is portrayed so perfectly in this retelling. I just love what Price did with Collins, it made me seriously giddy. Darcy was so well done, and of course I pictured him as Collin Firth.

Price did an amazing job of knowing when to stay true to the original story and when and where to stray. Each character was easily
Recognizable, yet perfectly different to fit this new story.

The mystery aspect was fast paced and compelling, it kept me guessing and and wondering what would be next to come.

I Loved it so much that I've already pre-ordered myself a physical copy and I am so ready for Price's next retelling.

I appreciated the author's note, which showed how much research she had done for the era.

The only thing that I would say didn't work for me, was that sometimes the language didn't fit with the time period. It felt too current. It did not take away from the fun story though.

Overall, this was an amazingly well done retelling and was a fun, quick read.

If you like Victorian era Mysteries and /or Pride and Prejudice, I think this book is right up your alley.


Thank you NetGalley and Harper Audio for the voice galley in exchange for my honest thoughts.