Give me another Pride and Prejudice related. I loved this novel and thought that it was so well done. Definitely recommend!

I think I'm learning that I'm just not a huge fan of modern retells of classics. This was a modern twist on Pride and Prejudice and while I think it will definitely be a hit for many, it just didn't keep me engaged as much as I was hoping for. I enjoyed the author's writing style so I will be on the lookout for other books by her! Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC!

Being a devoted Austen fan, I’m always eager to explore creative retellings of her timeless classics. Thus, when I learned about a reimagining of my beloved Pride and Prejudice, one that introduced me to the Darcy siblings, my excitement knew no bounds.

The narrative revolves around Georgiana Darcy, who finds herself in a tumultuous situation during her school year. An incident involving Wickham Foster, with whom Georgiana had a connection, could have led to expulsion from Pemberley Academy for anyone else. However, due to Georgiana’s prominent family name, she remains at the academy, albeit shunned by her peers. Determined to redeem herself in the eyes of her older brother, Fitz, and her former friends, Georgiana hatches a plan. She aims to rebuild her tarnished reputation through her involvement with the marching band, put Wickham and his deceitful ways behind her, and divert her brother Fitz’s attention by orchestrating a romance between him and his classmate, Lizzie.

In sum, this book proved to be an enjoyable read, although it leaned more towards the Young Adult genre than I had initially anticipated.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sending a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this modern take on Pride and Prejudice written for a YA audience. There were engaging characters, humor, and snark. Quain has put Georgina Darcy at the Pemberley Academy trying to redeem herself after her near expulsion last year. High schoolers will be able to identify with some of her antics. I am not a Jane Austen fan but I enjoyed this one. I thank NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I love reimaginings of classic stories. Accomplished is Pride and Prejudice from Georgiana Darcy’s prospective. I really enjoyed how Quain took the old characters that we love and made them new and modern. It was fun to explore a character that’s not really flushed out in the classic novel and watch as she deals with, and learns from events that we had only a glimpse of.

Oof. A huge miss for me. I'm a hard sell for a decent Pride & Prejudice redo, and this one was just not as good as I was hoping for.

Thanks, Wednesday Books for the advanced copy.

Overall an interesting read, though devastatingly sad at times to experience so much of her pain. I appreciated getting to view the events of P&P through Georgianna's eyes, and this high school modernization does a lot to weave in crucial plot points into conversation.

It has been a HOT minute since I have actually read this book but I need to post some reviews lol. I fell into a bit of a rabbit hole of reading classical retellings and this one definitely HIT the spot! This book made me feel so many things and wished I'd had an older brother growing up. Alas, I am a Jane 😔

I will admit that it took me a bit to get into this book. But once I did, I found myself unable to put it down. Throughout Georgie's dealings with Wickham, I found myself wishing she would just push him away and never talk to him. He annoyed me to NO END. I loved watching Georgie embark on her journey to become the best version of herself.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/ Wednesday Books for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions. Sorry its a bit (lot) late!

It’s not that this book was bad, it was just not meant for me. The writing, the characters, all of it was unfortunately not my cup of tea. However, I do believe in the hands of the right person, this would be enjoyable.

First off, thank you so much to the publisher for sending me a digital copy of Accomplished! This book, while lovely, ended up not being exactly what I thought it would be. Though I enjoyed the author's writing style I wasn't a fan of the plot and so am not able to provide the best review possible for this book. Unfortunately, I made it about 2/3 of the way through and ended up DNFing the book.

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me advance access to this title. I really enjoyed reading this story and look forward to reading more from this author. As a reader, I am really motivated by character driven stories and I found myself quickly becoming immersed in these characters’ lives. Full review to come.

I love Pride and Prejudice retellings or reimagining. Accomplished is fun and told from Georgie Darcy’s POV. She attends Pemberley Academy where she is in marching band, and after an incident with Wickham Foster the prior year, Georgie should have been expelled. The books pacing was fantastic and for a YA book it didn’t read young. I love the friendships, and relationships in this book, they are written with such realism. I found this book to be charming.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Amanda Quain, and NetGalley for the readers copy of this book.

Such a good take on Georgiana Darcy's character! Also Charles Bingley as a frat boy makes so much sense.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
This book was an interesting and fun YA Jane Austen retelling. Adding Georgiana Darcy as the main character was an intriguing change to the original story, and differentiated this book in a way that means that you don't have to have read P&P to understand and connect with this book as well. 5/5 stars from me!

This was a cute little pride and prejudice retelling and look forward to more from this author in the future. Georgiana Darcy the black sheep of the perfect family. After finding out her boyfriend Wickham was using her dorm room to sell drugs getting Georgie in trouble. While her name saved her from being expelled from the school it didn’t stop all the people getting mad at her for turning on Wickham. Georgie is in the marching band playing trombone and trying to get through the school year. Enters Avery the drum major of her dreams and a all around nice guy. Georgie and Avery bond throughout the book until a secret is kept will this adorable relationship last the betrayal and secrets. I really thought this was a cute book I loved seeing Georgina story for a pride and prejudice retelling. My only issue was it felt a little surface level and I think this is a me thing with YA in general. If you normally like ya books you may love this one it was cute and witty and it’s what I needed. I would like to thank the publishers and Netgalley for a chance to read this book for an honest review.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for giving me free access to the advanced copy of this book to read.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Honestly, I don't think I'm the target audience for this. I liked some things in the book, but overall it had me feeling pretty "meh" or worse about it. The beginning was whiny and it was hard to find anything to like about Georgie due to her whining the entire beginning about how no one likes her, while also criticizing the people around her.
I did like Avery and Emily, and the ending, but I felt like the characters of Pride and Prejudice just really didn't fit well in this story and this probably would definitely have been a more fun read if we didn't have to try to shoehorn in the Bennett sisters and Wickham.
I'd recommend this not to fans of Pride and Prejudice, but to people who enjoy boarding school stories and YA, because if you're like me and came here looking for a fun P&P alternate universe, you'll probably leave this book as dissatisfied as I did.

3.5 Stars — I found the story a bit messy with a lot of plot threads going on, especially in the beginning. Once I got to the middle of the story, I felt the story and pacing flows better. I ultimately ended up enjoying this.

As a protagonist, I liked Georgie. I think the author captured Georgiana’s openness and naiveness. I felt a lot of sympathy for Georgie and how lost and lonely she was. Someone older she trusted took advantage of her by preying on her insecurities, grief, loneliness, and then she was left to deal with her classmates’ judgement and disdain. The fact that she lives at a boarding school just makes it 1000x worse. Her only safe space is in hidden corners at the library. I felt so bad for her. I could totally see why she was so desperate to do something - anything - to show people that she wasn’t a screw up. Except that she goes about trying to accomplish this in all the wrong ways.

Because this is written in Georgie’s voice, there’s this odd vibe/tone for the first half of the book. I later realized the weird vibe I was feeling was because Georgie is so completely oblivious to her privilege and how others really see the “oh-so-important” Darcy family name. And since I was in her head, I thought a lot of the decisions she was making in the beginning were not realistic, but they are! For Georgie, they make sense because spending money is not even an afterthought for her. We start to see a shift as Georgie starts to come out of her own bubble and interact with others more. Granted, her big lesson about wealth and white privilege were shoehorned into the story with no subtlety towards the end of the book. I wanted more on-page conversations, especially between Avery and Georgie.

As a Pride and Prejudice retelling, I thought the author did a great job. Fitz in here is broody, stuffy, and principled. We don’t get nearly enough scenes with Lizzie to make her feel like Austen’s Lizzie, but the glimpses of Fitz/Lizzie interaction we see felt familiar.

The best character, and one I wished we got to know more of, was Avery. He felt like the only real, down-to-earth person in Lizzie’s life. I was worried that she would rebound with Avery but I can assure you that the author develops the connection between them in a really awesome way.

I definitely enjoyed the last third of book the most. I feel like the first half was emotionally heavy and slow but it starts to pick up by the middle. Overall, I enjoyed this. There are a lot of things going on so story feels messy at times, but the core of the story resonated with me. By the last page, I was filled with such pride and warm fuzzies for Georgie.

Last year Georgie Darcy got caught up in a drug-dealing scandal because of that blasted Wickham. This year, she's going to show everyone at Pemberly (her fancy boarding school), including her brother and her ex-boyfriend, that last year was a fluke. She's going to reclaim her legacy and prove once and for all that she has what it takes to be a proper Darcy. I'd always thought it likely that Georgie had a crush on Wickham that he'd likely known about and exploited and clearly Amanda Quain does too!

I loved the re-imagined snippets of Elizabeth and Darcy's romance that were teased throughout the story but this book is for anyone that ever wanted to peak behind the curtain at Pemberly and get to know Georgiana as more than just Fitzwilliam's little sister. She's a clear foil to her brother, warm and welcoming to Lizzie, and she has her own torrid history with Wickham. This story plays with all of the details Austen gives us and spins them into a complex, relatable character that you'll want to root for.

Thank you to NetGalley, Amanda Quain, St. Martin's Press, and Wednesday Books for the e-arc.

I an unable to review this title, as it was archived before I had a chance to download and read it. This feedback is only to stop this title from adversely affecting my netgalley feedback rate. If in the future I have the opportunity to read this title, I will post a proper review here.