Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy to read; unfortunately, this was not for me.

The opening line made my eye twitch, and I should have known then this wouldn't be for me.

I'm DNFing this at fifteen percent because it's just reading as a bunch of nonsense to me. Why would a wealthy student not transfer schools entirely after a huge scandal? Why be sent back to be bullied? How can someone with bad grades simply switch all their classes to AP levels? In my day, you needed a sign-off to switch to even one AP. I just can't.

To compound the nonsense, Georgiana is not a character that stood out to me in Pride & Prejudice in a manner that I'd recognize her in a retelling. Not the way you recognize stiff Darcy or gutsy Elizabeth. So this bratty dialogue and the poor behavior could have been Any YA Protagonist, with the Darcy surname thrown on.

I'm on to my next book.

Oh gosh, I NEED to read this book again. Amanda, you are so so so talented. Is it blasphemous to say that I enjoyed this maybe a little more than the OG Pride & Prejudice?

Don't get me wrong, P+P is my favorite book, story, and movie as well as soundtrack (the Keira Knightley version, of course), of all time. In film class, I wrote an entire 7 page essay on it. So, when I say the statement above, I am NOT taking it lightly.

My reason for such a statement is simply because I've always wanted more out of the P+P story. And Accomplished gave me just that. Gave me a renewed sense of anger at Wickham, and a glance into Georgiana's life that we don't fully see in other works. So Amanda– thank you for giving a Pride & Prejudice fan more from the Darcy Family story. Thank you for creating heartwarming sibling relationships, and romance that unexpectedly grows from a healthy friendship.

I can't wait to see what all you write from here on out!!

Thanks to NetGalley and my friends at the lovely St. Martin's Press for basically sliding into my DMs (ahem, email) with a link to this book. July 2022 can't come soon enough <3

I have a definite sweet spot for books set at a boarding school. Maybe because I always wanted to go to one? Either way, having the kids be away from their parents changes things and ramps up the pranks and gossip worthy events. Georgie is the talk of the school after her boyfriend was expelled for selling drugs on campus. Now she's trying to rebuild her reputation and regain her brother's trust by being the best Darcy she can be.

Georgie may be incredibly wealthy, but she doesn't know how to be social and make friends. I felt for her as she tried to relate to her peers while keeping up with school and band. Thankfully Avery comes to the rescue and becomes someone Georgie can rely on. I loved Avery and thought he was adorable and a great person. He also helps Georgie see that she can be herself and doesn't have to change for people to like her.

This is a quick read and a fun story. I hope there will be a sequel, I want more of Georgie and Avery!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own. Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the copy

Pride and Prejudice retellings are everywhere but I have never read one told by Georgiana Darcy. Until now. George's voice propels this retelling and there is such joy in the other characters who are in and around her world. Fitz, Lizzie Bennet, Charlie Bingley all appear in delightful ways in this retelling. Wickam is just as odious as you would imagine and propels George to make a series of well-intentioned but misguided choices as she tries to prove herself a worthy Darcy.

Highly recommend.

As a die hard fan Austen fan, I am always open to read any kind of creative retelling of her all time favorite classics!

So when I know my favorite classic Pride and Prejudice and having an opportunity to be introduced to the Darcy siblings, how I could reject that offer! I was all in!

The first quarter of the book started a little slow and I had hard time to get drawn into academy world but thankfully Georgie was such a lovely character to root for! She was characterized even better than her brother Fitz.

The changes and adaptation of the classic into young adult universe was quiet good enough. Only Fitz was not so exceptional. I liked him but he is not the best developed version of my all time favorite character ( still Mr. Firth’s brilliant image is on my head makes me smile)

Georgie is black sheep of her family, social parish, smart, insightful, genuine girl who suffers from her own insecurities returning back to school for her junior year after struggling from the scandal she got involved with sleazy bastard Wickham ( yeap, still the most despicable character of the book)

She wants to make things right with a fresh start, doing everything she can to make her family proud of her. But sleazy Wickham has no intention to let her go easily. Georgie is forced to make a beat him: if her brother Fitz admits she is the real perfect Darcy of the family, she will finally get rid of Wickham’s dirty schemes but if she can’t succeed her plan, she will be forced to be accomplice of Wickham for some kind of illegal scheming.

Poor Georgie needs distraction to get her brother off her back. Luckily Lizzie Bennett starts enchanting that struggling young man and Georgie does everything to push that girl into her brother’s arms.

I mostly liked the last third of the book and Georgie was ideal heroine to chant for! It was not the best retelling I’ve read but it’s quite good enough to enjoy! I highly recommend to the genre lovers and true fans of Austen books.

Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/ Wednesday Books for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

One of the best ya contemporary books I've read in a while. For some reason I thought this was going to be a Pride and Prejudice retelling but it's not. The plot is original and fun. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters. I can't wait to see what this author writes next.

I first want to mention that I’ve never read or seen any of the movies of Pride and Prejudice so I’m really not sure how the retelling aspect of this book is. Second, I want to mention that all views and opinions stated in this review are all my own. It was really hard for me to get into this book and took me a lot longer to read then it usually takes me. I couldn’t really connect with the main character and didn’t really care about what happened to her. The only character I kind of liked out of the whole thing was Avery. The writing was really repetitive in this as well. I don’t even know how many times “like a Darcy” was used and how many times we had to go back over the same flashback over and over. White privilege just seemed like it was thrown in as an after thought so we could learn something in this book. I’m sure others will enjoy the book especially if you are a die hard Pride and Prejudice fan, but it just wasn’t for me. Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy of the arc in return for an honest review!

First, I would like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press or an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

In the synopsis we learn something bad happened with Wickham at Pemberly academy which caused Georgie Darcy to nearly be expelled had it not been for her family name, let down her brother, and become the scorn of her school. She is now back for her junior year and now she has a goal and that is to become the perfect Darcy. She need to prove herself to Wickham, her brother Fitz, hr school, and herself.

I am always a sucker for Jane Austen retelling. However, when you take on such a well loved author and her work you will be under a lot of pressure to deliver and unfortunately this book didn’t quite do that for me.

I really struggle with rating this book between 2-3 stars. I’ll talk about what I liked first before I go into what didn’t work.

I really liked the character of Georgie. I cared what happened to her, I was invested in her goals and growth. Georgie Darcy writes fan fiction for her favorite tv show Sage Hall. She’s in the marching band, and overall has a well defined personality.

The book moved a pretty good pace and I did appreciate the small homages to Pride and Prejudice. Fitz was an okay Mr Darcy, it not my favorite.

Things I did not like, The main reason Georgie is trying to prove herself rests on a reason I just didn’t find believable. I am able to suspend reality, especially when it comes to YA or romance books. However this incident does not work for me.

Georgie feels bad and mops a lot.some of it is reasonable, however, it does cross the line to just a bit too much.

Fitz felt like a character trying to be Mr. Darcy, but not actually succeeding. I didn’t care for him.

Language. There’s a lot of swearing, and while I’m not opposed to it in books and don’t always notice it. I did notice it in this book because it just felt out of place and weird for me.

I didn’t like the love interest. I kept hoping for a different one. Then I started to like him, however, at the end I found I really didn’t like him again. He is not an Austen man. He’s slightly pathetic and doesn’t really do a whole lot except be nice to Georgie.

The ending was rushed. We get a speech about privilege and race that felt like a text book. It was not done in a nuanced way, rather it came of as preachy and could have been done better. The last 25% of the book lost me.

Overall this book didn’t quite hold the charm or wit of an Austen book. It wasn’t terrible reading and I did enjoy parts of it. If you love Jane Austen I would still recommend reading it. We don’t get very many Georgie Darcy retellings.

Georgie Darcy is a fantastic example of a character who makes mistakes, but ultimately grows from them. Her life of privilege certainly helps, but also hinders, her personal growth throughout her life, but at the end of the day she is able to take responsibility and learn to communicate and live life as her own person. The characters are well-written and showcase individual personalities, so much so that you can't help but want to be friends with them in real life. Overall an enjoyable read with a good message and lesson for teens.

I love a good Pride and Prejudice inspired novel. It was realistic and fun, but not my cup of tea. I found the main character (Georgie) so out of character compared to her classic likeness, and I'm sorry to say, annoying. It ruined the novel for me a bit. It was entertaining, and worth a read. Just go in with lower expectations.

I have read MANY Jane Austen adaptations... and I really, really loved this one!!! Georgie has had a scandalous year dating her brother’s former best friend, Wickham... and she wants to be the best Darcy Pemberly High has ever seen. I loved Georgie’s redemption ARC (even though she shouldn’t have needed to be redeemed at ALL) and I loved how we got to see our Pride and Prejudice main characters on the fringes. Bingley as a frat boy? CLASSIC. Thank you so much to St. Martin’s and NetGalley for the ARC!!

I love modern day Jane Austen adaptations, but they can be so hard to do well. So much of the plot points don't translate well to modern times. But a modern day re-telling of Pride and Prejudice focusing on Georgiana instead of Darcy and Elizabeth? I had to check this out. And boy, am I glad I did.

The story picks up as Georgie Darcy is returning to her boarding school after her Wickham scandal- the family outcast, a social pariah, and suffering from some major self-esteem issues. When Wickham reappears in her life, she makes a bet with him. If she is able to get her brother to admit that she is a perfect Darcy, Wickham will leave her alone for good. If she fails, Georgie has to work with Wickham on whatever illegal scheme he is plotting. So Georgie sets up to become the perfectly accomplished Darcy. Of course, her brother is being meddling so she also decides to try and get him off her back by pushing him towards the girl he won't stop talking about (but refuses to admit he likes)- one Lizzie Bennet.

The story was slow to get into at first, but after about a third of the way in, I was hooked. Georgie is such a sweet character. My heart broke for her at points. At other times, the book had me literally laughing out loud. In all, a wonderful and different retelling that is sure to delight any Jane Austen fan.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest feedback!

So, if you know me, you know I love my cheesy little contemporary YA romcoms. It’s my not-so-guilty pleasure. I am, incidentally, also obsessed with Pride and Prejudice. It’s one of my favourite books of all time. So, when this lovely title showed up in my inbox one day, I just knew I had to pick it up. It fits under all of my categories of a good book!

Accomplished follows modern Georgie Darcy (her Austen counterpart being one of my all-time fav characters), fanfic writer extraordinaire, student less extraordinaire, as she navigates her junior year after being caught up in a huge scandal with the sleaze Wickham (who I can assure is just as awful here as he is in the original book). She desperately tries to piece her life back together, and it...sometimes works? But hey, at least she has the help of her cold but well-meaning brother, Fitz, and her (only?) friend (more than friend?) Avery.

Georgie as a character was a delight to read. She’s funny, insightful, and acted like a real teenage girl (I should know, I am one). Her fanfiction escapades were integrated into her character in such a way that it didn’t feel unrealistic, nor did it appear to be a bigger deal than what it was — after all, it’s just another hobby. Avery is super nice too! He’s kind of just this sweet guy who supports Georgie all the time — which is exactly the type of relationship I like, so no complaints there. They’re sweet together.

The plot of this book was also very fun, standard teenage stuff done well. The humour of this novel is spot-on, in my opinion, which is always nice, because I can’t stand reading a dry book. I like a plot that takes itself just the right amount of seriously. The silliness is silly, but there are moments that are more profound as well.

One of the issues I ran into here was the portrayal of Fitz, and how that reflects on the original text. The Darcy of Pride and Prejudice is aloof, and not immediately likable, but ultimately, he always puts his loved ones first, and would do anything to protect them. That is the case here, but the way he dealt with Georgie, at times, felt less like doting, and more like some imagined responsibility where he has to be overly disappointed in her at all times. This is indeed an adaptation of the book, and not the original thing, so I suppose I shouldn’t be judging it based on that, but I will say that it made Fitz a much less compelling character to me than he normally is.

Ultimately, comparisons to the original book aside, this was still a fun read!

First off thank you NetGally for an ARC of Accomplished by Amanda Quain.

I was super excited when I read that Accomplished was from Pride and Prejudice. I feel like Amanda did really well with Accomplished. I was drawn to the characters and couldn’t put the book down. I was super nervous at first it being a YA but it. I recommend reading it.

What a fun and creative perspective around the characters of Pride and Prejudice. This story follows young Darcys sister Georgiana on her journey to re-acclimate to high school in her junior year after being almost expelled last year when Wickham her ex had been using her room to sell drugs. All the important characters are there but in different roles and you see nods to the original story throughout. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this new YA adaptation and seeing how it varied from what I would expect.
Georgie spends most of the book dealing with her emotional baggage left behind by Wickham who had convinced her that she would only be successful with him in her life and only him. She had separated herself from all of her friends, family and connections for him and for what she thought was love. Now, coming back, she has to find out who she, if she wants Wickham to continue to be a part of her life, how her overbearing older brother fits in, can she regain those valuable friendships back and all the while going through a "normal" junior year of high school with all the rigorous school work and life planning.
I highly recommend reading this for any Pride and Prejudice fan and all young adults who are just trying to figure things out - as most are. There were laugh out loud funny moments, self discovery teachings, friendships rebuilt and some wholesome YA romance.
Thank you t0 St Martins Press and Amanda Quain for allowing me to read and review this book.

I'll admit, I did not expect to love this book as much as I did! It was such a clever and heartwarming YA, and I am always interested in anything even remotely Pride and Prejudice related. It definitely hit home at some points and I really admire the fact that the novel was more of an homage to Jane Austen than a simple retelling. Georgie and Avery are characters that feel so REAL, and it makes you want to root for them even more. I'm not usually one for books where the MC is constantly dealing with the fallout of their actions, but somehow this book made it work. I could not recommend this book more.

Special thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for an ARC in exchange for an honesty review.

Loved, loved, loved this book. I'm a huge Jane Austen fan and a retelling of Pride and Prejudice and I am all for it. But this book was so much more than that. While it wasn't the P&P story, it was Georgianna's story. I just wanted to hug Georgie. I cringed when she tried, but failed at getting back her friends. And I cheered for her and Avery. I hope there will be more from this author.

3.5 ⭐️

I will never say no to a Pride & Prejudice retelling, but I was particularly excited to hear a story from Georgiana’s perspective. I found myself most drawn to some of this book’s charming modern spins on these beloved characters, from Georgie’s Downton Abbey-esque fanfic world to frat-bro Bingley to Darcy’s love of Google Calendar invites.

As a P&P lover, I had trouble at times reconciling some of the changes in the retelling—for instance, the unnecessarily tiny age gap between Darcy and Georgiana meaning that he became her legal guardian at 16 years old, or differences in how Darcy’s and Lizzie’s love story played out in the background of this story. And, while I appreciated the sketchy, gaslighting, boarding-school prepster version of Wickham (and continue to enjoy that he’s just the worst in every P&P retelling), the “inciting incident” and the premise of Georgie’s story—beginning with a bargain with Wickham to prove she can be the perfect Darcy—just didn’t resonate with me.

Like many of the best hot-mess-express YA protagonists, I felt a love-hate relationship with Georgie throughout the book. I wanted to root for her, but found myself skipping through several pages’ worth each chapter of her self-pitying and self-loathing complaints about how hard her life is. I thoroughly enjoyed Avery’s adorable character and his chemistry and banter with Georgie, but he felt more like a convenient foil to Wickham’s character than anything more substantial. And I loved the book’s engagement with questions of wealth and privilege, but I finished it still wondering whether Georgie really learned much. Given the title and description, I assumed her story would center around themes of self-acceptance and independence, but I still am unsure as to whether Georgie herself actually grew in those ways. I wanted a bit more depth from her emotional journey and the plot’s ending than either offered, but I still found the book to be an enjoyable read from beginning to end.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press & Wednesday Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Accomplished is a new fresh view on a familiar story from the viewpoint of Darcy's sister, Georgie. I really enjoyed the modern twist to the classic characters and the way the author created a new and interesting plot. The author did a wonderful job of marrying the two and it really make this story shine. It is a YA story but read like a fun fresh take on a boarding school romance It is nicely paced and has enough humor to make the story bright and fun. I received an ARC via NetGalley and St. Martin's Press and I am leaving an honest review.

I'm always in for an Austen retelling, and this one is an interesting perspective, to have a modern Georgiana Darcy who's been taking advantage of by a gaslighting, drug-dealing Wickham. Georgie is still under his spell even though he's wrecked her relationship with her brother Fitz and made her a social outcast at her fancy boarding school (Pemberley), and Quain does a great job of showing how and why Georgie wants to break free of him but can't, especially as he continues to break her down in an emotionally abusive way.

The premise of the story--that Georgie bargains with Wickham to show him that she can be the perfect Darcy--doesn't really make a ton of sense, when opportunistic Wickham can use her right away. Why would he wait? By the end, Georgie hit some breakthroughs but we don't actually see the follow-through on them--and she's shown a tendency to backslide, so can we be sure that she improves. Plus, the villain doesn't really get a good comeuppance. The ending felt a bit rushed and unresolved for these reasons. I wanted to see more of Georgie growing as a person.