Grab Your Edition When Mary Met The Colonel: A Pride And Prejudice Novella Written And Illustrated By Victoria Kincaid Accessible Via Document
was thrilled to win a copy of this delightful, sweet novella written by an author I have been meaning to try for some time.
It is always a source of enjoyment when I come across a Pride amp Prejudice sequel that tells the story of some of my favorite secondary characters.
Bonus when I get two,
The story develops quickly because it's novella length, but its not hard to imagine since a lover of PampP is already familiar with the circumstances, setting, and characters leading into this sequel that begins the day of the Darcys and Bingleys' double wedding.
For Colonel Fitzwilliam, Darcy's wedding is bittersweet, He is of course happy for his cousin and best friend to find love and happiness with Elizabeth Bennet, but he is envious, too.
Richard is a second son so cannot marry where he will, But it is not only that, he is weary from the frivolous ladies and girls who chase him for his dashing uniform and not the man inside it.
And here comes Kitty Bennet and Maria Lucas now,
Escaping the two flirty girls, the colonel finds himself in an isolated and hidden part of the Longbourn garden confronted by the refreshing and quiet young lady hiding herself away.
Mary Bennet is a delightful surprise, Her shy and earnest demeanor and her gentle beauty call to him, If only
Mary doesn't know whether Colonel Fitzwilliam is trifling with her or is just being kind with his gallant words about her intelligence and beauty.
His notice and interest in itself is already a source of shock, Mary is the least likely Bennet sister to draw a gentleman's notice, but somehow she does, Sadly, this gentleman is due back to the Peninsula and war plus he must marry for wealth and she has nothing.
But then circumstances are changed, Fitzwilliam is home, but now Miss Mary Bennet has a worthy suitor.
Will he concede the field or fight for what will make them both happy
As I said, this was a quick and sweet story.
There is conflict and barriers to the romance which came suddenly though I didn't mind this much.
I enjoyed seeing Mary, the serious middle sister get her chance to bloom and Colonel Fitzwilliam is most definitely a dashing hero for her.
I do wish it could have been longer, but I was wellpleased with this one, It would make a nice cozy afternoon's read,
Austenesque lovers who enjoy sequels particularly giving secondary characters the lead should give this one a try.
Wonderful
Having just read an appalling variation, I had to revisit this charming little story to soothe my tattered sensibilities.
When I came to the end I realised I have never reviewed it, which is odd because it is a great favourite of mine, one of only a handful within the genre that I have read several times and one of the very few I enjoyed enough to purchase.
It is very gentle,
with no angst and quite a lot of humour, The title is selfexplanatory, so there is no real need to outline the plot I would just recommend this book to anyone who needs a quick Austen fix which will make them feel all warm inside 'When Mary Met The Colonel' is a sequel to Pride and Prejudice about Mary, one of the Bennet sisters.
This quick, entertaining novella was an enjoyable read, Many thanks to Victoria Kincaid for my copy, sitelink wordpre
When Mary Met the Colonel is the perfect novella to read between some Darcy and Elizabeth centered books.
It is romantic, interesting and loving, The characters are different from the ones we are used to of course, but their love doesnt pale in comparison, it is as strong as the one we usually see in Darcy and Elizabeth.
Victoria Kincaid created the perfect love story for Mary Bennett and showed us that maybe she is not at all what we think she is.
We know her to be plain and boring, but did we ever truly paid attention to her Did we ever see any character interact with her in a meaningful conversation Maybe all it took to see the real Mary was to pay attention! And that was exactly what Col.
Fitzwilliam did:
We all assume Mary is only concerned about Fordyces sermons but, in this novella, it is revealed she has more in common with Col.
Fitzwilliam than we might think, and maybe there is a reason why she quotes Fordyce so often:
For me, one of Victoria Kincaids greatest achievements in this book was the development of Marys character and making her the perfect bride for Col.
Fitzwilliam. At first sight, they have very different interests, and it is not quite obvious how they could be a truly matched couple, but the author mastered this adversity in a perfect way.
I enjoyed seeing Colonel Fitzwilliam show Mary that she mattered, that she was not inferior to her sisters, only different, with different qualities.
I liked how he was able to make her change, to give her the confidence she needed to become more invested in improving her appearance and her company.
I liked that she was not like Elizabeth, I have often seen Col, Fitzwilliam be paired with ladies who are similar to Elizabeth, and for me it was refreshing to see characters who were very different from Darcy and Elizabeth because, truth is, they should be.
It is true Darcy and Elizabeth are the most important characters in Pride and Prejudice, but there is so much more to it.
There are so many characters who are interesting because they are different,
I also liked seeing Marys devotion for the Colonel and her interest in his stories and his personality.
To her Col. Fitzwilliam is not just a dashing red coat who is amiable at all times, he is more than that, and he deserves to be known and loved for who is underneath the regimentals.
It gave me an enormous pleasure to read this novella and to be in the company of these wonderful characters.
I have enjoyed many of Victoria Kinkaids books, but none gave such a feeling of freedom and happiness as this novella.
A HEA, but not for Lizzy
Because she is already married, . . to Darcy :
This is Marys story, This a great Mary. She is bookish but in a great way, The Colonel is hurt and Mary has a tender for him, So while is healing she buys him some books, Some me iCal books so she can help him, What a great way for the author to show love,
I recommend this book, The third Bennet sister is not as lively nor beautiful as the others, Nobody really pays attention to what she says or does, but one man will treat her differently and will show her what falling in love really means.
Join Mary in this emotional journey towards love, beautifully penned by Victoria Kincaid,
Absolutely delightful! I had never read a story about Mary Bennet and I am glad that I picked this one up.
Ms. Kincaid did a wonderful job at depicting a lovely, amiable and realistic heroine, We are used to see Mary as a boring girl, not pretty enough, or not good enough for any man.
But in this book oh my! She so deserves a man that loves her with passion and the deepest love possible!
I simply loved this new version of Mary! Actually, I have always liked the original character her obsession with books and her determination not to appear as silly as her younger sisters always received my admiration but, sadly, in “Pride and Prejudice” she does not have the chance to prove she is worthy of a happy future with a husband and children.
I was extremely happy to see that there is hope for everyone, if only we follow our heart!
Of course, I need to say something about this Colonel Fitzwilliam.
Two words will be enough: utterly charming! A gentleman that has his own fears but that is able to overcome them for the love of a special, different woman.
He is fun, friendly and so very fascinating! Such a good catch, Mary!
I would recommend this book to the Janeites because it tells us a funny, sweet romance between two people that deserve a chance at love.
If you love Mary Bennet, you
have to give this story a try, If you do not love her, . . you have to give this story a try! I promise you will smile from beginning to end! This was cute and rather fluffy.
I'm not sure what I was expecting, given the length, but I do wish there had been space to let the courtship develop slower.
The bits that we get to witness are very nice but just too few, It would have been far more satisfying if they'd fought through more obstacles, I do like the idea of Mary with Colonel Fitzwilliam, though, and I'm a sucker for More like.stars, but worth the rounding up for concept and cuteness, I enjoyed this novella. There were parts were it felt rushed, especially the second half, Would of loved more page time to develop some of the plots,
In addition, there were instances that were pushing boundaries for that time period, I loved this short story about Mary and colonel Fitzwilliam, they are one of my favorite pairings.
There is more to Mary than meets the eye, I laughed at the reason behind her love for Fordyce Sermons.
There was some angst due to their knowledge of not having any prospects together, and the colonel's battle injury.
But everything got resolved to my satisfaction, I enjoyed Lizzy and Darcy figuring out their attachment and lending a helpful hand, I love a good Mary Bennet romance!!!
There are several points in which I can sympathize with Mary.
. . I too am a middle child, though am sandwiched between two brothers growing up I was the quiet, shy one, the one that was always overlooked and the one girl in a group of girls who doesn't have a guy fawning over her.
So when a book comes along and has an amazing guy taking interest in Mary, I sit up and take notice.
I think she is just misunderstood and ignored with so much potential if someone would just take notice.
Colonel Fitzwilliam is one of those characters who is easy to love and want the best for, except when he is trying to mooch on Darcy's territory Elizabeth!!!!! In fact I love it when he is either paired with Mary, Jane or Charlotte.
In this book we find the Colonel meeting Mary at the wedding breakfast while he trying to escape the notice of Maria Lucas and Kitty Bennet.
The fact that Mary can definitely hold her own in a conversation that is considered too deep for a sensible female, sparks an intrigue in the Colonel.
Which is returned by the spark of intrigue in Mary for the Colonel as well,
With Colonel Fitzwilliam now stationed over in wartime France, Mary secretly tries to stay abreast on the news of the war effort.
When she overhears her mother speaking about Mr Darcy's cousin who was wounded and on his way back to England, Mary focuses on finding away to get near him.
This is such a sweet story, though Colonel Fitzwilliam turns into a ninny when a suitor comes round for Mary, that is until Mr Darcy finds out his true feels and thrusts the Colonel into action!!! Go Darcy!!!!
I loved seeing how Mary grew leaps and bounds in this story, and how she wasn't exactly as we thought.
I would highly recommend this book to any JAFFer, it is a wellwritten PGrated story, .