2.5 stars. I . . . am not sure about this book. I'm not sure if I would have enjoyed it without the P&P connection, but at the same time the P&P connection made some things hard to hear. (Liz and Darcy "Hate Sex???" Someone please pour bleach into my ear.) That said, I thought the author did a really smart job of translating the tone & characters into a contemporary setting without using implausible contortions to mirror every plot point of the original. Even the casual sex between Liz and Darcy does create context for a believable Proposal #1 Scene. Darcy wants to start a real relationship & thinks she feels the same way (she doesn't).