Attempting Elizabeth is a fun read. I love Pride and Prejudice and I know there are quite a few young adult stories that follow the same plot idea, but I am always a sucker for a new spin on the classic. Attempting Elizabeth kind of reminded me a little bit of Austentacious by Alyssa Goodnight, which I loved! It had kind of a magical feel to the story.

I liked Kelsey. I related to her love of book characters, and I connected with how she connected with Elizabeth herself. (if that makes any sense) I commonly find myself wishing I was more like the super witty, or sassy or totally kick butt heroines in my favorite books. At first, I was a little worried about Kelsey because I liked her as a character but I didn’t love her. I can’t really pinpoint a reason why. She didn’t annoy me, she wasn’t a mary jane, but for some reason I was just kind of meh about her. And then as the book went on, and I got more and more into the story, I realized that I was kind of meh about her because she didn’t even really know who she wanted to be yet. Attempting Elizabeth is completely about Kelsey finding herself and finding out who she really is as a person. This is her coming of age story. And that is really kind of beautiful.

I thought Kelsey going back and forth between the book and real life was a really cool plot idea. I loved the back and forth and I thought that Jessica Grey did an excellent job with that aspect of the story. And then of course she also did a great job with Mark. I loved Mark and his adorable accent. The romance is kind of slow going for a while in the book, but that was ok for me because this book was so much more about Kelsey’s personal journey. At least I thought so anyways. Attempting Elizabeth was the perfect lighthearted read for me right now. I think fans of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Austen will really appreciate and enjoy this book.