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4.25

I liked this a lot. I'm a fan of P&P fanfiction and have read a lot, so many twists and additions. This is the first of a "dream premonition" type. Not timetravel, although it has a bit of the same feel, as Lizzie has "seen the future" and now will that help it to come true, or will that knowledge now change things, can things be changed, does she want things to be changed (the future looked pretty dang good). 

At one point, a dream "in bed" ... I was afraid this was going to shift to the smutty side, which I don't care for in generally, and especially not with P&P. P&P is just too wholesome to cross into that for me. This came a little too close.  Interesting to think about ... SPOILER
Mr. Darcy, now believing in Elizabeth's dreams, afraid she doesn't want to expound on their physical relationship because (paraphrasing here because I didn't highlight it and I'm too lazy to look it up) "what if I'm a terrible lover, if I'm not tender and good ..." Kudos to him for even considering that, when Lizzy is just a bit embarrassed (understandably so) and she actually went into more detail in her dream diary writings than I think I would have. This did cause me a moment of sadness though.   Just personal reasons.


This was a short book, and it kept my interest, but still took me a little longer than one would think to get through. My "eyeball" reading just doesn't happen as much anymore ... I don't have the time, when I do, my eyes are tired and I don't last as long. 

3rd person/past tense (true to the original) although it doesn't stick with only Lizzy's POV. We also get a peek into Darcy's brain, and also a little into Jane's (she's a perspective who isn't featured much). There was an interesting look at Mr and Mrs Bennet, a perspective about them, not often acknowledged (here the father gets a more critical look and the mother more understanding).