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Lady Bridget's Diary by Maya Rodale
4.0

There are going to be people who do not like this book because they feel it follows too closely to the stories that it takes inspiration from – Pride & Prejudice, Bridget Jones’ Diary and Mean Girls. I’ve seen a lot of reviews that say it steals word for word from them (which I didn’t see that much of but I don't necessarily have them all memorized).

Buuuuuuuuut, there are also going to be people like me who really like some (or all) of those stories and love the idea of an author having a good time with the material. P&P and Bridget are two of my favorites stories (ones that I go back to time & again) and I found it fun to read someone else’s re-imagining of them.

So before picking it up decide if you are OK with a close retelling - you are going to see familiar things but in unfamiliar ways, so you have to take that into account :)

(Complimentary copy provided in exchange for an honest review)