He had always known that he had a tendency towards jealousy; now he was discovering just how deeply rooted it could be.

The Good
I enjoyed this new twist in this variation and I'm already a fan of Abigail Reynolds works. I usually don't like miscommunication tropes but this worked because Darcy and Elizabeth are both over-thinkers and presume things about other people so it works for them to pine for each other while misinterpret things each other is doing. This version of Darcy is very likable and his pining was amazing. I liked that the acknowledgment of their feelings for each other and their engagement was far apart allowing for more tension.

The Bad
This may be prudish of me but I don't like any type of sexual scenes in my Pride and Prejudice variations. I do concede that this was partly the point of this variation, Darcy's jealousy and undoing of his controlled nature but it wasn't doing a lot for me.

The Rating
I give this book 3/5