A modern rewrite of Pride and Prejudice, Good Fortune takes place in New York City and centers on Elizabeth Chen. Elizabeth lives with her Chinese immigrant parents and her four sisters in a small apartment, helping her parents with their restaurant while trying to find a satisfying career. Elizabeth’s mother Jade also works and a real estate agent, and ends up selling the beloved community center to atypical New York City buyers, Brendan Lee and Darcy Wong. Elizabeth worries that these buyers will destroy everything she loves about the community service and is determined to fight for her neighborhood, even if it means going head to head with the arrogant and condescending Darcy. Eager for her daughters to get ahead in the world, Jade keeps the investors close and Elizabeth is begrudgingly forced to spend more time with Darcy. Elizabeth forms her own prejudice towards Darcy, which she is forced to confront when betrayal and secrets are revealed.

Firstly, thank you so much to @netgalley and @harperviabooks / @harpercollins for the advance copy! This book was EVERYTHING. Adaptations of popular favorites can be so tricky, but Chau’s work was impeccably executed. It managed to keep all of the things I love about Pride and Prejudice—the witty writing and banter, the well developed characters, the complex relationships—while also providing an entirely new perspective. I definitely think retelling the story through the Chinese-American experience made the original Pride and Prejudice’s themes of family dynamics and class issues even more poignant. The storyline closely followed that of the original, and had excellent pacing and sharp dialogue. The tension between Darcy and Elizabeth was perfect. Lovers of Pride and Prejudice should RUN to get this book when it releases on July 11!