I received an ARC from Edelweiss and Berkley Publishing.

It felt like a YA novel that was a fanfiction of Pride and Prejudice that rearranged the plot. I find historical romances an excellent easy breezy read that I usually finish in one sitting or at least evening or a day; they should not be a struggle. This one was a struggle for me; I would put it down and brought myself back to it a week later and still didn't enjoy it.

There was a lot of telling but not showing reader emotion and setting, no drawing me into the story. It was "this and then." Then I realized the author is a screenwriter, so that made sense, and once I learned that tidbit, I understand the writing style.

I saw the 10 minutes of the beginning of the supposed movie of this, and I noticed it takes a more satire approach, which is what I did when I read this.