The Red Chrysanthemum: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

This variation is very fun, I liked it, but changing Mr. Darcy's personality from serious, proud to insecure and then making him a professional lover at the end, made him caricatured. But I laughed a lot at the beginning.

I loved the extra time Elizabeth spent at Pemberley with the Gardiners because the Wickham timetable was moved up. She was able to become close to Georgiana and made early headway with Darcy sooner than usual. Great Bingley! Romantic and funny story. It made me laugh a few times. Very enjoyable.

I loved this initially gentle book. It was well written and the premise of communicating through the language of flowers led to the normal misunderstandings. I was hopeful that the Wickham /Lydia elopement would be missed altogether, as having read many of these variations, I find the whole episode rather tedious but it is merely delayed. Towards the latter part of the book things get delightfully amorous which as a non purist I also enjoy reading how much the Darcy’s love is demonstrated in the bedroom. It’s fairly graphic, so if you’re of a more sensitive disposition, I would echo a previous review and skip to the epilogue.

This has been a delight to read. Several very touching moments made me cry such as when both Elizabeth and Darcy sobbed on Mrs Reynolds’ shoulder.The subtle study of flowers and other herbs is not only ingenious but also very educational. But most importantly the link of the flowers to their love is beautiful. Love the steaming parts. Well done and thank you.

I’m not the biggest fan of misunderstands as I find they can be drawn out overlong and make for a boring read.This book deals with misunderstandings in the way that makes them pleasant. Loved reading it and will add it to my re read list.