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The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch | Melinda Taub
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A "witty, magical, romantic and altogether brilliant" (Lev Grossman) reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the troublesome andaccording to hermuch-maligned youngest Bennet sister, Lydia. In this exuberant retelling of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice, Lydia Bennet puts pen to paper to relate the real events and aftermath of the classic story. Some facts are well known: Mrs. Bennet suffers from her nerves, Mr. Bennet suffers from Mrs. Bennet, and all five daughters suffer from an estate that is entailed only to male heirs. But Lydia also suffers from entirely different concerns: her best-loved sister Kitty is really a barn cat; Wickham is every bit as wicked as the world believes him to be, but what else would one expect from a demon? And if Mr. Darcy is uptight about etiquette, thats nothing compared to his feelings about magic. Most of all, Lydia has yet to learn that for a witch, promises have power . . . Full of enchantment, intrigue, and boundless magic, The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch, has all the irreverent wit, strength, and romance of Pride and Prejudicewhile offering a highly unexpected redemption for the wildest Bennet sister.
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Sara_Planz
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This book is such a clever reimagining of P&P. Author Melinda Taub takes the source material and turns it into a regency witchy tale complete with a coven like no other, taking characters who we thought we knew and putting a paranormal slant on them. I mean Kitty is literally a kitty, Lydia's familiar who can be seen in human form. Taub really does a great job of capturing Lydia's voice, the story coming directly from her.

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peanutnine
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Lydia's account of the events of Pride and Prejudice 😂 Loving her commentary so far in this witchy retelling

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Jen2
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Not at all what I thought it would be but it was very fun.

tpixie Great title and cover!! 10mo
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KristiAhlers
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This was so not what I was expecting but in a good way. This isn't a fluff kinda book but at the same time it was engaging and one of my favorite so far this month. #bookspin #doublespinbook @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Sounds intriguing!!! 11mo
Jess_Read_This I love the cover and the title sounds very intriguing! 11mo
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Litlady
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When you think your #Litsypenpal can‘t top the previous Halloween, she goes and does just that! Heartfelt thanks to the most awesome penpal on the planet, @Beck9lol !! Everything is perfect, as usual, and she always has the best wrapping paper! FOMO is real … lol. Those flameless candies are 🙌🏻, too. Thanks so much , Becky. Wishing you and all Littens a festive fall! 🎃💜📚👻

Beck9lol I‘m so happy you like it all! I hope you had a great and spooky Halloween 👻 12mo
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In this retelling Lydia is the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter (three older sisters having died as children) & therefore a witch, whilst Kitty is revealed to be her feline familiar bewitched to appear human in front of others. Lydia's quest to improve & use her magic leads her into all kinds of mischief & dangerous situations. (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf It seems like it should be a light retelling with the focus on magic, but the author manages to cover some weightier subjects: racism, sexism/misogyny in society, the confining of women to the domestic sphere & marriage, & a society where a fifteen year old girl would be married off to an older man for the sake of her (& her female relatives') reputation whilst his would eventually carry on as before. 13mo
OutsmartYourShelf Jane & Elizabeth are mentioned but sadly do not appear on the page, although just about every one else does & Georgiana has a bigger role here. Overall it was a nice enough read but it didn't really grab & hold my attention as I thought it would.
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TWs: blood magic, brief sentence about animal sacrifice, mild sexual content but mostly it happens off page.

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Quercus Books/Jo Fletcher Books,
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