The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet: A Novel (Lizzie
Bennet Diaries)
By Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley
Series: Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Touchstone (September 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1476763232
ISBN-13: 978-1476763231
Approximate Lexile: 950
Publisher’s
Blurb:
Based on the Emmy
Award-winning “genius” (The Guardian) web series, The Lizzie Bennet
Diaries, this is a new novel starring Lizzie’s spunky sister Lydia as she
navigates the joys and pitfalls of becoming an adult in the digital age.
Before her older sister, Lizzie, started her wildly popular vlog, Lydia was just a normal twenty-year-old plotting the many ways she could get away with skipping her community college classes and finding the perfect fake ID. She may not have had much direction, but she loved her family and had plenty of fun. Then Lizzie’s vlog turned the Bennet sisters into Internet sensations, and Lydia basked in the attention as people watched, debated, tweeted, tumblr’d, and blogged about her life. But not all attention is good…
After her ex-boyfriend, George Wickham took advantage of Lydia’s newfound web-fame, betrayed her trust, and destroyed her online reputation, she’s no longer a naïve, carefree girl. Now, Lydia must work to win back her family’s trust and respect and find her place in a far more judgmental world.
Told in Lydia’s distinctive, eccentric, and endearing voice, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet picks up right where The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet left off and “offers a fresh take on Pride and Prejudice without ruining it” (The Washington Post, on The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet). Featuring fresh twists, wonderful new characters, and scores of hilarious texts, doodles, and tweets, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet takes you behind the webcam and into the lives of your favorite sisters in a way that’s sure to satisfy existing fans and delight new ones.
Before her older sister, Lizzie, started her wildly popular vlog, Lydia was just a normal twenty-year-old plotting the many ways she could get away with skipping her community college classes and finding the perfect fake ID. She may not have had much direction, but she loved her family and had plenty of fun. Then Lizzie’s vlog turned the Bennet sisters into Internet sensations, and Lydia basked in the attention as people watched, debated, tweeted, tumblr’d, and blogged about her life. But not all attention is good…
After her ex-boyfriend, George Wickham took advantage of Lydia’s newfound web-fame, betrayed her trust, and destroyed her online reputation, she’s no longer a naïve, carefree girl. Now, Lydia must work to win back her family’s trust and respect and find her place in a far more judgmental world.
Told in Lydia’s distinctive, eccentric, and endearing voice, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet picks up right where The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet left off and “offers a fresh take on Pride and Prejudice without ruining it” (The Washington Post, on The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet). Featuring fresh twists, wonderful new characters, and scores of hilarious texts, doodles, and tweets, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet takes you behind the webcam and into the lives of your favorite sisters in a way that’s sure to satisfy existing fans and delight new ones.
My Thoughts:
I didn’t like this
as much as The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
That’s not to say I didn’t like seeing “what happens next.” It was good to see
Lydia pick up the pieces after her downfall in the first book. She definitely
shows growth, becoming less shallow and less self-centered and precious. But I
still have trouble liking her. I’ll admit, some of it is simply because I
disapprove of a lot of her behavior—call me old-fashioned if you must.
That said, I think
the authors do a nice job of dealing with “aftermath” and Lydia’s struggles with
determining people’s motivations for befriending her—is it her Internet infamy,
or just because she is herself? That’s a big question in this book, and Lydia
ends the story on a positive course.
Possible Objectionable Material: Lydia
is definitely a 21st century girl, who doesn’t have reservations
about having sexual relationships. Her older sisters also appear to be sexually
active with their respective men. A few f-bombs and mild cursing. Making out.
Drunkenness.
Who
Would Like This Book: Fans
of Pride and Prejudice and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Rom-com
lovers. Readers who like seeing characters develop and grow, despite painful moments.
Probably women more than men—Lydia is definitely a girly-girl!
Thank you, NetGalley, for the Advance Reader Ebook.
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