Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter

    I feel that before I go on about this review I have to come clean about something... It may sadden some of you to know this but I have never read Pride and Prejudice. Ever. I have seen the movie and the BBC adaptation though. Oh stop shaking your head at me! If it makes you feel better I do love the BBC version better- sorry Kiera! Now that that's taken care of lets begin...

   I loved Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter! I cried during part of the book, actually last night when I was reading before bed. This book came out in 2007 so some of you may have read it already. I wasn't a big reader in 2007 so I don't remember it being popular but maybe it was. The back of the book reads:

   "After a string of disastrous dates, Emily Albright decides she's had it with love. She'd much rather curl up with Pride and Prejudice and spend her time with Mr. Darcy, the dashing, honorable and passionate hero of Jane Austen's classic. So when her best friend suggests a wild week of margaritas and men in Mexico with the girls, Emily abruptly flees to England on a guided tour of Jane Austen country instead. Far from inspiring romance, though, the company aboard the tour bus consist of a gaggle of little old ladies and one single man, Spike Hargreaves, a foul tempered journalist writing an article on why fictional Mr. Darcy has earned the title of Man Most Women Would Love to Date.
   Last thing Emily expected to find on her excursion is a broodingly handsome man striding across a field, his damp shirt clinging to his chest. But that's exactly what happens when she comes face-to-face with none other than Mr. Darcy himself. And suddenly, every woman's fantasy becomes one woman's reality..."

   Near the end of the book I decided to look online at reviews for the book to see if others enjoyed it as much as me. I was shocked to see so many bad reviews. For example, a lot of reviews talked about how it's strange that she dated Mr. Darcy and that it was impossible. Is it not impossible for Bella to fall in love with a vampire? Or a werewolf? Come on it's a book, use your imagination! When I finished the book I understood the dating Mr. Darcy part. After reading the reviews I stand by mine, I loved this freaking book!

   I actually randomly found it at the library. I was just walking down an aisle and I saw it or maybe it found me. Either way I am so glad I read it! I thought it was quite enjoyable and I'm even thinking about asking the library if I could buy it from them. The book came out a while ago and the copy from the library is surely loved.

    I recommend reading this book. It's very similar to Pride and Prejudice but like a modern type version. The book is almost hard to explaining because I believe it to be different. I read Austenland and wrote a review about that on this blog and when I started reading this book I thought they were basically going to be the same thing but they are different. I have to admit that I actually like this book better. I never once got bored and couldn't wait for down time when I could reach in my bag and grab my book. Have you read this book or Austenland? Which do you like better?

Thanks for being here,

Curious Reader xo