I'd been wanting to read this book for a while, and since it's on Hoopla and we've been in quarantine, this was the moment I was waiting for. And it didn't disappoint. The plot was great in that it followed the Pride and Prejudice plot perfectly. It was not exact which is good, but it wasn't just little elements here and there to plop on the moniker of "retelling" for the story. Rather, this story was set in the 'hood, where Zuri is proud of her family and her neighborhood. But then the wealthy family moves in, complete with a couple of good looking sons, and now Zuri is torn between her loyalty to the only place she's grown up, and admiring the gentrifying changes. Such an amazing book that will put perspective on not only the classic telling, but what is happening today in our cities.
5/5 stars
I'd been wanting to read this book for a while, and since it's on Hoopla and we've been in quarantine, this was the moment I was waiting for. And it didn't disappoint. The plot was great in that it followed the Pride and Prejudice plot perfectly. It was not exact which is good, but it wasn't just little elements here and there to plop on the moniker of "retelling" for the story. Rather, this story was set in the 'hood, where Zuri is proud of her family and her neighborhood. But then the wealthy family moves in, complete with a couple of good looking sons, and now Zuri is torn between her loyalty to the only place she's grown up, and admiring the gentrifying changes. Such an amazing book that will put perspective on not only the classic telling, but what is happening today in our cities.
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December 2023
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