Pride and Papercuts (The Austens #5)
Staci Hart
October 13, 2020
Hate is a strong word.
Depending on the company, loathe is a good substitute. Abhor might be a little fancy, but it gets the job done. But the word that really sums up how I feel about Liam Darcy is, without question, hate.
He doesn’t seem to think much of me either. The second he lays his fault-seeking eyes on me, he sets out to oppose me. Everything about him is imposing, as if he consumes the nearby air to power the rise and fall of his broad chest, and it’s clear he resents my presence on his advertising team. Every idea I have is shot down. Every olive branch I offer is set on fire by nothing more than the blistering coals he calls eyes.
In return, I light him up with my words.
It’s not as if he can dismiss me, since I work for his client, Wasted Words. Instead, he’s forced to tolerate me, which seems the closest we’ll ever be to friends. Fine by me.
I can be civil and still hate Liam Darcy.
But if there’s more to him than his exterior shows, I won’t be able to hate him at all.
I might stumble over that line between love and hate and fall right into his arms.
Okay y’all, I have to be honest, I watched Pride and Prejudice for the first time around July. I’ve never read any of Jane Austen’s books but if there was one person who could write a re-telling of Jane Austen’s stories, it would be Staci Hart. With that said, this story was amazing..even though she made me cry.
Laney was as fiery and sassy as Elizabeth Bennet is in Pride and Prejudice, no doubt about that. She loves her family fiercely and would go to war for them, I think that’s why I love the Bennet’s so much, they have this special bond only siblings can have. Being one of the oldest Bennet kids has to be hard too, but luckily she has Jett by her side and this book tells both of their stories so perfectly.
Liam Darcy, he’s portrayed in a way that shows the Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, who loves his family and will protect his sister at all costs, but tries his best not to overstep his bounds. Unfortunately for the two of them, they were forever bickering and I think that’s what makes their story so perfect. Staci didn’t butcher this re-telling, she didn’t rush the story of Darcy and Laney and we were able to see the rest of the Bennet’s, who we’ve met in the Bennet Brother books but if you haven’t read them, Coming Up Roses is the book to start with.
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life: a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom to three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife, even though she’s certainly not the cleanest, nor is she the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party–especially if she’s been drinking whiskey–and her favorite word starts with f and ends with k.
From roots in Houston to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north in Denver, where snow is magic and the mountains have become home. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, gaming, or designing graphics.
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