Review: Imperfect Bliss - Susan Fales-Hill

-

 
Do you enjoy reading contemporary renditions of Jane Austen Fiction stories ? Enjoy reality TV shows like "The Bachelor" ?
Imperfect Bliss
Review: Imperfect Bliss - Susan Fales-Hill - July 2012
I'm not sure what it is about Jane Austen fiction renditions , as it seems I can't get enough of them and books about reality TV Shows I adore which does surprise me as Im not one to enjoy watching it on TV but reading it in books is a whole different ballgame. 
Imperfect Bliss takes us into the life of the Harcourt Family in modern day America.  We meet Harold Harcourt and his wife Forysthia and then of course their four daughters all quite stunning or so we read - Victoria, Elizabeth, Diana and Charlotte. Forysthia is obsessed with everything royal and hopes that by naming her children after the royal family, they will one day meet their princes and live happily ever after.  The family though are about to enter into a world of chaos and reality TV and all its antics as Diana has been chosen to star on a new reality TV show similar to "The Bachelor" called "The Virgin". Now the family must work together or try to distance themselves from being on the camera and having their everyday life broadcasted. From eldest daughter Victoria, with her on-screen marriage proposal to her coming out secrets revealed to Elizabeth aka Bliss who never seems to have her shortage of men but unfortunately, they all seem to be unavaliable one way or another and of course there is her four-year old daughter Bella who dreams of being a princess.  Diana with her antics for fame and Charlotte - the one who reminded me of Lydia from Pride and Prejudice.   Imperfect Bliss by Susan Fales-Hill was one of the best Pride and Prejudice focused renditions that captured the whole "Bennett Family" clan as most Pride and Prejudice renditions tend to focus mainly on Elizabeth and Darcy , Wickham and Jane and Bingham.

 
 
 
 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Review: Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas

-
Image
  Review: Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas - October 2016 As soon as I read Bully by Penelope Douglas, I was in love with this author. So when she released a new one who had my favorite theme of penpals and that whole friend to lovers going on, I knew I had to read it. The book started out with a bit of background where we learned about how Misha and Ryen were placed together in a classroom project penpal program. The pair continues to write to each other right through the year, and then they take it to the next level and continue through the rest of their schooling. Fast forward to high school Misha is in a band and Ryen is out with her friends and they complete a scavenger hunt form. Ryen is not what Misha expected especially from her letters. Tragedy occurs, and Misha turns up at Ryen's school under a fake name. This doesn't go over too well as Ryen is nothing like her letters, in fact, she is as fake as can be and Misha aka Masen hates her, in fact, she
Read more

Review: Steel Princess - Rina Kent

-
Image
Review: Steel Princess - Book #2 Royal Elite Series - Rina Kent - December 2019 At the end of Book #1, we were left on a cliffhanger of Elsa being pushed into the pool. At the beginning of book #2, she is saved by a newcomer to the school - Knox.  We can see some friendly flirting but nothing more going on between these two, but it riles up Aiden who still has this mindset of "if I can't have her, no-one can" especially since he is supposed to be engaged to Silver Queens. During Book #2 Elsa starts to recall some more memories and goes to Dr.Khan in hopes that he can open her Pandora's box and can restore her full memories of what happened before she was seven years old. We also catch a glimpse during this book of her past and why Aiden King's father blames her for his mother's death and why Aiden considered Elsa a ghost. I liked this book as it was more intense with Elsa's memories and past returning. In Book #2 it is revealed about he
Read more

Review: Dr. Strange Beard - Penny Reid

-
Image
Review: Dr. Strange Beard - Book #5 Winston Brothers Series - Penny Reid - July 2018 If there is a family that I love to read about it has been the Winston Brothers. This has to be one of my favorite book series out there as the brothers ; you can't help but fall in love with them all - with their funny quirks and their redneck comments. The other thing I love about The Winston Brothers is they are all genuinely nice guys ; they may look like they had a bad bone and they have reasons too - but they are the nicest around there, and they have the best intentions. Dr. Strange Beard is the youngest Roscoe's story. Roscoe has only ever loved one person his entire life besides his family - Simone Payton and now she is back in Green Valley except now she is an undercover FBI agent who is after his Dad Darrell Winston. Of course, to make the snatch, she has to get close to the Winstons and who better to use as a target but Roscoe. The thing is though that ten years a
Read more