Friday, July 11, 2025

What He Would Not Do: Mr. Darcy's Tale Continues: Pride and Prejudice Untold, Book 2 by P. O. Dixon

 


I listened to the unabridged audio version of What He Would Not Do: Mr. Darcy's Tale Continues: Pride and Prejudice Untold, Book 2 by P. O. Dixon, which is once again well narrated by Pearl Hewitt

I was less than thrilled with the second novel in the 'Pride and Prejudice Untold' trilogy. Ugh, the drama and the sex scenes were just too much for me. The last 15-20% of the novel focused on two minor characters that are the focus of the third novel. So, I couldn't quite figure out why they took up such a large chunk of this novel's space when they are a big part of the next and finally novel in the series. I also thought the character of Elizabeth Bennet was fairly immature at different points in this novel as well, which was a turn off.

Below is the publisher's summary for What He Would Not Do: Mr. Darcy's Tale Continues: Pride and Prejudice Untold, Book 2 by P. O. Dixon from the Goodreads website:
Pride and Prejudice lovers who enjoyed To Have His Cake (and Eat it Too) won't want to miss what happens next. Having overcome the many seeming obstacles to marrying Miss Elizabeth Bennet, his former employee and the woman of his dreams, Fitzwilliam Darcy must now reaffirm his promise to be a man truly worthy of her affections. Confronted, out of the blue, with the knowledge of her husband’s past, Elizabeth, too, is obliged to reconsider long-held tenets that otherwise threaten to tear them apart. Now that the honeymoon is over, will Darcy and Elizabeth's love survive the trials and tribulations that an unequal alliance will surely bring or will those who persist in separating them prevail? What He Would Not Mr. Darcy's Tale Continues ~ A Regency historical fiction adaptation of Jane Austen's timeless classic Pride and Prejudice. Intended for Mature Audiences.
I am giving What He Would Not Do: Mr. Darcy's Tale Continues: Pride and Prejudice Untold, Book 2 by P. O. Dixon a rating of 2 stars out of 5 stars.

I'm currently 20% into the third installment of the 'Pride and Prejudice Untold' trilogy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the third novel is not as bad as this one.

Until my my next post, happy reading!!

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