It’s part Pride and Prejudice, part its own story, and a delight to read. One of my Facebook friends recommended this one as she read the ARC, and I immediately added it to my to-read pile on her recommendation.

A woman with red hair and teal glasses reads a book

The Harry Potter references in this book really made it for me. How can you not be in for a treat when a trivia team name is “You’re a Quizzard, Harry”?

The family angle in the story is what keeps the story from being too predictable and cliche- after all, most of us know how Pride and Prejudice ends for Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Family, is of course, more complicated, and Waxman doesn’t make things too simple.

This one is chick lit that does’t come across too saccarine, and I like that about it. The characters are believable without being caricatures, and of course I love that books figure prominently as characters. The writing is straightforward and the dialog realistic. I had a good time reading this one. Definitely put it on your list!