Perfect Elizabeth Aston Novel

I had already read the book form of this Audible, so I was looking forward to having the book read out to me. I was disappointed with the narration. All the female were at best different from one another, but not that well that I could tell which character was speaking and all the male characters were exactly the same. For those that have listened to the first 3 novels read by Phyllida Nash will probably likewise disappointed. The story line is excellent However, I hope Audible will put the story about Miss Alethea Darcy in their repertoire, even if it is the same narrator I shall download it because it was a very good read.

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Good story

I was intrigued by the idea of the five Darcy daughters. The book was mostly very entertaining, although the plot became convoluted and melodramatic at times. The appearances of Lydia and Caroline were highlights. Excellent narrator.

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A good writer

A good story marred by very few anachronisms but the perennial trouble of nonsensically wrong emphases on words.

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Surprising

I expected to be very disappointed with this but I found it very listenable despite some irritating voices.

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excellent

found this by chance and loved it. great story and engaging characters. well written as it did not try to replicate the classic but take the story on to new directions. excellent reader too. will definitely be getting more in the series.

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Where does Mr. Darcy's Daughters rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Enjoyed the story, nice and light hearted.

What other book might you compare Mr. Darcy's Daughters to, and why?

Can't say, just enjoy this genre.

What aspect of Morag Sims’s performance might you have changed?

All of it, Phyllida Nash so much better, love her reading of the georgette heyer books

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for alethea darcy book,very enjoyable read.

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Bring back Phyllida Nash

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator made the voices of various adults in the book sound as if they were very young children. She is also unable to pronounce a number of word properly, such as ogle and chaise longue.

Any additional comments?

At the end of the audio book there is a free chapter of the next book in the series and the narrator ends the whole book by encouraging the listener to download this second book. But it is not available from Audible at the moment...
It would have been preferable if Phyllida Nash had narrated the whole series!

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Mostly enjoyable

An enjoyable Regency romance centred around the London season of Elizabeth's Darcy's daughters - all five of them - slightly marred by the reading. Morag Sims has a pleasant voice but some of her attempts at the voices of male characters are rather odd, especially Mr Roper, unless he permanently wears his stock tied too tightly. More disconcertingly, she mispronounces various words, including the name Alethea, and I was reduced to shouting "rowt!" every time the characters discussed a proposed rout party. For someone who seems to specialise in reading historical novels this lack of familiarity with the period really won't do. And if "ogle" was pronounced "oggle", as seems to have become current, it would have been spelt that way! Grrr!

It seems odd to me that the rational and well-read Darcys should produce two offspring as silly as Lydia and Kitty Bennet, but since Aston is playing with the parallels between her Darcy daughters and the Bennets, I suppose it's allowable. I'm more sorry for what Aston has done to Mrs Gardiner, who seemed very pleasant and capable in Pride and Prejudice but seems here to have lost many of the qualities which made Elizabeth and Jane so fond of her. The heroine, Camilla, is a worthy successor to her mother, though.

Despite my reservations, I shall probably "read" the rest of the series - I think my blood pressure will stand it!

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Thoroughly enjoyable

Pride and Prejudice Junior with a modern twist. It was great seeing much loved characters through their daughters.

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Easy listening, but . . .

Easy listening but if they were Darcys Daughters the three younger daughters would NEVER behave as these ladies did. Nor would Elizabeth and Darcy leave their daughters to their first London season without being there for them. Mr Darcy and Elizabeth would be excellent parents in teaching the correct behaviour. The girls would also have too much respect for their hosts! However, as I cannot change the storyline, if you dismiss the Jane Austen characters this book is an easy listen. The voice of the narrator grate's a bit, as she doesn't manage to change the tone very well between characters. Along with other reviewers I would prefer Phyllida Nash to read this. The story moves along fairly well and is easy to follow. I dislike the impression this book gives that everyone in fashionable London at that time were all small minded, petty gossips. I believe that there were some "nice" people in society in those days. Although I like happy endings, I could not see where Sophy and Belle's love matches came from - its not as if their lovers are strong dynamic men, ready to push their claims or arrange clandestine meetings! Even saying all this, its is still an easy listen!

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