Obsession edition by Jann Rowland Literature Fiction eBooks
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“Mr. Rowland includes many of the characters from canon, and it was fun to read a variation that combined Austen’s story with a more frightening and unique storyline than what is typically written in JAFF.”
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“If you would like to see how one man's obsession for a Bennet daughter could affect her life and courtship to another man this is the book for you.”
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“I have read four of Mr. Rowland’s other novels and for me this was the best. It brought me to tears over and over again, if not also with a catch in my throat and on the verge of more tears.”
“What a fantastic story!”
“I enjoyed the writing and the story and the different take on these familiar characters. I would much recommend this to any fan of Austen fanfiction.”
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Banished from her home at the age of seventeen for refusing a marriage proposal from an odious man, Elizabeth Bennet moves to London to live with her aunt and uncle Gardiner. Though fighting feelings of hopelessness, Elizabeth attempts to be happy. The persistence of her unwanted suitor, however, upsets the balance she has achieved with her relations, leaving her fearful for her future.
An introduction to Mr. Gardiner’s new business partner allows Elizabeth to make a new acquaintance with a pleasant man and his family, bringing some much-needed variation to her colorless life. But when she is approached by a mysterious stranger who wishes to know more of her, Elizabeth can only allow herself to be caught up in the excitement of the moment and his apparent interest.
Unfortunately, her other suitor still lurks in the background, waiting for his chance to snare her. It soon becomes clear to Elizabeth that others see as interest, the reality is much more sinister, and takes all the appearance of an OBSESSION.
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“Mr. Bennet, I insist upon being satisfied! Your daughter has refused Mr. Pearce again, and we cannot allow such willful disobedience.”
Mr. Darcy released a self-deprecating laugh. “I have indeed. I also rode along the street in the direction you walked, hoping to catch sight of you. I had almost despaired of seeing you again, but it appears all my attempts have been worthwhile, considering our meeting here today.”
“You are mad, sir. I shall never go willingly with you, and you are senseless to think that Mr. Darcy will simply give me up.”
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Obsession edition by Jann Rowland Literature Fiction eBooks
This is my 3rd book by this author and easily the worst. to put it simply this book is boring. The title is misleading. The idea is a great unfortunately the majority of the story does not focus on this premise.1. 20 % into the book and Darcy is still not in the story. Maybe its just me but I like ODC interaction early one vs. a drawn out prelude...
2. I agree with the other reviewers on how unlikely it would be in that time on how D met E. In an era ruled with propriety a man of his stature just walked up to a 17 year old in the park (you can't just approach anyone) and asked her out for chocolate? and she accepted and went on this date
with him?! alone? no.
3. The villain is weak. After reading the book I went through the reviews which do warn you. please if you intend to get this book do not ignore this fact. this book DOES NOT focus on Winston's obsession. He shows up, demands she marries him, and tells her he will "have what is his" then leaves for a few weeks before randomly returning and repeating the above. That is all he does. E is not even afraid of him, you never feel her fear.
4. A good 350 pages of this book is spent in happy la la land. D and E are courting, they are "waiting" to fall in love with each other and moving towards it smoothly. they know they will marry. D is kind and not arrogant. The author tries to make it sound like Darcy's side of the family will be challenging but it really was not. Everyone is "surprisingly" nicer than anticipated and everyone loves E. I mean NO CONFLICT NO SUSPENSE in this story.
5. Mrs. B is obnoxious but the author keeps illustrating in case you forget she "loves" her daughters. The author over does it on every time Jane is mentioned, so is her unnatural beauty (we get it). Caroline is a frequent antagonist but its so purposeless because by the time she even meets Darcy he pretty much knows he wants to marry E.
6. I did not like the fact that one of the reasons D justified to Caroline why he would never marry her was because she was not born to a gentleman. That sort of goes against his whole persona in the book to look towards love and respect and nothing else. He could have emphasized her character. His character in the book appears to be someone who would still pursue a girl for love (I mean he picked her up in a park.) Maybe the author just wanted Darcy to put Caroline in her place about her roots...anyway it was kind of a low blow given his ideals and how readily he accepted E's low trade connections and when questioned a bout it preached about character content being most paramount.
7. Ah. the "Climax" E's kidnapping.....She never appears scared or traumatized. You never feel any fear or worry, its like the threat of anything going bad was just not there. The WORST is how they just let the VWinston go to protect her image. and she can so "casually" laugh it off and let it go.
8. Darcy talks and acts like he is going to do something bad to Winston all through the story but every time he meets him he does nothing but threaten him. Even after the guy kidnaps E, Darcy leaves him with another "threat." (but this last time it sticks because......the look in Darcy's eye??? so the other 50 times Darcy did not have that "look")
No emotion is elicited to the reader you do not feel the characters. everything goes perfect for them and you know its going to be that way. Even D meeting E's mother and their ONE fight was not even concerning. E is kidnapped and you do not feel the fear or worry in D (or E for that matter.) Its frustrating because the potential was there but it was like the author was too afraid to allow anything challenging to affect Elizabeth and therefor you just care for her
I will simply consider this book a bad apple for this author because the others I have read were pretty good. (In the wilds of derbyshire, impeccable resentment).
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Obsession edition by Jann Rowland Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I really enjoyed the novel. It was well written and thought out with the plot and characters. I did like the fact that he showed Elizabeth's mother in her true character. I truly enjoyed the fact that Mr. Darcy's part in getting the two younger girls to go to school was a great addition to the novel.
Caroline and Wickham were true to their character as Jane Austen intended, however, Aunt Catherine was a better character in this novel.
I look forward to many more novels from this great author!
Is it believable? Sure. Is it possible a young woman would accept a request for chocolate alone in the time period we are all wishing we were part of, at least a little? Some of us would have, though it would've been terribly naughty, which I kind of love about this one. But the truth is that while the angst could've been better, the love couldn't've been more easily read. Add a little Bailey's to your hot chocolate and enjoy.
The timeline for Rowland’s story is several years earlier than canon. No one knew each other. So, know going in that this variation is out of the box and way-way off canon. However, it was cute, clean and adorable at times.
Elizabeth was 17 years-old and that put the younger girls at about 14 and 12 years-old. Mrs. Bennet was even more angst driven to marry off her girls so her security would be assured should something happen to Mr. Bennet. She was nearly frantic when someone started paying attention to her least favorite daughter. Mr. Bennet was even more indolent than canon and attempted to avoid her exuberance at all cost by hiding in his bookroom.
“Determination becomes obsession and then it becomes all that matters.” Jeremy Irvine
After several dances over several assembles and gatherings, Elizabeth had garnered an admirer. Mr. Pearce lived on an estate in a nearby county and attended many of the social activities in Meryton. His annual income was similar to Longbourn, and it was rumored that he would inherit an additional estate and lands in the future that would nearly double his wealth. To Elizabeth’s horror, his paying particular attention to her had come to the notice of her mother. After a horrid proposal, Elizabeth attempted to graciously refuse him; however, he would not accept her refusal and continued his attentions.
There were rumors that Pearce was a womanizer, had fathered several children without benefit of marriage, had sent away/paid off the women, was twice her age, and he simply refused to take no for an answer. After several continued refusals, Mrs. Bennet went on a rampage against her least favorite child. Nothing Elizabeth said to her mother mattered. Mr. Bennet, in order to regain his peace and his bookroom from his wife’s vocal intrusions, finally sent Elizabeth to London to the Gardiners.
Elizabeth, shuttled from Longbourn and her mother’s ire, was only allowed to take a few clothes and whatever Jane could smuggle out of the house for her. She arrived at Gracechurch Street amid many questions as to what happened that sent her away. Even after she explained, it was hard for Mr. Gardiner to believe the situation was as dire as she indicated and he wondered at his sister being so cruel. Mrs. Bennet made her sentiments known by sending a weekly diatribe demanding her least favorite daughter do her duty to the family. Many of the letters fed the fire until Mrs. Gardiner discovered what Elizabeth was doing. If nothing else, her mother deserved her respect.
The Gardiners weren’t sure of the magnitude of the situation until Mr. Pearce showed up at Gracechurch Street. It soon became very evident that this was not a good person and the Gardiners were horrified that Mrs. Bennet would force Elizabeth to marry such a man. He was haughty, disdainful and disgusted with the Gardiners and their connections to trade. He was cruel, disrespectful and it reassured Elizabeth that her future would indeed be grim if she married him. His references to her being disciplined and molded into the wife he wanted did not set well with her of the Gardiners. I actually shuddered when he talked to her. It was disgusting.
But soon, she meets Mr. Darcy in the park near Gracechurch Street. OMG!! I absolutely loved this Darcy. I liked how he behaved, how he treated Elizabeth, how he logically addressed his and her predicaments and went about securing a courtship with her. Their conversations were delightful and I loved their interactions. It was enough OOC [out of character] to be simply cute. I didn’t care if it was realistic or not. This was the Darcy and Elizabeth I enjoy seeing together. There was no insult, pride or prejudice that got in the way of their becoming acquainted. It was just them and it was lovely.
Mr. Gardiner and the elder Bingley were in the process of completing a merger when he died. Charles took over the negotiations and when he visited the Gardiners, he met their niece Elizabeth. When he mentioned wanting an estate, she suggested that Netherfield was sitting empty in Hertfordshire. Later, during his meeting with Gardiner, he was introduced to Darcy when he came to call on Elizabeth. In this story, Bingley didn’t go to school with Darcy. They soon became partners with Mr. Gardiner in his import business and became friends.
We later meet his sisters Caroline and Mrs. Hurst when they reciprocally host the Gardiners at dinner for feeding Charles until they arrived in town. Let’s just say the meeting between Caroline and the Gardiners and Elizabeth went fair, but it was obvious that she was not impressed with the connection.
At a dinner hosted at Darcy House, Caroline was stunned at all the glitz and the glamour of the Darcy wealth and immediately set her jaundice eye on Darcy. Knowing what was about to happen, Darcy calmly watched and observed Caroline and noted the exact moment the realization and determination hit her. It was obvious, overt and was reflected in her countenance for all to see. He recognized every nuance of her expression and knew exactly what she was thinking and when she determined to have him… as did Elizabeth. We then watched as our dear Caro attempted to ingratiate herself into Darcy’s attention and notice. Her behavior with Elizabeth suddenly took on that of rival and she nearly shoved her out of the way in an attempt to get to Darcy for the privilege of his escort into dinner. Either she was not aware of the courtship between ODC, or she didn’t care, thinking she could change his mind and overthrow the country miss. Oh, dear Caro, will you ever learn?
Because this was an earlier JAFF version, we were at the point where Wickham approached Darcy after having gone through the money from the inheritance and what he got for the living. He was not happy to be turned away and swore his revenge. Since Darcy knew that he had seen Elizabeth at Darcy House, he installed additional security for her as protection. He did not trust Wickham. He was wise to do so.
“Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming back and back and back to the same question and never get an answer.” Norman Mailer
Pearce was obsessed with Elizabeth, Wickham was obsessed with Darcy’s money and power, Caroline was obsessed with Darcy’s wealth and social standing, and Mrs. Bennet was obsessed with gaining her own security by marrying off her daughters to greatest advantage.
During the courtship, Elizabeth met various members of Darcy’s family. One meeting in particular was very poignant. Lady Catherine de Bourgh… the first meeting with Lady Catherine was very different from canon. I loved this lady. What??? Did I say that out loud? Well, I did… and nearly cried as she and Elizabeth talked. Our Elizabeth seemed to have an effect on people, including Lady Catherine.
The rest of the story was the courtship, the ups and downs of different opinions, Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet and their opinions, what to do with the younger sisters, confronting Caroline and various trials in the love of ODC, including dealing with villains.
But we have to remember that in this Garden of Eden lived a snake or two. And our snake decided to raise his ugly head and cause trouble. And trouble it was. I was scared to death it was going to go very bad for ODC. The trope where Elizabeth goes out without her escort was like a huge flag waving in the breeze. We only needed a robot yelling ‘danger, danger’… but that is another story. Of course, it was then that she was grabbed. What the crap!!! I wanted to scream at her.
The Epilogue was cute… there were still a few threads that were unclear. We had hints and suggestions throughout the story, but it ended well.
This is my 3rd book by this author and easily the worst. to put it simply this book is boring. The title is misleading. The idea is a great unfortunately the majority of the story does not focus on this premise.
1. 20 % into the book and Darcy is still not in the story. Maybe its just me but I like ODC interaction early one vs. a drawn out prelude...
2. I agree with the other reviewers on how unlikely it would be in that time on how D met E. In an era ruled with propriety a man of his stature just walked up to a 17 year old in the park (you can't just approach anyone) and asked her out for chocolate? and she accepted and went on this date
with him?! alone? no.
3. The villain is weak. After reading the book I went through the reviews which do warn you. please if you intend to get this book do not ignore this fact. this book DOES NOT focus on Winston's obsession. He shows up, demands she marries him, and tells her he will "have what is his" then leaves for a few weeks before randomly returning and repeating the above. That is all he does. E is not even afraid of him, you never feel her fear.
4. A good 350 pages of this book is spent in happy la la land. D and E are courting, they are "waiting" to fall in love with each other and moving towards it smoothly. they know they will marry. D is kind and not arrogant. The author tries to make it sound like Darcy's side of the family will be challenging but it really was not. Everyone is "surprisingly" nicer than anticipated and everyone loves E. I mean NO CONFLICT NO SUSPENSE in this story.
5. Mrs. B is obnoxious but the author keeps illustrating in case you forget she "loves" her daughters. The author over does it on every time Jane is mentioned, so is her unnatural beauty (we get it). Caroline is a frequent antagonist but its so purposeless because by the time she even meets Darcy he pretty much knows he wants to marry E.
6. I did not like the fact that one of the reasons D justified to Caroline why he would never marry her was because she was not born to a gentleman. That sort of goes against his whole persona in the book to look towards love and respect and nothing else. He could have emphasized her character. His character in the book appears to be someone who would still pursue a girl for love (I mean he picked her up in a park.) Maybe the author just wanted Darcy to put Caroline in her place about her roots...anyway it was kind of a low blow given his ideals and how readily he accepted E's low trade connections and when questioned a bout it preached about character content being most paramount.
7. Ah. the "Climax" E's kidnapping.....She never appears scared or traumatized. You never feel any fear or worry, its like the threat of anything going bad was just not there. The WORST is how they just let the VWinston go to protect her image. and she can so "casually" laugh it off and let it go.
8. Darcy talks and acts like he is going to do something bad to Winston all through the story but every time he meets him he does nothing but threaten him. Even after the guy kidnaps E, Darcy leaves him with another "threat." (but this last time it sticks because......the look in Darcy's eye??? so the other 50 times Darcy did not have that "look")
No emotion is elicited to the reader you do not feel the characters. everything goes perfect for them and you know its going to be that way. Even D meeting E's mother and their ONE fight was not even concerning. E is kidnapped and you do not feel the fear or worry in D (or E for that matter.) Its frustrating because the potential was there but it was like the author was too afraid to allow anything challenging to affect Elizabeth and therefor you just care for her
I will simply consider this book a bad apple for this author because the others I have read were pretty good. (In the wilds of derbyshire, impeccable resentment).
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