Elizabeth Bennet's Reviews > When We Are Married: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

When we are married puts Jane in a new light. She is always written timid and always pleasant. It was hard for me to see her as a rival for Darcy's affection. Darcy isn't aware of any interest, his heart is with Lizzy alone. Jane however is so caught up with making her family proud to marry such a wealthy man that she even wants to out do Elizabeth. This is after the awful proposal in Kent and D&E have both apologized for the others misunderstandings and arrogant behavior. Elizabeth is uncertain of her feelings and so they leave one another with an intent to meet in London at a later time. Darcy is anticipating the date but Lizzy was hard to figure because she talks as though she wants his attention but then doubts it. Darcy feels awful about the Bingley incident and in attempt to please Lizzy pays respect to Jane. This is when Jane begins to believe Darcy wants her.

This was a different side to see because at times she came across as vain to me. Darcy and Lizzy are together in one scene and Jane questions whether or not he still has feelings for her but pauses and thinks men don't fall for woman that are only tolerable. Those are his words she uses but to me it implied she thought more of her appearance. There is another scene where Darcy is talking to Lizzy sitting across from one another and Jane takes it upon herself to sit next to him. Which struck me as a flirt. The more the story goes on you realize Jane, for all her beauty, is jealous of Lizzy. She says as much when Darcy's true love interest is revealed to her. She throws up to Lizzy how it's not enough to make everyone laugh and get attention with your wit you also have to steal his affection. She believes Lizzy is toying with Darcy's emotions just to out shine her. It's awful because this Jane and Lizzy do not share secrets. I was with Lizzy," who are these people?"

It's a variation so I don't expect the same. There are some parts I cherish reflecting back such as Darcy and Lizzy's secret notes in the beginning and Lizzy saving his letters and apple blossoms with a tied ribbon. Darcy saying to Lizzy," I fear I am never to be anything to you,other than someone to be laughed at."

"In Italy you wouldn't have no one to stare at stupidly across the room at you, insult you at every turn and repel you with his pitiful attempts at courtship. You must stay at home until I can truly disgust you, as badly as I did in Hertfordshire and Kent."

I have to say this was a better experience than her other book I read but for me the constant obstacles, misunderstandings, and secrets compiled with sisters at odds it wasn't my best experience. It is a clean read and the Bennet's excluding Lizzy and Jane are barely showed. Jane at the end discovers herself and her true feelings. I feel she was determined to please herself instead her mother and men. As for D&E they get their HEA but we really never see it which is a big problem to have wasted the opportunity. I feel cheated fighting my way through all of this mess to see them together but never really do. Not all will feel that way I just love seeing the wedded bliss, would have liked to see them break their fast together at least once, going through a day at Pemberley. Lizzy telling Darcy she is pregnant. This did effect my rating along with other issues I mentioned. Also before I go I loved seeing Georgianna and Lizzy together. Enjoy!