Genre: Historical Fantasy, Austenesque Fiction
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (October 3, 2023)
Length: (400) pages
Format: Hardcover, eBook, & Audiobook
Tour Dates: September 25 – October 9, 2023
Book Description:
A "wildly inventive and utterly addictive" (Julia Quinn) witchy reimagining
of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the troublesome
and—according to her—much-maligned youngest Bennet sister, Lydia.
In this exuberant retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Lydia Bennet puts pen to paper to relate the real events and aftermath of the classic story. Some facts are well known: Mrs. Bennet suffers from her nerves, Mr. Bennet suffers from Mrs. Bennet, and all five daughters suffer from an estate that is entailed only to male heirs.
But Lydia also suffers from entirely different concerns: her best-loved sister Kitty is really a barn cat; Wickham is every bit as wicked as the world believes him to be, but what else would one expect from a demon? And if Mr. Darcy is uptight about etiquette, that's nothing compared to his feelings about magic. Most of all, Lydia has yet to learn that for a witch, promises have power . . .
Full of enchantment, intrigue, and boundless magic, The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch, has all the irreverent wit, strength, and romance of Pride and Prejudice—while offering a highly unexpected redemption for the wildest Bennet sister.
PRAISE FOR THE SCANDALOUS CONFESSIONS OF LYDIA BENNET,
WITCH
"Funny and fierce as Lydia Bennet herself, this book mixes witchcraft lore with Austen's story to make its own unique magic. I'll never look at Kitty the same way again…" ―Claudia Gray, author of The Murder of Mr. Wickham, a Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery
"Taub's wit and creativity shines through. . . A delight for both Austen lovers and fans of magical adventure stories." ―Kirkus Reviews
"Wildly inventive and utterly addictive. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm now 100% Team Lydia." ―Julia Quinn
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Author Bio:
Melinda Taub is an Emmy and Writers' Guild Award-winning writer. The former head writer and executive producer of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, she is also the author of Still Star-Crossed, a young adult novel which was adapted for television by Shondaland. (She also wrote that thing about the Baroness in The Sound of Music that your aunt likes.) She lives in Brooklyn.
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My review:
This read like a Pride and Prejudice + Sabrina The Teenage Witch mashup and was fun!
I love Jane Austen fan fiction to take Austen's beloved characters and think of new scenarios for them. I don't think adding witches ever crossed my mind! (I haven't read/seen Pride and Prejudice and Zombies either). But for Lydia Bennet - I can see it! Even with Kitty!
It reads like Lydia's diary and she's speaking to you/the diary. Her commentary is past tense but she'll comment on her present situation. And Taub has her voice down with the small wicked things she does and thinks. There are the original situations and phrases from Pride and Prejudice and to read of Lydia experiencing this simultaneously was very clever and fun for any Austenite.
And I liked how the magic system required a sacrifice to pay for it to work and that Lydia couldn't pick what it was. Kept her in check kind of 
And Wickham is still Wickham.
This was the perfect book to read during spooky season. Thank you to the publisher and Austenprose PR for the advanced reader copy. These are my own thoughts and opinions.
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