THE WRONG MR. DARCY is a (light) romance that has some Pride & Prejudice vibes. The story is pretty different, and it was not totally clear how they fully connected to their P&P counterparts. Hara Isari is half Japanese American and half African American. Her father is in prison for sports gambling, but Hara remains close with him. She is an aspiring sports journalist, and though she currently works for a small town paper, she may have caught her big break when she was selected for an interview with an elusive player, Charles O'Donnell, who plays for the Boston Fishers.

When she travels out for this interview, she finds herself drawn to the WAGs (wives and girlfriends) who are a tight knit crew. She gets her interview, but then hears afterward from Derek Darcy, Charles's BFF, that she missed what should have really been the story. She decides to try to dig a little deeper, but she is worried about becoming a gossip columnist.

When a storm strands her in Boston, she finds herself lying on Darcy's help to get out of trouble and save her new friend, who was unable to break into the WAGs.

This was not really a comedy at all- it definitely felt more like a drama (based on Basketball Wives or something like that). For someone who is supposed to be all substance and who wants to be taken seriously as a journalist (she tucks away her model body in slightly baggy clothes and wears glasses to look less gorgeous- but she's still hot), she did not do much journalistic work or investigating. I did not feel so much of the chemistry between her and Darcy either, and there was very little romance. There are also some black-and-white switches in other main characters that are not really explained. There is also one major plot line that did not really get wrapped up with Hara's new friend in Boston.

I did find it highly readable and was able to read until the end, so I am giving it bonus points for that, but it did not leave me terribly satisfied, as I didn't feel like I got the resolution needed. It felt like a book that still needs some editing and work, so maybe this will be better in the final version. It definitely has some potential, because I liked the ideas, and I did want to know how things would resolve, but it ultimately was not a hit for me.

Please note that I received an ARC from the publisher through netgalley. All opinions are my own.

I tried but I just couldn't get into it! The characters didn't seem to interest me and the storyline wasn't working for me. I had high hopes for it but it just didn't work out.

Although there are some wonderful quotes from Pride and Prejudice that introduce each chapter perfectly, our hero is not Mr. Darcy from Austen's novel. He has some of the personality but he is a different character. Equally romantic, though. Our heroine is not Elizabeth, either. She is a wonderfully developed character who has to find her way without losing her compass.
Excellent book!

I love Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz's take on Pride and Prejudice. I love the original, and have read a few different spins on this story. As a African American, it was just right! Hara Isari a biracial sports writer, and Derek Darcy a basketball superstar, a wonderful take on pride and prejudice. Thank you.

Okay I have no idea why this book is getting bad reviews! I LOVED it! Although, it may just be because it had everything I loved in romances. Shy, super smart and strong heroine, with a moody, attractive, secret softie athlete. I mean…. It’s like this book was made for me. And my favourite athletes? Basketball players. Also, THE TENSION. Holy, the sexual tension in this book was INSANE. Like I kept wanting the next page to FINALLY have them kiss, but no, I had to wait and it was EXCRUCIATING!! But when they finally got together… it was so worth it. Also, their first meeting was EVERYTHING! I cringed so hard, I loved it.
“You show ‘em, you ain’t no sideline barbie.”
So Hara’s dad is in prison and she’s the only one who visits him since middle school (I cried because they are so sweet gosh). He was arrested for running this illegal sports betting operation. And guess what Hara wants to be? A sports writer. Now, she’s kinda struggling, because she’s young, female, and has a father who everyone in the sports world hates. But, out of the blue, she’s chosen to interview the hot shot of basketball! It’s the big break she’s been looking for! She finally gets to prove herself, but then she meets Derek Darcy *swoons* Initially, they both hate each other. But somehow they keep ending up together.
“You might consider minding your own business.”
While this IS a romance, I loved the family aspect, how Hara’s mom wants her to settle down, and her dad wants her to be the best she can be. I also loved the twists that happened because it really showed the characters true colours, how they handled the situations they were put in. AND THAT ENDING! OH MY GOD! WHAT???? I hated those characters from the beginning but like, still??? I had no idea that was coming and kinda broke a sweat. I wanted to throw my kindle against the wall, and was so scared to turn the page because I didn’t know what was going to happen, and ughhhh. So good. So much drama. I LOVED this. I was so excited for this and it TOTALLY met my expectations, and even exceeded them. I’m so happy I didn’t have to wait until August oh god. Everyone get ready, this book is gonna blow all your minds.
“You are exquisite.”
Thank you SO much netGalley for giving me the opportunity to fall IN LOVE with this book.

I got "The Wrong Mr. Darcy" through Netgalley for an honest review. For me, it was an OK book. This book is a sports romance that is the first of this sub-genre.
Sexual violence, abortion, and gun violence is never an easy topic, so please note there's quite a bit in here that may trigger others.
It's also a book that seems disjointed and off the mark, so if you enjoy the more free-flowing, fast-paced, and the edge of your seat kind of reads, there's none of that here.
While I was reading "The Wrong Mr. Darcy", I had some vibes of Sandra Bullock's movie, "The Blind Side" (Nov.2009) The film is one of my favorites
Warning: for sexual violence, abortion, and gun violence

I love books that are inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and this was no exception. A great read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this advance copy. I love modern adaptations of Austen novels, and this one was no different. I really liked Hara and Derek as characters. They were definitely Elizabeth and Darcy. While her mom, and Charles were also very similar to their Austen equivalents, the other characters brought new things to their equivalent characters that I appreciated.

The Wrong Mr. Darcy by Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz concerns a young woman, Hara Isari, who wants to be a female sportswriter and Derek Darcy, a player for a Boston based basketball team. Hara has won a writing contest and the prize is an interview with a player from the team, Charles Butler, who avoids press interviews. Hara has an infamous family background and is excited by winning the contest. Hara first runs into Derek at the airport where she is being picked up, then she again sees him at the owner's house where she is staying. There's a party, the interview and then a basketball game. Hara finds herself involved in finding out what's going on between Derek and his best friend Charles. As the story progress there's plenty of action and a budding romance. The story concludes with some startling events involving Hara's father, the owner of the team and Charles who is caught between a rock and hard place. Throughout Derek is Hara's knight in shining armour who helps her with a few sticky situations. The story ends satisfactorily with all questions answered and a HEA. This story was intriguing, suspenseful with just the right amount of romance.

This book was adorable! I really enjoyed the love story and the humor behind this one. It's an easy, enjoyable read. If you love romance and retellings, pick this one up!

First let me start off by saying that I’m a big fan of Pride and Prejudice. I was excited to try The Wrong Mr. Darcy because I’ve seen a few modern retellings done well. Any comparison though creates big shoes to fill. Unfortunately for me, this one fell short.
I enjoyed the story, but didn’t think Hara or Derek we’re worthy of comparison to the original Elizabeth and Darcy. I could see where the authors were trying to make comparisons and they included a quote from Pride and Prejudice at the beginning of each chapter, but it just didn’t work for me.
This might be a better read for someone who hasn’t read the original.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book!

What I liked best about this book was the way basketball insinuated itself throughout this Pride and Prejudice retelling. Class, money, and scandal play out across an entirely different stage than the one Austen knew. The application is creative and believable. Each chapter also starts with a relevant Pride and Prejudice quote, sometimes delightfully tongue-in-cheek.

Heroine Hara has a sports reporting career ahead of her and family drama behind her. Modern day Darcy is as awkward and straight-laced as the original. While they were both compelling individually, I admit the romance was not as convincing. It's hard to recreate the tension and pacing of the source material, and I believe this book missed the mark on that front-- there was sexual tension without swoony romance or sharp dialogue. Their conversations felt forcibly deep, like, "Look at us! We're bonding!" Without the ebb and flow of an organic connection. It was an issue of pacing and tone that limited my buy-in.

Hara is a small town journalist who is looking to become a big city sports journalist but because she is young and she is a woman, those two things makes her job much too difficult for her. Never mind, that her dad is in jail that wronging the sports industry, that makes her pursuing her dream job even more harder. But she is not one to quick and she will do anything to accomplish it. When an opportunity comes to her to interview the big and quiet Boston NBA star, she jumps at it right away and when she is the one to win that competition, she packs her bags and goes to Boston to do the interview.

There she meets not only the main star but his best friend and side kick, Derek Darcy, who she hits off right away, but things are not what they seem like it and as the days go by Hara starts to find out things that she shouldn't and she decides to stay a few more days to find out what really is going on.

Alright, I'm going to say, the mystery was good, I was intrigued and I wanted Hara to go and figure all of that out. Derek, he was more of a side kick and anything else for me, who else thinks like this?

And most importantly, I'm from Boston and I just couldn't let it pass everything that was wrong about MA...uh I just can't.

The romance was just meh for me too.

I got an eARC from Netgalley.

2 starts out of 5 for me.

Let me start by saving this is not a retelling of Pride and Prejudice. The main character mentions the book and quotes from Pride and Prejudice at the start of the chapter, and one of the characters last night is Darcy that is all you find in reference to that.

I was not happy with this book. In the short amount of time Hara who is a reporter who won a contest to interview a basketball player was in Boston fro a couple of days and this time table of all the things that happened was too much. You have flooding, drama, illegal activity, romance, miscarriage, murder just to name a few. This was too far fetched.

Unfortunately this book was not for me.

I received an ARC of The Rong Mr. Darcy by Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz from St. Martin's Griffin and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

1 Star... A poor retelling of sorts of Pride and Prejudice with a sports twist. Way off the mark and very misleading! I did not like this book at all and I simply cannot recommend it!

A pleasant reinterpretation of Pride and Prejudice, but sadder, in the environment of professional sport, between stereotypes, machismo and betting. Well written and fast paced.

Una piacevole rilettura di Orgoglio e Pregiudizio, ma piú nero, nell'ambiente dello sport professionistico, tra stereotipi, maschilismo e scommesse.
Ben scritto e dal ritmo sostenuto.

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

Who doesn't love a Pride and Prejudice retelling! Loved the characters. I could definitely see this as a beach read. Lozada does a great job of sports romances. Definitely recommend!

Oh man, did I want to like this book. I first saw the cover and fell in love. Most graphics like this one would fall in the category of Romantic Comedy and I more than needed that at this point. Plus, I noticed the basketball and am a total hardcore fan. This was shaping up to be just what I needed (with a cancelled basketball season and some laughs, I was super anxious to start this). Then I read the synopsis. Ok. This is sounding fun and entertaining. But that's where my love ended, unfortunately.

This book had potential. The idea of a woman sportswriter for a local newspaper getting her big break by winning a contest to interview one of the best young basketball players in the game and proving she was made for the sports industry had me intrigued. Then add the fun and interesting love interest in Derek Darcy who is a player that is the complete opposite from her. He's from an affluent family and she is from the 'wrong side of the tracks' and they keep coming head to head. The story just had so many scenarios it could've taken but then seemed sophomoric in it's efforts to be classified as a romantic comedy. I found really no humor in the book beside maybe little quips that Hara's mother said to her about getting a man. There was no chemistry between Hara and Derek and actually no chemistry between side characters that we were lead to believe fell in love. We never got to see it or experience it. And when Derek and Hara actually got together, it was too little too late. It wasn't until 3/4 of the book was over!

THEN, there was a mystery for Hara to solve within her interview that just left me with my mouth wide open. And not in a good way. I mean, it was kind of mind blowing, but really? Even if it's fiction, you want some believability within. There was a tad scandalous truth, but the climax to the very ending? Nope. Not at all. Too far fetched. I was hoping for so much more and was disappointed in the outcome. Add in the lack of research for language differences between Italian and Spanish and I was blown away with the mistakes in a book that is traditionally published (but since I got an early copy, this may be changed in the final edit).

The writing...what was with changing point of views all within the same chapter and without a break? It was confusing and did not flow well. I've seen this done in a much better way (put some sort of break in or alternate chapters). Overall, this story, the writing, the characters and even the research put into characters was a mess. I expected some laughs and some characters that had a connection. I got none of that. If you're looking for a romantic comedy or sports romance, there is much better out there.
*The star rating is basically for the cover, the potential and the Jane Austen quotes included in the story.*

I loved the idea of a modern multicultural version of Pride and Prejudice since it is one of my all-time favorite books, but I was slightly disappointed that this didn’t live up to my expectations as much as I hoped it would. The characters weren’t written to be as deep as I had hoped to elicit more care and compassion but felt sort of one dimensional. I never felt connected to the characters in a way that I truly cared what happened to them in the end.

Also, take into consideration that Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books, but I could barely find the original storyline in this retelling. It took so many creative freedoms with the story that I don’t think it should be marketed as a modern version as much as it is.

What in the fresh hell have I read?
This book caught my eye because of the synopsis. This book literally took Pride and Prejudice way too literal lol. There were no likeable characters (to sum up the MC, I’ll take a quote from the book - “... you willfully misunderstand people.”), the situations are way too convenient, and the story was just all over the place. I wish I could’ve liked this better.