Hara Isari is an aspiring sports journalist. She gets the chance of a lifetime when she is chosen to interview the elusive Charles Butler, a rising basketball star. When she travels to Boston to meet Butler, she also meets his best friend, Derek Darcy. They instantly can’t stand each other, but they keep getting pushed together as Hara follows the team to research her article. Soon Hara realizes there is a dark secret between Butler and Darcy, and she won’t stop investigating until she figures it out.

This story followed the general “enemies to lovers” plot of Pride and Prejudice, with Hara and Darcy not liking each other but slowly starting to fall in love. However, the other subplots of Pride and Prejudice were changed. Hara’s father was in prison, not a steady role model like Mr. Bennet was to Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice. Butler was hiding some scandalous secrets, such as cheating on his girlfriend. I can’t imagine Bingley from Pride and Prejudice ever doing anything like that. I was disappointed that the original characters were changed so much in this adaptation.

There were some dramatic scenes at the end of the book. There are also some trigger warnings, such as suicide, abortion, murder, and assault. These events seemed to be just thrown into the story for a shock effect. These things didn’t add to the plot, and they didn’t make sense for a Pride and Prejudice adaptation.

This book didn’t work for me.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I had high hopes for this Pride and Prejudice inspired book, but unfortunately, it was a bit of a miss for me. I thought the characters' backstories were interesting and well thought out, but unfortunately, the writing kept me from really getting into the book. It felt clunky to read and the dialogue was inauthentic.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

I received a complimentary copy. I voluntarily reviewed this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

The Wrong Mr. Darcy
By: Evelyn Lozada, Holly Lorincz


REVIEW ☆☆☆

If you say Pride and Prejudice retelling, I'm definitely there for it. The Wrong Mr. Darcy didn't come across as a Pride and Prejudice retelling. If it is, it's just way out there, and I didn't get it. I'm not a fan of sports romance, but I wanted to try this one anyway. This story is a typical romcom chicklit variety story, and it wasn't memorable for me. I think a sports fan would like it much more or someone who is not picky about their Pride and Prejudice retellings. This book didn't work for me.

This was a complicated angsty sports Romance. This is another supposed PMP retelling, but even with my very limited knowledge of PMP I don’t think this worked. What I liked about this book was the enemies to lovers relationship between Hara and Derek. They both had preconceived ideas of the other that were later proven wrong. I also really liked the friendship between Hara and Naomi, although I’m not certain it would have formed quite as quickly as it did? The rest of the book was very busy, it was like a smorgasbord of plotlines. A dad in jail pulling the strings. A professional basketball player involved in illegal gambling. Sexism in the world of sports reporting. Cheating. An unwanted pregnancy. The storm of the century. Flight delays. Murder. With all of this going on I still enjoyed the book, I just think it could have been so much better.

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*** Big thank you to St. Martin’s Press for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***

I was so excited for this book, as I love a P&P retelling. This is not that! The author simply uses character names from Austen's work and has a hate to love relationship. Pride and Prejudice is more than a hate to love relationship and often this is not translated to so called 'retellings'.

I really found there to be too many conflicts to follow. The drama between the women was a little too cliche--oh my friend likes this guy so his girlfriend is obviously a terrible person--let's be more original!

Perhaps this was just the e-copy ARC but I found the transitions between Hara's and Derek's point of view to be very confusing. I often did not realize I had switched characters and had to reread some paragraphs.

There were other parts of the story that just didn't make sense following previous events. The ending was also so odd. It went from the worst to the best in two pages...I am just not sure how that is possible.

Either I don't understand Pride and Prejudice, or this book is not a retelling. I did not like our heroine, Hara, and most of this book felt poorly researched, especially the parts about being a sports agent. The quotes from the actual book seem to be the only accurate parts.

I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

DNF after chapter 1. I'm so sorry. I have never DNF'd a book from NetGalley and I've never done so after one chapter of any book. I'm afraid to say this book is just NOT for me. With all due respect, I do not think the writing is very good. It's a bit choppy. The descriptions of characters baffled me (can a half black half Japanese woman even have almond shaped blue eyes?). I just did not care. I can tell I won't enjoy the writing in this book and life is too short :)

I only got about 15% into this book. If found the main character really annoying. I also had a hard time believe the set-up for her reason to go to NY. I knew I wasn't going to like the rest of the book. So, it was a pass for me.

I actually really enjoyed this book. It has is flaws but the overall story was really interesting. It kept my attention from the very beginning and was definitely a page turner. There was a ton of drama and action. It was a really easy read. I do think that it was marketed all wrong. If you are looking for a cute contemporary romance this is not it. I think I would put it more in the suspense genre. The romance fell to the background with everything else going on.

I admit when I saw this cover I was so excited to read this book. I enjoyed the writing style but this book fell short for me. I struggled to connect with the characters and for me that means I can't really get into the story. I thought the plot was interesting but so much could have been changed to make it that much more interesting. The amazing thing about books are that people all have different opinions. Just because I didn't enjoy this book doesn't mean someone else didn't love it.

This book was just okay. It's a quick read with a romantic theme, but it just isn't a fabulous plot. Hara is a small town sports writer who somehow is flying around, staying in amazing hotels covering an NBA star. The typical romantic tension and story begins between Hara and Derek the star player, but the plot falls a little flat. In addition, if you were looking for a strong link to Pride and Prejudice, then this is not the book for you. If you want a light romantic chick lit story, then pick it up, but nothing special.

I would categorize this book as romantic suspense. The only inspired by Pride and Prejudice would be Derek the basketball star having the last name Darcy so not much. I think the low ratings are because readers are expecting a cute contemporary. Trigger warnings for suicide and death. The plot is basketball heavy so might not be for everyone. There's not a likable character in the group. Hara is trying to become the sports writer she's always dreamed about but that's an uphill battle when her dad is serving a prison term for sports betting and fixing games. Derek is the forever grumpy basketball star born with a silver spoon forever standing up for his dump of a best friend and teammate. I didn't find myself cheering for anyone. Thought Hara should rethink her career entirely.

If you’re expecting this to be a Pride and Prejudice remake…..this is really going to be it. It’s more like a lightly extracted version. Mainly that the two main characters start out making assumptions and hating each other. But don’t let that deter you from reading this book. It was a good book that found a fantastic way to deal with some heavier issues. It balanced the light with dark in an excellent way and even though this book had some heavy moments like I mention, it’s still a book that I would describe as a fun and enjoyable.

I was superbly excited when I saw the title of this book, YESSSSS to Mr. Darcy even if he's the wrong one. I'm also a complete and utter sucker for an illustrated cover and this one is the cutest. Unfortunately the cute ended with the cover of the book. I really expected a light hearted romcom and instead ended up with an angsty, overly dramatic story with miscarriages, sexual harassment, and miscommunications galore. This just wasn't what I expected at all.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's press for an advanced digital copy of the book for my honest review.

I feel like there are a lot of Jane Austen inspired novels out there that are interesting, but this one was lacking for me. I liked the biracial leads, but it left me feeling lackluster about the whole thing. Thank you to the publisher & NetGalley for the advanced copy.

This book is a DNF for me, it includes cringy and sexist language, which I do not condone. Although, I am very happy about the biracial lead.

I finished this book last month and unfortunately, it was just not good. I had high hopes for it because I really like Evelyn Lozada but this book just missed the mark for me. The writing, the characters, the plot line. There were too many dramatic, over the top things happening throughout the course of the book, it was hard to suspend my disbelief.

I enjoyed this story. A young woman, Hara Isari is aa aspiring sports reporter, and wins a competition to interview a well known basketball player. She is thrilled, she believes that it will pave the way to a great career, even though she is given a list of questions to ask from which she must not diverge. She thinks she will still be able to find something to make her story special. But all is not quite as it seems

For the interview she has to fly from Oregon to Boston. Her boss provides her with glamorous clothes to wear to the cocktail party where she will meet and interview Charles Butler. When she arrives she meets another team player who fascinates her, but it is clearly not reciprocated, he is quite dismissive of her. She meets Charles and asks him the questions provided to her, and shortly afterwards overhears part of a conversation that leads her to believe there is another story to be discovered.

Next evening she goes to watch a basketball game, sitting in the press box. At a crucial moment in the game there is a power cut, caused by the terrible storm that is raging. The player who attracted her attention offers to take her to her friend’s home, which is in an area of town that is flooding. It is a difficult journey and things start to go very wrong. However after a few prickly conversations with Derek Darcy she ends up spending the night in his spare room, she didn’t want to go back to the house where she had been invited to stay, and couldn’t afford a hotel. Next day she planned to return home, but Flights are cancelled due to the storm. So she turns sleuth and tries to find out more about the conversation she had overheard

She really is in the wrong place at the wrong time, she discovers the truth about winning the competition, and the consequences are great, her life is in danger. She is rescued by Derek and so begins a romance. This is a sports romance with a difference, we see very little of the sport and much more of the unpleasant and murky underbelly of the game.

The story is well thought-out and enjoyable. Well worth reading.

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Thanks to @stmartinpress for my review copy of The Wrong Mr. Darcy. I’m a sucker for a good #prideandprejudice retelling. This particular one revolves around NBA basketball stars and their wives and girlfriends. ⁣
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In the beginning, it was fun to figure out which character matched up to Austen’s classic, but then the plot and characters definitely departed from the well-known text of the original. It was a fun, and often over-the-top retelling, but don’t expect it to be accurate to the story you know.⁣

The Wrong Mr. Darcy was a cute read. The book is part sports romance with a dash of suspense thrown in to keep the plot moving forward. It held my attention while reading it — I wanted to know what was going to happen but was also easy to put down.