Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star by Heather Lynn RigaudMy rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
At the start of August I mentioned in a guest post at Roof BeamReaders that I consider myself to be an “In betweener” when it comes to the
reading of Jane Austen inspired books. I
like my books to be believable in the realm of Jane Austen’s World. I’ve read, but not really enjoyed, some of
the modern adaptations of her books (they average about 3 of 5 stars).
That being said, this book came way out of left field for me!
To start, I was pulled in by the cover first and the premise
second. Darcy as a rock star? I can read that!
Darcy or Will as his friends call him is a guitar virtuoso. He lives music. He started a band, Slurry, with his cousin
Richard Fitzwilliam (drums) and his college friend Charles Bingley (guitar and
vocals). They are a huge hit, but like
any rock band they come with a bad boy reputation. They need a new opening act and in steps
Long Borne Suffering an all girl band that features Jane and Lizzy Bennet and
Lizzy’s friend Charlotte Lucas.
The story followed the basic plot points of Pride and Prejudice
but set in the world of two bands on the road.
One band has made it and the other is on its way up in the music
world. I liked the changes in the story
to fit the plot of this book. The changes really didn’t seem forced and as far
as I know the story seemed believable.
As others have noted
there were editing flaws with the book and there were a few sections that I had
to reread because of the changing POV, which kept this from being a 5 star
book.
As I finished this book I found myself surprised by how much I
enjoyed reading it and how much I liked it. I normally do not like these modern
day adaptations of Jane Austen stories, but this one was different. There was something about it, but I couldn’t
put my finger on it for the longest time (okay really between the time I
finished reading the book and last night when I finally realized what it was).
The “it” is that in my mind, while I was reading the book, two of
my top five favorite fictions male characters formed into one! Darcy (the rock
star version) was a mix of the classic Mr. Darcy and Trent Lane from
Daria. As I read the book I pictured
Trent as Darcy (I know he’s not the way Darcy is described in the book, but
that’s who I saw in my mind while I read).
I didn’t picture Lizzy to be Daria and I didn’t have a reference
point for other characters.
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