Source: Review copy from author
Elizabeth Adams’ new Pride and Prejudice variation, The 26th of November, was an absolute delight from start to finish. It is subtitled “A Pride & Prejudice Comedy of Farcical Proportions,” and it definitely delivered! The novel is told from the point of view of Elizabeth Bennet, and when it opens, she has endured the Netherfield ball — her dances with Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy, the embarrassment of her mother and sisters, her father’s indifference to it all — Collins’s proposal, and the Netherfield party’s departure from Hertfordshire. But then Elizabeth wakes up and realizes it’s the day of the Netherfield ball — again.
As Elizabeth relives the 26th of November over and over again, she tries to figure out how to break the cycle. Is she supposed to somehow convince Mr. Bingley to delay his trip to London? Is she supposed to somehow improve her family’s behavior? Elizabeth examines the situation from every angle and takes various actions to get the timeline moving forward again, to no avail.
Elizabeth soon finds herself looking forward to her nightly dance with Mr. Darcy for their talks and their banter. She enjoys teasing him, surprising him, getting information from him. While he doesn’t realize that they have danced the same dance countless times before, Elizabeth does, and she comes to understand him — and herself — as she relives the day again and again.
The 26th of November was such a refreshing read. I loved seeing Elizabeth do outlandish things to try to fix the time line, and I loved how she stood up for herself and said certain well-deserved things to certain obnoxious characters. There were so many funny moments and so many sweet moments that I just couldn’t put the book down. It was my first time reading something by Elizabeth Adams, but it definitely won’t be the last!
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About The 26th of November
The Netherfield Ball: Classic. Predictable. Immortalized.
But, what if Elizabeth were forced to relive it over and over and over again? Night after night after night?
Elizabeth: Clever. Witty. Confident.
Suddenly, her confusion and desperation make her question things she long thought she knew.
Mr. Darcy: Proud. Unapproachable. Bad tempered.
In this world where nothing is as it seems, Elizabeth must learn to see through new eyes.
Including a man she thought she hated.
Let the hilarity ensue.
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About the Author
Elizabeth Adams
Elizabeth Adams is a book-loving, tango-dancing, Austen enthusiast. She loves old houses and thinks birthdays should be celebrated with trips – as should most occasions. She can often be found by a sunny window with a cup of hot tea and a book in her hand.
She writes romantic comedy and comedic drama in both historic and modern settings.
She is the author of The Houseguest, Unwilling, On Equal Ground, and Meryton Vignettes: Tales of Pride and Prejudice, and the modern comedy Green Card.
You can find more information, short stories, and outtakes at elizabethadamswrites.wordpress.com.
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Giveaway
For the blog tour, Elizabeth is generously offering five copies of The 26th of November, five audiobook codes (each one good for one of her audiobooks), and two autographed paperback copies (reader’s choice) from her catalog. The giveaway is open until midnight on August 11, 2018. You MUST enter through this Rafflecopter link.
Terms and Conditions:
Readers may enter the drawing by tweeting once a day and daily commenting on a blog post or a review that has a giveaway attached for the tour. Entrants must provide the name of the blog where they commented. If an entrant does not do so, that entry will be disqualified.
One winner per contest. Each winner will be randomly selected by Rafflecopter and the giveaway is international. Good luck!
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Every single blog posted on this book tour confirms why I loved this book so much!
For anyone who hasn’t yet read this fabulous book it’s an absolute must.
It’s been added to my ‘must re read many times’ list.
I have the ebook and don’t do audible but would love the paperback of this or Green Card, so generous Elizabeth.
Thanks again for this lovely post Anna.
Glad to see you enjoyed it! Make sure you enter through the Rafflecopter link!
This does sound like lots of fun to read.
It was! Hope you get a chance to read it!
Delightful review Anna. I can tell you really enjoyed this story. I have been stalking the blog tour and although I wish good luck to all those in the drawing, I selfishly hope I win. I am not into audio… sometimes I can’t do two things at the same time… work/drive and listen to a story. I’m afraid I’ll hurt myself or someone else. LOL!! I sometimes have to turn the radio off if traffic is heavy so I can concentrate. Oh well. Thanks for the review Anna and thanks to Elizabeth Adams and the publisher for the generous give-a-way.
Haha! I’m not big into audiobooks either because my mind wanders too much. Hope you love this one as much as I did!
It will be a pity that these well-deserved things said to certain obnoxious characters will not be remembered by them unless it is the last cycle.
I just loved Elizabeth in those scenes!
This sounds like an amazing story and I look forward to reading it.
Hope you love it as much as I did!
I am looking forward to this unique variation.
Hope you love it as much as I did!
Lovely review and again, another wonderful book by Elizabeth Adams I cannot wait to read!
Thanks, Carole!
Wonderful feature and giveaway which I would enjoy greatly. The paperback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for this captivating novel.
Thanks, Anne! Make sure you enter through the Rafflecopter link!
Lovely review! I’m so eager to read this!
Thanks, Maria!
Can’t wait to read this one! Thanks for the great review. I know how wonderful an author Elizabeth is. Her “On Equal Ground” is one of my all-time favorites.
Thanks, Pam! I have that one and look forward to reading it!
You will love reading Elizabeth Adams’ previous books. Thank you for the review.
I can’t wait!
Another awesome review! I’ve been following the tour and most reviewers have praised this charming and inventive story. You must be proud of your work, Elizabeth.
Thanks! Charming and inventive describe it perfectly!
Anna, so glad that you loved this book! I will add this giveaway to my blog’s sidebar. 🙂
Thanks, Suko!
Loved the review and loved the book! What a fun romp and such a treat!
Thanks, Joana! A fun romp for sure!
Thanks for the review and the giveaway! I look forward to this book!
Thanks, Agnes!
Just love all the enthusiasm for this book that’s coming over at the various stops on the tour. It sounds so different to Elizabeth Adams’ other works, especially the one I’ve just listened to; On Equal Ground.
I don’t know how it compares to her other books, but it certainly is different!
I am eagerly anticipating reading this book. Can hardly wait to see the different ways that Elizabeth takes advantage of the repeated days.
As far as the giveaway itself is concerned, do we have a choice of what’s offered, or is that also random?
This sounds like one of those Groundhog day situations like that movie. It might be fantastic to see in a P&P version, even if I’m not a fan of the movie.
I think you would like this one. By the way, I’ve never seen that movie!
Great review, I’m looking forward to reading what outlandish thing Elizabeth does and gets away with.
Thanks, Dung! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!