Prom and Prejudice
By Elizabeth Eulberg
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg is a twist of the classic tale Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. At first I thought this book would be one of the many lame spin-offs of Pride and Prejudice that have been written over the years. Instead this has become one of my favorite books! It is different from the original by adding a modern flare to everything but yet it stays true enough to the first story that you still get enraptured in the plot that you have grown to love so much! Do not let the hearts and dress fool you. This story has some not so nice characters and some twists that you will not believe.
Summary: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single girl at Longbourn Academy must be in want of a prom date." This is universal knowledge for the girls at Longbourn Academy. Longbourn is the most prestigious school in the country. It is filled with girls from families who are millionaires and billionaires, and the only thing they care about is prom. From the moment winter break ends, it is an obsession of every young lady to get the best guy as a prom date. The guys come from the school across the street, Pemberley Academy. The girls also have to have the best dress made by the world's best fashion guru. Everybody loves prom at Longbourn! The press and fashion magazines highlight this event every year. Everyone is looking forward to it, except Lizzie Bennet.
Elizabeth Bennet is a scholarship student at Longbourn. The girls at Longbourn hate scholarship students. Especially since the year when a scholarship student ended up grabbing the most popular guy for prom and showed up in a dress from Macy's! The horror!!!! Lizzie just wants to graduate and move on with her life to become a famous pianist. Prom is the least of her worries, but her roommate Jane is set on getting her a date. She forces Lizzie to go to the "meet and greet" with the Pemberly men and this is where they meet Will Darcy and Charles Bingley. Will and Elizabeth do not like each other which is true to the original story. They seem to have this strange relationship where Will comes and gets coffee everyday at Lizzie's workplace. Of course, in all Pride and Prejudice stories you need Mr. Wickham. Otherwise known as Wick. The plot
being similar to Pride and Prejudice also adds some more unexpected events that I cannot reveal, so you will have to read this book to find out.
Conclusion: Overall, this book does not disappoint. You have some action towards the end, with romance sprinkled throughout. What more could a girl want? ;)
Good: Some items that I enjoyed most in this book are that the romance scenes are not inappropriate in any way. The author does not abuse these relationships by trying to make them "modern" and adding unnecessary details. The swearing in this book in minimum to none at all. It only happens towards the end when Wick cusses at Darcy.
Bad: The only part that I would warn readers about happens towards the end. I cannot tell you exactly what happens but it involves champagne and Lydia, a sister to Jane. The drinking is not extreme but they are drinking and are underage.
The age group that I recommend this book for is 13 and up.
I give this book a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.
This funny upbeat version of the original story is a great read and I encourage anyone who likes Pride and Prejudice to read Prom and Prejudice!
So I leave you with these thoughts: Will Lizzie and Darcy be a prom date in the making? Or will Lizzie's
pride and Darcy's prejudice keep them from not going to prom?
Who are you going to prom with?
Signing off!
Piper Diamond :)
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