I picked up this book because I generally enjoy these re-dos of Jane Austen's work. But this one doesn't hit the mark in any way: it's slow, it's boring, and hard to finish. I just never sensed the emotion or passion between the hero and heroine and the result is that one just plain doesn't care. Stylistically, there is a lot of "head-hopping" which one doesn't see that often and which was interesting to read; but in fact it is a bit confusing and my conclusion was that I don't need to read this style again. In all, this was a disappointing read.