{"id":666,"date":"2024-10-12T17:08:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T17:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=666"},"modified":"2024-10-12T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T17:08:36","slug":"review-mr-bingley-just-as-a-gentleman-ought-to-be-by-brandon-dragan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=666","title":{"rendered":"Review: Mr. Bingley: Just As A Gentleman Ought To Be by Brandon Dragan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, a novel that reveals the true Bingley! Heartily recommend to all Bingley-philes!\u201d \u2014 Crispin Bonham-Carter, Mr. Bingley in the BBC Miniseries,\u00a0<\/span>Pride & Prejudice<\/span><\/p>\n

For centuries Jane Austen\u2019s classic novel,\u00a0Pride and Prejudice<\/span>, has been dearly loved he world over. However, few people know the hidden truth about Mr. Darcy\u2019s closest friend, the affable Mr. Bingley\u2014who is much more than he appears on first impression.<\/p>\n

Mr. Bingley: Just as a Gentleman Ought to Be<\/span>\u00a0is the previously untold story of a young man who unwittingly uncovers an evil cabal among the British Empire\u2019s aristocracy. Bingley finds himself confronting an enterprise so nefarious, he cannot help but act to redress it, even if it costs him his own reputation and the love of his life, the angelic Miss Jane Bennet.<\/p>\n

Follow Mr. Bingley down a rabbit hole of intrigue and corruption, as he fights to protect the country\u2019s most vulnerable alongside friends old and new. Can he set things right before he loses Jane forever?<\/p>\n

Favorite Lines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cShe is undoubtedly the most handsome creature I have ever beheld, but more than her beauty, it is her serenity, or rather, the effect her serenity has had on me that gives me cause to ponder my own feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn her presence, and in her presence alone, I seem able to be at peace with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no defense for the fixed state of vanity in which you at times operate, Darcy.\u201d<\/p>\n

My Opinion:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest opinion.<\/p>\n

As someone who watches\u00a0Pride and Prejudice<\/em> at least once a year, I was very excited to review this book. This story follows the Charles Bingley we know and love while giving new depth to his character like we have never seen before.\u00a0 I would like to imagine that this story is happening in parallel to\u00a0Pride and Prejudice <\/em>giving new perspective to Mr. Bingley\u2019s life outside of the P&P storyline.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t quite sure what to expect going into this book but I can say I wasn\u2019t expecting such a creative blend of\u00a0Pride and Prejudice<\/em> meets\u00a0James Bond<\/em> meets\u00a0Sherlock Holmes;<\/em> especially coming from a character like Mr. Bingley. Dragan does an excellent job at creating a plot that is entirely his own in a world that many literary fans are already familiar with and love.<\/p>\n

As mentioned above, the\u00a0Pride and Prejudice<\/em> world is one many are already familiar with but I think Dragan did an excellent job at expanding upon that world and building one that is unique for this story. I also really enjoyed the character development and conversation writing. Dragan added hidden depths to several characters featured in the\u00a0Pride and Prejudice<\/em> story beyond just Mr. Bingley and introduced some new ones too.<\/p>\n

If I had to complain about one thing, it would be out of pure selfishness coming from my inner romantic \u2013 I wish there had been more in the plot to feature interactions with Jane from Mr. Bingley\u2019s perspective. I am a sucker for split POVs and seeing what the male love interest thinks of their counterparts and I would have loved to see more of that here. We do get some behind the scenes thoughts but not very many direct interactions seen from Mr. Bingley\u2019s eyes. However, this is almost made up for by hearing Mr. Darcy tell Bingley about Elizabeth. I would like to emphasize that this is nitpicky and understand that the point of this book wasn\u2019t necessarily the romance \u2013 I still enjoyed the book immensely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and thought it was a creative and unique twist to the familiar\u00a0Pride and Prejudice\u00a0<\/em>world. I would recommend to anyone who is a P&P fan who wants a new take on a familiar character, and even those who are less familiar with P&P but love literature set in the 19th century that feature action, mystery, comradery, and a touch of romance. Happy reading!<\/p>\n

Check out Mr. Bingley: Just As A Gentleman Ought To Be<\/em> here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Synopsis: \u201cFinally, a novel that reveals the true Bingley! Heartily recommend to all Bingley-philes!\u201d \u2014 Crispin Bonham-Carter, Mr. Bingley in the BBC Miniseries,\u00a0Pride & Prejudice For centuries Jane Austen\u2019s classic novel,\u00a0Pride and Prejudice, has been dearly loved he world over. However, few people know the hidden truth about Mr. Darcy\u2019s closest friend, the affable Mr. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bookreviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}