Happy Birthday, Mr Darcy?

Happy Birthday Mr Darcy has been released in the same year as the two hundredth anniversary of Pride and Prejudice. It’s the summer and Katherine and Warwick are getting married in a romantic, Jane Austen themed wedding but will they make it to the altar? 

I am a little new to Victoria Connelly’s books and although this is part of the Austen Addicts series, you can read this book on its own without having read the previous books and still have a good understanding of what is going on and who everyone is. Victoria explains this without stalling the story at all and I picked it up quickly (in a good way.)
As a result of not being overly familiar with the previous two novels, I didn’t know what to expect.

I found this to be a charming, warm tale of two people, Katherine and Warwick. Katherine and Warwick’s story is a romantic one, just like Mr Darcy and Elizabeth.
The supporting characters are wonderful too. I got the impression that Dame Pamela is an entertaining character and I’m intrigued by Dan and Robyn’s story. 
The plot is well written and unfolds well, especially in the novella time frame. It’s a great story to settle in with on a cold evening. I almost read it in one sitting (a night shift got in the way,) I was enjoying the book so much.
A lovely introduction to Victoria Connelly, if you are new to her books and I have no doubt, going by this book, it’s also a great addition to the series. I will be going off to read the previous novels now.
A great book to celebrate Mr Darcy’s two hundredth birthday. A charming, warm, romantic read.

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.