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So Yesterday is one of the few books by Scott Westerfeld that isn’t part of a series. Self-contained and beautiful on its own, it another perfect read.

Shoes. Not just any shoes, but the coolest, most awesome shoes that you have ever seen in your life. These are just the kind of shoes that Hunter Braque is looking for. His job is to find the coolest trends on the street and he has found them in a pair of athletic shoes. Jen has found them too, however, and it’s a race (and eventually a collaboration) to get to them, but will they be able to get the shipment before the corporate goons do?

I thought this book was going to be stupid. I bought it because it was written by Scott Westerfeld, but I just let it sit on my shelf until I was out of all other books. I should have trusted Westerfeld to give me a great adventure, despite the object in peril being a shipment of athletic shoes.

Here’s the only quote I got from the book:

I’m sure there must be a ton of other quotes that I could have gotten from the book if I hadn’t gotten so into the story.

I am forever grateful to this book for the “Missing Black Woman” theory that he postulated. I see the Missing Black Woman everywhere now and I wonder why the advertising industry hasn’t noticed her yet.

Confused? Read the book and you won’t be!

The Darcy Connection is the fifth book in the Darcy series by Elizabeth Aston. Here are reviews of the previous four:

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » Mr. Darcy’s Daughters by Elizabeth Aston

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy by Elizabeth Aston

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » The True Darcy Spirit by Elizabeth Aston

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » The Second Mrs. Darcy by Elizabeth Aston

You MUST read the previous books to understand anything that is happening in this book. By now, every chapter is filled with inside jokes and old friends, but if you haven’t read the series in order, I fear the book’s enticements might suffer.

When Mr. Collins married Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth Bennett was shocked, but Charlotte assured her that she would be happy in this life with a silly man. Now, we join the Collins’ daughters on their first journey to London. Although Mr. Collins is now a bishop, he isn’t a rich man. He hasn’t inherited Longbourne, and it appears that he may never do so. The only way he can advance is if he has family connections and the only daughter who can do that for him is Charlotte, his eldest. She is an icy beauty and she is whisked away to London with her godmother and sister, Eliza, in tow. Eliza isn’t entranced by the season in London. She is in love with a squire’s son back in Yorkshire and nothing can attract her eye, not even the insulting Mr. Bruton.

I only found two quotes from this novel:

George Warren is the bad guy again, and by this time, I’m wishing someone would just run him through. Mr. Darcy, would be a good candidate, but the opportunity was lost. I became disgusted with the book at the point when there is a duel. A DUEL! That was just too much for me and I realized that I’m just reading a romance novel. I preferred the adventures of the other Darcy women to these Collins girls. And, once again, there were too many marriages at the end of the book. In fact, there were characters who were never allowed to utter a word on page that were married off. Was that really necessary?

Ironically, I can’t wait until the next book comes out. How long do I have to wait?

The Second Mrs. Darcy is the fourth book in the Darcy series by Elizabeth Aston. Here are reviews for the first three:

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » Mr. Darcy’s Daughters by Elizabeth Aston

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy by Elizabeth Aston

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » The True Darcy Spirit by Elizabeth Aston

If you haven’t read the first three of these books, you will be totally lost in The Second Mrs. Darcy, so make sure you read the series in order.

Octavia Darcy is a widow. Her husband was the impoverished younger son, Captain Darcy, who made a living for himself in India. Although he had an estate, all of his money went to the repairs and it was entailed to his cousin, George Warren. Months after his death, she comes to the knowledge that an unknown aunt has bequeathed her estate to Octavia. She must travel to London to receive her inheritance and bear the efforts of her half brother and sisters to marry her off.

Here are the quotes that I found in this book:

Once again, there are far too many marriages at the end of this book for it to be to my liking. And by now, I’m a little sick of George Warren being the bad guy. Other than that, I loved the revenge fantasy of the unloved half sister who suddenly finds herself very, very rich.

The True Darcy Spiritis the third book in the Darcy series by Elizabeth Aston. You can see reviews from the first two books here:

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » Mr. Darcy’s Daughters by Elizabeth Aston

• Quotations Weblog » Archive » The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy by Elizabeth Aston

You’d do well to read these two books before embarking on The True Darcy Spirit, if only to understand the implications of some of the finer points of the plot. This book was a fun read.

Miss Cassandra Darcy is the granddaughter of the venerable Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Cassandra has made a drastic mistake. After running off with James Eyre, she has found herself disowned by her mother, Anne de Bourgh, and her stepfather. She was fortunate enough to train with a master painter when she was a child, so she tries to make her way as a painter. The characters that she comes into contact in this shadowy world of women who earn their own living threaten her character, reputation and her very life.

Here are the quotes I gleaned from this book:

I really loved the storyline of this book and I won’t spoil it for you. I just wish that there didn’t have to be so many marriages at the end of each of these books. Honestly, Cassandra didn’t need a marriage to live happily ever after in this book. And did she have to be married off to the first male we encounter?! Other than the “romance,” this book is an excellent read.

The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy is the second book in the Darcy series by Elizabeth Aston.

In this book, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy’s daughter, Alethea, has found herself in an abusive marriage. Isolated in the grand estate of Mr. Napier, Alethea’s only choice is to run away. With some jewelry hidden from her husband, she has barely enough funds to get to the continent with her maid, Figgins. Unfortunately, her family resemblance to the Darcy clan is difficult to mask, even though she is disguised as a male youth. Can she get to her sister, Camilla, before her reputation is sullied beyond repair?

I found plenty of good quotes in this book.

You don’t need to read the first book, Mr. Darcy’s Daughters, in order to understand the story, but it does make it a little more enjoyable.