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: The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet by Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley

September 21, 2015 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Webseries
: The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet by Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley

The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet is a love letter to fans of the wildly popular webseries, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. There’s no other way to put it. In the Acknowledgments, the authors say that the book would not have existed if people hadn’t voiced their love, affection, and concern for this version of Lydia Bennet. So it seems absolutely right that Lydia should finally get her own story via the voices of those who loved her…because this book, in, itself, is all about Lydia reclaiming her voice. But I’m getting ahead of myself. If you haven’t heard of The Lizzie Bennet […]

Waiting on Wednesday: The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet by Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley

Waiting on Wednesday: The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet by Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley

The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet: A Novel Authors: Kate Rorick & Rachel KileyPublisher: Touchstone (Simon & Schuster) Expected publication: September 29, 2015 Based on the Emmy Award-winning & “genius” (The Guardian) web series, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, this is a new novel starring Lizzie’s spunky sister Lydia as she navigates the joys and pitfalls of becoming an adult in the digital age. Before her older sister, Lizzie, started her wildly popular vlog, Lydia was just a normal twenty-year-old plotting the many ways she could get away with skipping her community college classes and finding the perfect fake ID. She may not have […]

Early Review: The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick

June 16, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet Authors: Bernie Su (twitter), Kate Rorick (twitter) Publisher: Touchstone Source/Format: An eARC was provided by the publisher through Edelweiss (thank you!) Expected publication date: June 24, 2014 (next week!) My rating: 4 out of 5 stars A modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice based on the Emmy Award-winning phenomenon, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. There is a great deal that goes into making a video blog. Lizzie Bennet should know, having become a YouTube sensation over the course of her year-long video diary project. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries chronicled Lizzie’s life as a twenty-four-year-old grad student, […]

Waiting on Wednesday: The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick

Waiting on Wednesday: The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s WoW pick is another cult series adaptation…from YouTube! The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet: A Novel Authors: Bernie Su (website | twitter), Kate Rorick (website | twitter) Publisher: Touchstone Expected publication: July 1st 2014 A modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice based on the Emmy Award-winning phenomenon, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. There is a great deal that goes into making a video blog. Lizzie Bennet should know, having become a YouTube sensation over the course of her […]