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Reader reviewed by Trublu93

Ashleigh Marie Rossi is the best friend anyone could ask for. Shes adventurous, loyal and one of a kind. Thats why her and Julia *Julie* Lefkowitz, the storys protagonist, are such best friends, opposites attract. Julia is quiet and more conservative. She sticks with Ashleigh through every adventure she undergoes. From camping out the whole day waiting for free concert tickets for a band thats about to be yesterdays story, to crashing an all boys prep school dance, Ashleighs latest adventure.

Upon reading Pride and Prejudice, Ashleigh gets the idea that she and Julie need a Mr. Darcy and a Mr. Bingley, in respective order, in their lives. And what better way to get these two handsome partners than by crashing the Forefield Academy dance. As the girls wait the day of the dance, they spend their time planning. Trying to find the right dress and learn all the dances to fit the Pride and Prejudice era. When they finally arrive at the dance, they have some trouble getting in. But who is to save them none other then their Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley to be. Is it luck or just faith playing its part?

The tables turn when spontaneously, both friends fall for the same guy, Garrison Parr. Who just so happens to be Julies mystery boy and Ashleighs Mr. Darcy. So who is to get the guy? Julie had always kept her mystery boy a secret from Ashleigh so, when Ashleigh openly announces that Parr is her Mr. Darcy while Ned is to be Julies Bingley, Julie is shocked and confused. She thinks it unfair that she is to be stuck with Ned but then again she doesnt know how to tell Ashleigh about mystery guy when already Ashleigh is so found of Parr.

Enthusiasm wasnt what I expected it to be, it totally took me by surprise. From how I understood the book to be, I thought it would be set back in the Jane Austen era but it was set in todays time, which made it all the more better. When I read that this was Shulmans first novel, it took me by surprise. It was a very promising novel, and written like someone who knows what shes doing. Ill definitely be looking into her upcoming works, and you should too.