2013 Book Challenge 25/35: Attempting Elizabeth

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July's book theme is a tribute to Mr. Darcy's creator, Jane Austen. I have around three to four Austen-inspired books in my Kindle and there's no better time than now, the month of her death anniversary. First book in line is Jessica Grey's Attempting Elizabeth.

Kelsey Edmundson is a self-confessed geek and a Janeite. Her favorite novel is Pride & Prejudice and it was a surprise when she woke up one day and found herself inside the pages of her favorite novel. She shuttles back between the present and Regency England, jumping from one character to another. She finally enjoys being inside her favorite novel when she successfully jumps into Lizzie Bennett's character then meets Mr. Darcy "for real."

So here it goes, my two cents worth regarding the book:

• Not that I do not enjoy fantasy novels because I loved Harry Potter but I somehow do not get how Kelsey gets inside the novel. At the beginning, I can somehow fathom how such could happen (ie. it is just a dream), but when Mark suddenly gets pulled inside the novel, that I feel is unbelievable. If both of them were dreaming during those times, is it even possible that their dreams are in sync? And I don't know if I just forgot how but how did it happen that they were together when they woke up? You can't also say that the time-traveled because this is fiction. So, someone please enlighten me.
• I am a big fan of bantering between two characters who we know have so much chemistry together. Blair and Dan. Blair and Chuck. Zoe and Wade. Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. And a numerous other fictitious characters I have read, including Kelsey and Mark Barnes. 
• It is a truth universally acknowledged that Fitzwilliam Darcy, also known as Mr. Darcy, does not exist in real life. Albeit the impossibility of his existence, I have included him in my list of ideal boyfriends (Ha!) which also includes Marcus Flutie and Chuck Bartowski. Even if Mark Barnes seemed like a candidate for the list, I reckon I find him a bit lacking. Feeling ko, no? Well, sige he's got a rockin' body, he's smart and a gentleman, but I guess for me there's still something missing. Maybe he was portrayed as perfect and without flaws. Marcus Flutie was once a drug addict. Chuck was expelled from Stanford. Even Mr. Darcy was a pompous ass. Mark Barnes needed a flaw, IMHO. 

Still worth reading especially if you're into all this Janeite shizz. We all want our own, personal Mr. Darcy's, don't we?