The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet: A Novel (Lizzie Bennet Diaries), by Kate Rorick, Rachel Kiley
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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 had much direction, but she loved her family and had plenty of fun. Then Lizzie’s vlog turned the Bennet sisters into Internet sensations, and Lydia basked in the attention as people watched, debated, tweeted, tumblr’d, and blogged about her life. But not all attention is good… After her ex-boyfriend, George Wickham took advantage of Lydia’s newfound web-fame, betrayed her trust, and destroyed her online reputation, she’s no longer a naïve, carefree girl. Now, Lydia must work to win back her family’s trust and respect and find her place in a far more judgmental world. Told in Lydia’s distinctive, eccentric, and endearing voice, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet picks up right where The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet left off and “offers a fresh take on Pride and Prejudice without ruining it” (The Washington Post, on The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet). Featuring fresh twists, wonderful new characters, and scores of hilarious texts, doodles, and tweets, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet takes you behind the webcam and into the lives of your favorite sisters in a way that’s sure to satisfy existing fans and delight new ones.
The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet: A Novel (Lizzie Bennet Diaries), by Kate Rorick, Rachel Kiley- Amazon Sales Rank: #425146 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-29
- Released on: 2015-09-29
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .70" w x 5.25" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
Review "Offers a fresh take on Pride and Prejudice—without ruining it. . . . [Lizzie's] voice is reminiscent of the sort of wry sarcasm that made Daria so appealing." (Washington Post)"Jane Austen would, like, totally approve." (People)"Fantastic . . . This book hits all the high points of Austen’s most famous novel in satisfying ways (Darcy’s confession, Lydia’s bad choices), while updating it for the digital age. Though the videos are the catalyst for the novel, readers need not have viewed them to enjoy this story. Fans of the Web series and newcomers alike will be satisfied." (Publishers Weekly)Praise for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: "Addictive . . . In theory, it should be terrible. In practice, it's pure genius. . . . The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is faithful to the original without being slavish or full of in-jokes. It's a sharp, clever re-imagining of a novel about class, society and the things we do for love (and money). I like to think that if Austen was writing now, she might have created something very like this." (The Guardian)"It’s AWESOME and AMAZING and WOW. . . . I loved, loved, loved this update. . . . Aside from just being a great series, and aside from showing how a retelling can be original, and aside from illustrating how an update can be faithful, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is also an example of how story-telling evolves and how that evolution does not mean that existing methods of story-telling disappear. We live in a world where Pride and Prejudice can be a book, can be movies and musicals and TV shows, and can also be a 'video/social media' series. This retelling no more erases the Jane Austen book than an e-book means that linear storytelling and 'books' disappear and become choose-your-own-adventure/game apps." (School Library Journal)"The Lizzie Bennet Diaries finds a new way to present a 200-year-old story. . . . [It is] the quintessentially 21st-century take on Austen’s novel . . . a unique piece of interactive media that has a big heart and a lot of soul." (The Onion A.V. Club)"Brilliant." (The Awl)"An impressive feat; a charming and creative twist on a familiar tale." (The Daily Dot)
About the Author Kate Rorick is a writer for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. She has written for a variety of television shows, including Law and Order: Criminal Intent and Terra Nova. In her spare time, she is the bestselling author of historical romance novels under the name Kate Noble. Rorick is a graduate of Syracuse University and lives in Los Angeles.Rachel Kiley is a writer for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Chapter One
COUNSELING
There’s one scene at the end of almost every made-for-TV movie. You know the one: the big dramatic emotional confrontation happens, fade out, and before the credits speed by with a promo for the next show, you’re forced to watch a minute of the super-traumatized young woman (and it’s always a young woman) sitting in a cozy office with wood paneling and dead, dried flowers, being prompted by some cross-legged PhD to start telling her story and working through her issues so she can get on with her life. That one. I’ve always hated that scene. But I guess that’s my life. A low-budget cable-channel movie you watch half-asleep at 3:00 a.m. because you’re too hungover to remember where the remote is. Pretty freaking lame, huh? I mean, it could be worse. At least my life has the unmistakable benefit of starring the one and only Lydia Bennet, aka me. Not some former Disney channel star struggling to prove she can handle “real drama” so one day she might be “taken seriously” as an “actress.” Fine, and therapy—okay, counseling—isn’t all that bad, it turns out. It’s actually kind of nice talking to someone about your life and knowing they aren’t going to act like you’re some stupid overemotional kid or butt in with dumb opinions when they don’t even know anything about you. In real life, anyway. I still think that’s an idiotic way to wrap up a movie. Because that’s not the end. If anything, it’s the start of the sequel. Problems aren’t magically solved just because you throw out some societally approved ideas for how to fix them. Putting things back together is always harder and more complicated than breaking them. I should know. I’m excellent at breaking things. “Have you heard anything about your college application?” So, yeah. Counseling. I’m in that. Like, right now. I shrugged. “They sent me some more forms. Still collecting my thoughts about it.” My counselor, Ms. Winters, reminds me of my oldest sister, Jane, in certain ways. As kind and patient as Ms. W can be, like Jane, you just get this feeling she could break someone in half for looking at her wrong if she wanted to. Although Ms. W is overall less prancing chipmunks and double rainbows than Jane. And she’s never once offered me tea. I miss Jane. Ms. W seems to be pretty good at what she does, and she’s freakishly insightful sometimes. It’s that insight that made me think I might be good at counseling, too—from the counselor’s side of it, I mean. So I thought if I wanted to go into psychology, maybe become a counselor or a therapist or whatevs myself, it couldn’t hurt to try to learn a few techniques from her. Learn . . . copy right in front of her during our sessions . . . whatever you want to call it. She’s never said anything about my mimicking, but I sometimes wonder if she thinks I’m crazy. Like The Roommate crazy (that’s Single White Female crazy for those not versed in popular teen movie rip-offs about stalking people and taking over their lives). Either way, that could be a fun twist. I probably shouldn’t mention that to anyone. “I’ve just been really busy getting ready for summer classes tomorrow and prepping for Mary to move in, and with Lizzie leaving today . . .” I could already hear Ms. Winters in my head as I rambled (I see. So it’s all external factors holding you back, then?), but it was the best I could do. “I’ve still got a few weeks. Nothing to worry about!” Yep. Summer classes. Such is my curse. You see, I kind of . . . didn’t finish up all the credits I was supposed to during the spring semester. It sucks, but it’s not like the end of the world. I had my reasons for missing classes. But now I’ve gotta spend the summer taking two more courses so I can claim my associate degree and transfer to Central Bay College in the fall. Happy summer vacation to me. Ms. Winters scribbled something into her notebook without looking down or away from me at all. She kept staring, most likely trying to read my mind or some other counseling voodoo (seriously, not convinced there isn’t witchcraft behind it all—and I so better get to learn that in college if there is). I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to say something else, so I just waited. “Lydia, you know I’m not here to tell you what to do.” Yes, you are. “But as challenging as some of your classes here have been, if you’re serious about going into psychology, this next level of work is going to be even more difficult. And the one after that, and the real world after that. I want to make sure we’re setting you up with the tools you need to succeed.” I wrinkled my nose. Did she think I couldn’t do it? Wasn’t she, like, paid to believe in me? “It isn’t that I don’t think you’re absolutely capable of this, because you are.” (Okay, seriously? Mind voodoo.) “I just want to make sure you understand you’re going into something that’s going to take a lot more effort and preparation than just filling out an application.” “Pfft. Don’t worry, Ms. W. You and I both know there’s nothing to this whole psychology/counseling thing. I’ve got it down.” “Oh, there isn’t?” Ms. W said, smiling. “Then let’s try something. If you think you’ve ‘got it down,’ try putting yourself in my shoes. If you were acting as your own counselor, what questions would you ask yourself?” “Like, how can the world handle two doses of mega-adorbs without imploding?” “Something like that,” said Ms. Winters. “But maybe at least a few questions you think would lead to answers that could help you. Or maybe just a list of questions that would help, in their own way. Do you think you’d be up for that?” “Please. Lists are my specialty.” I corrected myself: “One of many.” “Good. I’ll see you here next Sunday? With the questions?” “Don’t we have that special session on Tuesday?” I asked. “That’s right,” she said, as if she’d forgotten, but she definitely hadn’t. I normally only have counseling on Sundays, but this week being this week . . . “See you Tuesday, then?” I nodded and grabbed my things as Ms. Winters went to hold the door open for me on my way out. She always does that. I haven’t figured out what kind of psychology trick it is yet, but I will. “Oh, Lydia? If you need to pop in unscheduled this week, don’t be afraid to, all right?” “I know. Thanks.” “And you can always text, too. You have my number.” “That I do.” I stepped out into the hallway and heard that generic click of a door closing behind me. It’s strange to think of summer classes starting tomorrow, seeing as how I’ve still been coming to the school for these counseling sessions every week since the spring semester let out. It feels like everything is running together, no clearly defined end and beginning with a break in between. I guess that’s what life will always feel like once I’m finally done with school. Not that that will happen any time soon. I’ve been at this lame community college for three years now. More than three, once you count the upcoming summer session. I’m not a ditz or anything; school was usually just so boring. Academics were always my sister Lizzie’s thing. Art and fashion and that sort of creativity is Jane’s. And mine is . . . partying. Interacting with humanity. Socializing, drinking, going out. The fun stuff. The cool stuff. Or was. I haven’t really done that in a while. It’s just that, being a third-year student in a two-year school, literally all my friends have left town at this point. And I mean, how can you party alone? Solo partying would basically be the definition of lame. If it wasn’t for that, I’d so be out there painting the town pink (a way better color than red; “painting the town red” sounds like you’re bleeding everywhere, and I certainly don’t see how that sounds like anything fun or cool). That’s all. NBD. So I just gotta rededicate. “Hunker down,” as my dad always says. Do well in these last summer courses, (finally) move on to a real college near where Lizzie will be, and make awesome new friends I can party with—while still proving myself to be a responsible college student/kind of technically an adult. That’s the plan, anyway. Sounds easy enough, right? And the first step is preparing for class. Which means school supplies. Which I should probably go buy. See? Responsibility. What up?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An emotional read that's well-worth it - excellent depiction of trauma and depression By mostlyyalit 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.[image]But I'm getting ahead of myself. If you haven't heard of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, it's an online adaptation of Pride & Prejudice in which Lizzie is a grad student filming YouTube videos of her life. If you haven't read about Pride & Prejudice, please go read it, go watch the LBD webseries, or read The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet before checking out this review. Because while Lydia's story can be read as a standalone, it's just not as captivating or compelling if you don't get the full story. The context is very important here (also, spoilers for the whole LBD series).[image]In The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet, we really, finally get to see how George's betrayal (he encouraged Lydia to make a tape of them having sex, and then left town, intending to sell it to an online company) affected Lydia, changed her. Yes, we saw her videos and her in Lizzie's videos. But now we get a taste of what it's like being in her shoes, and it's a hard place to be. Even though LBD ended on a good note for Lydia, we never got closure on her story. Her last video where she says she feels so happy and safe with George? That's still up. There's no conclusion after that.[image]And it makes sense, because the Lydia we saw at the beginning of the show is gone. She's in counselling, she's thinking about majoring in psychology, she's got a plan to go to San Francisco with her cousin Mary and start at a school there, but she's struggling to finish her credits for her Associate's Degree so she can leave. And she's scared, because all of her classmates (her whole town, in fact), know what happened to her. In particular, there are a few classmates who really make light of what happened to her, and it's upsetting to see her in that position. Luckily, Lydia still has her family support - Mary plays a huge part in this book, and Lizzie and Jane make more than brief appearances. But still, she feels alone.[image]What I really loved about this book is that it doesn't give an easy answer to what Lydia went through. She's healing, but she's still going through something really hard and scary, something that makes her question every action and every belief. It's definitely darker than what we saw in LBD. Lydia goes to some haunting and sad places emotionally in this book, she makes some serious mistakes, she beats herself up...in some ways, this was one of the hardest books I've ever had to read. But it was also very, very real, and one thing I've learned about mental illness is that sometimes, it really is two steps forward and one step back.[image]But the thing with Lydia is - she also knows when enough is enough. And she's stronger than she knows. The second half of the book is all about her making small steps to change her life, to celebrate herself, and to be kind to herself. And it's about understanding what people are saying to her, with their actions and words (the Bennet family is almost smothering her with their pity and worried looks at the beginning of the book) and reconciling it with what makes sense in her heart.[image]I feel like I'm just babbling here, but it's because this book is SO emotional. Lydia is a girl who wears her heart on her sleeve, but she's also someone who is excellent at avoidance and ignoring problems. Watching her go through this journey to realize what she needs and wants is both exhausting and exhilarating. It says a lot that at the end of the book, I felt PROUD of her. She was more than just a character to me. I was living this with her and to see her change throughout the book was so personal.Bonuses:[image]Secondary Characters Represent (aka all of the Bennets): Want to know how Lizzie and Darcy are doing? Or Jane and Bing? Or Mary? YOU WILL FIND OUT, and some of them have some serious developmental arcs that made me SO HAPPY.[image]I Want to Go To There: There's a surprising amount of travel in this book, and it just works so well. You'll guess at some of the moments in the travel, but I was so enamoured of them, I didn't care if they were a little predictable.[image]School Daze: I loved the fact that we got to read some of Lydia's schoolwork in the book. It made me laugh, smile, and fall in love with her more, because that is EXACTLY how Lydia would write papers.[image]Pitch-Perfect Voice: I know Kate Rorick and especially Rachel Kiley wrote Lydia's dialogue on the show, but they really, really nailed the new Lydia as well. You still see hints of the adorbs and her effervescence, but you also see how smart and truly amazing she really is. They nailed it.The Final Word:Honestly, I really did love most of this book, but I think the darkness of the first half really wore on me...and yet, I can't fault the writers for making me feel so much. This book is an excellent depiction of trauma and depression and how it can beat down on you, but also how support and time and understanding can change and move you onto the right path. It's a stressful, emotional read, but it's well worth it. If you're a Lydia Bennet or Lizzie Bennet Diaries fan, this is the ending that you need for all of our characters.Audiobook re-read: Mary Kate Wiles does a great job with the voices of Lydia, Jane, Lizzie, Mary and more - what's interesting is that I didn't get quite as depressed or feel quite as dark about her story while audiobooking - I think because Lydia's voice is so distinct, and even when she's at her worst moments, I could still hear the strength behind her character. That's what Mary Kate brings to reading this book - levity, but also a reminder of just how strong Lydia is. The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet made me just as happy at the end as it did the first time, and once again, I applaud the authors and Pemberley Digital for taking this chance on Lydia and giving her a voice and a story.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. So many feelings! By Debby (Snuggly Oranges) In case you didn’t get the memo, I adore The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. It’s a fabulous modern day retelling of Pride & Prejudice in a webseries format, and now it’s spawned TWO books to give even more depth to the story. The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet tells Lydia’s story after the webseries ends… and boy. It’s a doozy. It’s only right that Lydia, arguably the series’ most complex character, gets the chance to shine in her own story. I loved it.This book is all about Lydia, so whether or not you like it will hinge on whether or not you like her voice. She’s so complicated and flawed, but I find that makes her so much more interesting. You see her using cheerfulness as a mask. You see her running away from any dark feelings. You see her stubbornly pretend she’s okay and awesome, when actually she feels anything but. Considering the ordeal she went through in the webseries, this book is not a particularly cheerful one. But it’s a very realistic one. It perfectly captures the mess that’s left behind after someone gets out of an abusive relationship. She’s coping – badly – but gradually getting stronger.The journey Lydia goes through in this book is a very intrinsic, character-focused one. If you’re looking for super swoons or exciting plot, it may not be for you. But if you do like super duper depth in your characters, heartbreaking feels, and some genuinely good anxiety and therapy related scenes, you will likely appreciate it anyway. I was completely sucked into Lydia’s story and hoping and praying so hard that things would get better for her. She deserves happiness, because despite all of her flaws, she’s not a bad person. I just have a lot of feelings about Lydia. And I adore what this book did for her character.I would also argue that this is very much a new adult book, though without the sexual content. It deserves the label, because Lydia faces a lot of the new adult struggles and anxiety that actually come with being in your 20s. She’s been left behind by her successful sisters, she has almost finished community college, but she has no idea what direction she wants to go in her life. Or, she thinks she knows, but then she messes it up again. She’s now an outcast from her community because of the sex tape scandal, and she faces a s***-storm of prejudice because of it. Your 20s are filled with stress, anxiety, and peer pressure, and Lydia faces all of that and more. It was seriously relatable.You also get to see familiar faces – Lizzie, Jane, Bing, and Mary most prominently. Honestly I adored seeing how deep the friendship went between Lydia and Mary (despite their share of drama in this book). It was super heartwarming. And, yeah, Lydia doesn’t really have a shippity ship of her own, but that kind of makes sense since she just got out of such a terrible relationship. She needs to learn to stand on her own two feet. But Mary does get a ship – one that’s super exciting and full of F/F adorableness. And I love how Lydia’s response to that again shows her growth and her genuine friendship with Mary.Though I feel like Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley caught Lydia’s voice perfectly (seriously, it was like Mary Kate Wiles was talking in my head), my main hangup about this book is the writing. Something about the style was a little bit off for me – it’s mostly told in present tense but it awkwardly switches to past tense in some of Lydia’s thoughts (which aren’t clearly separate from the general narrations). This made me stop and start quite a bit and just kept the story from flowing smoothly. It took quite a bit of effort to just ignore it.Summing Up:Lydia is flawed, complicated, and eccentric, but she’s also super endearing. Her voice shines in The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet, where she doesn’t actually have epic adventures, but instead finds herself and her place in the world after the ending of the webseries. I loved this book – particularly because Lydia deserved to have her own story told. It was realistic, heartbreaking, and, ultimately, empowering. Not a fluffy book, but one definitely worth reading.Recommended To:Fans of the webseries.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. but Lydia’s book was ultimately much better for that By Christina (A Reader of Fictions) Shut up, I’m not crying. There’s just a tree branch in my eye. That’s all. A tree branch named Lydia Bennet. The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet is not at all the book I expected it to be, which was disappointing at first, but Lydia’s book was ultimately much better for that. As much as I love all of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, my favorite thing is Lydia’s arc and the changes to her character. In The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet, she gets to develop even further, navigating those complicated new adult waters as she tries to figure out who she is, what she wants to do, and how to navigate all sorts of relationships.What I expected from The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet was something similar to the Lizzie book. I mean, I figured it would be set after the time of that book and the show, but I figured the tone would be light and that romance would be a lot of the subject matter. It’s not, actually. That threw me for a while, and, at times, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet was hard for me to read, because so much bad stuff already happened to Lydia and it really hurt to see her go through more of it. I wanted rainbows and unicorns and kissing for Lydia, with no thunderclouds or douchey guys allowed.However, the story in The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet isn’t that one. Lydia’s experience with George Wickham affected her in a big way, so it makes sense that she didn’t just get over that and fall in love Jane Austen style. The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet really dives into Lydia’s mental health and road to recovery. Lydia’s herself, the adorbs, but she’s also muted for a lot of the book. Like towards the end of the show, she can’t be that full-on, completely confident person anymore. MY BABY.As the novel opens, Lydia’s looking to the future, with big plans to get her associate’s degree before transferring to a college in San Francisco where she’ll live with Mary and get a degree in psychology. Mary has been seeing a counselor at her community college, and this has inspired her to consider a career in psychology. Everything’s coming up Lydia. She finally has an idea what she wants to do, and it seems within her grasp.Only then, inevitably, things fall apart. Lydia’s spiraling back down, once again the failure her family always expects her to be. Everything ties back, of course, to all those things Lydia hasn’t quite faced down yet. It’s so painful to watch Lydia try and not get there, and then give up. How can you possibly not want the best for her? This part of the book was rough.Eventually, though, and don’t worry I won’t give details, Lydia gets back on her feet again. The adorbs gets haltingly back into action. She recovers her dreams, in a more realistic way, and really starts to commit to them. She faces down her past with George and learns to love herself again. This book is beautiful and inspirational and goddammit that tree branch.The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet is mostly about Lydia obviously, but it’s also about Mary, and I’m SO IN LOVE with Mary’s story. I just hope there will be a video at some point where I get to see Mary being fabulous and happy in person. That’s all I’m saying.Speaking of the videos, I’m pretty sure I’ll be rewatching them AGAIN pretty soon, because the obsession is strong with this one. As soon as I do that, I’m going to buy the audiobook and listen to that because I need this book in every format. The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet: A Novel (Lizzie Bennet Diaries), by Kate Rorick, Rachel Kiley
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