Pride and Prejudice and zombies – Cannonball Read 17

Violently in love

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

August 5, 2021 by ElCicco 1 Comment

Cbr13bingo Old Series Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009) is the first book in a trilogy that centers around Elizabeth Bennet and the zombie infestation of England. The second book, Dawn of the Dreadfuls, is a prequel, and the third book, Dreadfully Ever After is a sequel. The second two books in the series were written by Steve Hockensmith. Those familiar with Jane Austen’s novels will recognize expressions such as “violence of affection” and “violence of love” as they crop up frequently in her writing. […]

As close as I got to a Halloween read…

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

December 4, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

Back in October (yes, the review backlog is a thing), I wanted a Halloween-ish read, but was trying to also stick to the TBR pile and not go buy something new. This proved difficult because horror/scary type books are not really my jam (Confession: I am 40 years old and have never read a single thing by Stephen King). But then I found this tucked away on my P&P shelf, stuck there as a joke, but never read. Perfect. I didn’t know what to expect […]

All’s Fair in Love and Dragonfire.

May 23, 2017 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

This book really shouldn’t work as well as it does. I was expecting something more like Pride & Prejudice & Zombies — a humorous retelling of the tale of Elizabeth and Darcy but this time with dragons instead of zombies. And yes, this book has dragons, but it leaves P&P&Z in the dust. Where that book was trying so hard to be a clever mashup of genres, this one is just a great story that happens to be an homage to a favorite classic.** Aliza […]

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