A Winter Wrong (Seasons of Serendipity, #1)

I needed something light and fluffy for snatched reading time during my vacation and the discovery of this free downloaded and then forgotten about novella was the perfect airplane read. Having previously read [Pride and Prejudice], I was able to pick up the pieces as this story dives right into Netherfield and assumes the reader has a working knowledge of Jane Austen's story and her characters.

Overall a quick and fun read for me. The only warning I have is that the story is a prelude to more episodes of the Bennet family under West's pen. The author does admit at the start of the novella to being an Austen fan fiction addict and I think it is safe to say that A Winter Wrong does squarely wear the fan fiction moniker.

In closing, the show more title of the book, A Winter Wrong, refers to when an heir to an estate throws the widow and offspring out into the cold. show less

Decided to re-read the 4 Seasons of Serendipity novellas which are a Pride and Prejudice variation.
In this first volume an epidemic sweeps through Hertfordshire while Jane and Elizabeth are staying at Netherfield bringing unwanted consequences to the lives of the Bennet family.
I intend reading all books in the series straight through to get a better read of the whole story. Enjoyed reading a variation which is not totally about Elizabeth and Darcy, but includes all the Bennet daughters, and we still have Wickham, Caroline, and Lady Catherine.
So an enjoyable read and 5 stars, because I think this might be my third time for this volume. Any book that I can enjoy on the third re-read must be five stars.

Pretty ridiculous, but charming for Austen lovers.

I think we should leave the world of Jane Austen as pure as possible. The story didn't suit me.

This AI slop peddler has the gall to consider herself an author despite promoting AI in writing. Direct from her blog... (bold is mine for emphasis) https://elizabethannwest.com/author/wip/the-heart-of-marriage-chapters-18-19/

...Sept I was in Florida. October, I was in Germany presenting at the Frankfurt Book Fair about writing with AI! I also met with some executives from a top publisher about the ideas I have for an AI press! They are all working on book machines with no plans for authors to be a part of the future of writing. When they saw what we had prompted and got, they were shocked about how did it read so well? This book and every book since A Test of Fire has been written by me with AI assistance. But I prompt every scene, show more and what happens, and change the words, and I’ve trained models on my previous writing to sound just like me. November I was in Vegas, at AuthorNation, teaching authors. I believe in authors learning AI so they can keep making a living. I’ve created 2 software apps for authors to write with AI and I’m in the middle of launching a third in the new year. One of the app, Raptorwrite.com is 100% free to use (you only pay for the AI credits from OpenRouter.com) and has free training to learn how to use it. ...

What the hell, WHAT THE HELL.

No one who does this deserves to be called an author. EVER. Anyone like Elizabeth Anne West, or anyone who supports this nonsense or uses AI for writing does NOT deserve to be called or acknowledged as an author - anyone involved in this AI nonsense deserves to be called nothing better than a back, an AI slop peddler, a hack, a sell-out, the list goes on... show less