Unfounded by Jessie Lewis ~ Review

Title: Unfounded

Author: Jessie Lewis

Genre: Austenesque

Publisher: Quills & Quartos Publishing

Release Date: April 3rd, 2023

Number of Pages: 400

Blurb: Nobody was fortunate enough to be loved in such a way twice in one lifetime.

Elizabeth Bennet dreads encountering Mr. Darcy when she visits Pemberley, for surely, after she spurned his offer of marriage, he must despise her. Yet they do meet, and to her astonishment, he holds no resentment towards her. Regrettably, someone else does. Unbeknownst to Elizabeth, her reintroduction to the master of Pemberley is far from universally welcomed. There are others for whom prejudice is stirred up by the familiarity between Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Darcy is amazed to find Miss Bennet at his house, her opinion of him altered materially for the better. He is busy making plans to renew his attentions to her when other impediments arise that threaten to undermine his hopes of happiness. Will problems with house and household crumble the tender foundation between them before they can build a life together?

My Thoughts:  Misapprehensions abound among the staff oh my. Mrs. Reynolds appears to be the worst offender after overhearing a conversation between Elizabeth and her aunt Gardiner when they toured Pemberley. She also listens to gossip from Miss Bingley's maid and forms her opinion of Elizabeth. She does her best to separate Darcy and Lizzy and briefly succeeds. You have to love when guilt gets to a person and they confess what they have done though. While this is happening there is an issue with the east wing of Pemberley that goes from an issue to a major issue really fast. 

I have to say I really enjoyed this book. I loved all the character development and Bingley ends up admitting that he could have gone back to Jane but he chose not to. I would say a little bit after the halfway mark we don't see or hear a lot about the people in Meryton until we get towards the end of the book. This is okay because Lizzy and Darcy were dealing with a new housekeeper and the east wing of Pemberley during all that time. 

I was invested in this book and had I not needed sleep I probably would have finished this book in less than a day. This book was a rollercoaster ride from start to finish and I wouldn't have it any other way. 

Rating: 5 stars