Title: Pride and Protest
By: Nikki Payne
Genre: Romance
Pages: 416
Release Date: November 15th, 2022
Publisher: Berkley Books
Rating: ★★★★☆
Summary from Goodreads:
A woman goes head-to-head with the CEO of a corporation threatening to destroy her neighborhood in this fresh and modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice by debut author Nikki Payne.
Liza B.--the only DJ who gives a jam--wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on every street corner in DC. But her planned protest at a corporate event takes a turn after she mistakes the smoldering-hot CEO for the waitstaff. When they go toe-to-toe, the sparks fly--but her impossible-to-ignore family thwarts her every move. Liza wants Dorsey Fitzgerald out of her hood, but she'll settle for getting him out of her head.
At first, Dorsey writes off Liza Bennett as more interested in performing outrage than acting on it. As the adopted Filipino son of a wealthy white family, he's always felt a bit out of place and knows a fraud when he sees one. But when Liza's protest results in a viral meme, their lives are turned upside down, and Dorsey comes to realize this irresistible revolutionary is the most real woman he's ever met.
Review:
A new age Pride and Prejudice retelling with a sexy twist.
I really enjoyed this read. This story had all the feels of the original Pride and Prejudice with a feeling of being in the here and now. It was relatable and steamy. The characters easy to fall in love with and full of flavor. I can't wait to see what else Nikki Payne comes up with.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.
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