Lola at Last, J. C. Peterson
Lola at Last, J. C. Peterson
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Lola at Last

Author: J. C. Peterson

Narrator: Sara Sheckells

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/28/2023


Synopsis

Move over, Elizabeth Bennet. The most infamous Bennet sister is here to tell her story.Join Lola Barnes, a.k.a. a modern Lydia Bennet, at the beginning of a summer gone truly wrong: where a boat party-turned-fiery-fiasco ends with the ship, Lola’s summer plans, and her reputation truly sunk.(The boat was barely on fire, for the record—and all the partygoers were just fine.)Luckily, this disaster of a summer has another thing in store for her: a path of self-discovery she never saw coming.Given an ultimatum—jail time, or spending the summer with the nonprofit Hike Like a Girl—she laces up her hiking boots and takes to the wilderness. Along the way, she’ll encounter unexpected friends, a sweet romance, strength she didn’t know she had—and herself, Lola, at last.This Pride and Prejudice–inspired tale, a companion to J. C. Peterson’s Being Mary Bennet, spins a modern Lydia Bennet’s life into a tumultuous and hilarious coming-of-age journey, complete with misadventures, misunderstandings, mayhem, and a romance worthy of Darcy and Elizabeth themselves. 

About J. C. Peterson

J.C. Peterson lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband, two small sons, and one enormous tabby. She earned her degree in journalism from Michigan State University and worked as an award-winning journalist and editor at an alt-newsweekly before becoming a freelance writer and mom. When not dreaming up funny contemporary stories or herding children, she loves to eat and shop local, explore the Colorado mountains, and plan new adventures. Being Mary Bennet is her first novel, and you can find her at jcpetersonwrites.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by graceee

* ˚ ✦ "𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐒𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐒 𝐜𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐑𝐚𝐭 π₯𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞." * ˚ ✦ okay so... this book. i was honestly REALLY excited to read this!! i enjoyed "being mary bennett," and was like omwww a new book in the same universe?? YAYYY. no. not YAYYY. BOOOO. the problem is that this book had SO much p......more

Goodreads review by Starr

Lola at Last I received an ARC from Edelweiss TW: fire, slutshaming 4 Lola wasn’t a character I spent much time thinking about in Peterson’s β€œBeing Mary Bennet” and as someone whose Pride & Prejudice knowledge comes almost entirely from the movie Bride & Prejudice, and I wasn’t really sure what I w......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

The most delightful romp through self growth, sister bonds, new love and nature. I loved this so much and hope there’s more of these unlikely Jane Austen retold heroines to come.......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

Actual rating: 3.5 stars I won an physical ARC in a giveaway hosted by the publisher. I didn’t like this one as much as I did the first book, but I think it followed the same trend I saw: really crappy beginning, a good middle, and a great ending. It was hard for me to like Lola in the beginning. I fe......more