The Wrong Mr. Darcy

2.25⭐I was very kindly provided with a copy of The Wrong Mr. Darcy by the publisher in exchange for an honest review, and the first thing I have to say is I have no clue who Ms Lozada is, in fact, I've never heard of her and until I googled her I didn't know she had been married to a sports star, or that she herself had been a reality TV star, particularly in a sport related tv show. So, I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but with a sport(ish) background and a ghost writer plus what appeared to be a love for Pride and Prejudice I was equal parts intrigued and excited to dive into this story. But sadly it just wasn't for me as not only did Ms Lozada show she had no knowledge of basketball she also showed little love for Pride and prejudice as this wasn't anything like a fun retelling in fact, it barely stuck to the original which is a shame as from the synopsis I was expecting a fun basketball-esque twist on the story. Yet, there were the bones of a good story here and there were honestly bits I enjoyed, but unfortunately they were few and far between as everything just got lost in inaccuracies, unlikable characters, and a plot that just ultimately jumped about too much.

I'm not even sure where to start with this book. I will say this right now though, if you are looking at this and thinking light, cute, fun and progressively diverse, you are greatly mistaken. And Do Not even get me started on the whole implied Pride & Prejudice angle that is heavily implied and is in fact, practically Nonexistent!! Unfortunately, this is the second book I've read recently that that were huge disappointment on what was promised as far as accurate diversity portrayal. In my opinion this book is about as far from a romantic comedy as the Sun is from Neptune and this also seems to be a trend right now. While a rom-com can maybe support a serious topic or two and remain a rom-com, a huge barrage of heavy and even a few controversial subjects makes it into something else entirely. Toss in plenty of implausibility, a ton of WTH craziness and way, way too much content that is straight up cringe worthy and frankly uncomfortable in the times we are living in and you a book that was beyond disappointing and simply not for me. I am grateful that I had the chance to read it but Nope!! I am electing to post a candid review.