The problem with many lovechildren of the classics is that either they a) fail to live up in any way to the original idea, or b) use the same names and personalities in completely the wrong ways. Especially the many and myriad lovechildren spawned by Pride & Prejudice 
 It pleases me immensely to inform you that Epic Fail suffers from neither of these shortcomings. Yes, obviously it was a P&P lovechild, but it had a flavor and a heart all its own. LaZebnik does a smooth, fresh job of staying true to only the bare bones of the original. Derek's only a douche about 25% of the time, Elise is gutsy but kind, Jules is her perfect sweet self. And Chase is his usual clueless self. Chelsea is gratifyingly evil; I enjoyed having all the ills between the acknowledged lovers -not- blamed on poor hapless Darcy for once. Even Wickham is just your normal high school a**hole, as opposed to a total reputation-ruin-er. 
 And thank you, Claire LaZebnik, for this young, fresh, sexy, sincere Darcy to fall in love with all over again. <3