Sam’s Comments (group member since Nov 25, 2022)

Sam’s comments from the Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2023 group.

George Knightley 51-75 Books

51- Any Number of Regrets (KU) 3
52- From Ashes to Heiresses: A Pride & Prejudice Variation Short Story (reread, AB) 4
53- Agony and Hope (reread, AB) 5
54- Blame the Mistletoe (KU)
55- Old Boots: A Pride & Prejudice Variation (AB) 4.5
56- Mr. Darcy's Mail-Order Bride: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (AB-YT) 4
57- The Mistress of All: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (reread, EB) 4
58- This is not a laughing matter: A light-hearted Regency Romance inspired by P&P (KU) 3.5
59- An Intolerable Situation: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (KU) 3
60- Bound by Love (reread, PB) 5

61- A Match Made at Matlock: A sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (reread, AB) 5
62- A Curative Touch (KU) 4.5
63- The Golden Thimble: A Variation on Pride & Prejudice (KU) 3
64- Enduring Connexions (ARC) 4
65- Fake Bride for Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (KU) 3
66- For the Deepest Love (reread, AB) 4
67- Darcy enchanted library (FB-8 authors)
68- A most unusual proposal - Roni Allen (FF) 3 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13688710/
69- Friendship and Forgiveness: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story (AB) 4
70- Something More Substantial (KU) 3.5

71- For Pemberley: A Pride & Prejudice Novella (AB-YT)
72- The Companion's Secret: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (reread, PB) 4
73- A Forever Kind of Love: A Pride & Prejudice Novella (reread, AB-YT)
74- Mr. Darcy's Bad Day: A Pride & Prejudice Novella (reread, AB-YT)
75- Mr Darcy's Child Bride (?)

Catherine Morland 21-50 Books

21- Lost in thought (reread, FF) 4 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14000582/1/ I think I started this ages ago and never finished, so I started from thebeginning. As a modern it focused more on human connection emotionally and mentally vs via lust, although there is some of that in ppl's thoughts. I was quite impressed with the psychological elements of the story.
22- The Lecherous Mr. Collins (FF) 3.5 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8942750/... a sweet story, with some trigger stuff due to Collins's attack on Elizabeth during his proposal
23- Threads of Magic: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (reread, AB) 5
24- Her Price (FF) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2869101/...
25- Turnabout (FF, WIP) 4 Soon to be published on Kindle and KU
26- While you were sleeping (FF) 3.5/4 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14099283... The scene when Darcy slams into Longbourn bellowing for his wife..! Awesome!
27- One rule for you, another for me (AHA) 3 https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to... It starts interesting, but nothing much new happens, very little angst.
28- An Ever fixed mark (AO3) 4 https://archiveofourown.org/works/852...
29- The Luxury of Silence: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice (reread, PB)
30- For want of a nail (FF) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11362442...

31- A Rush of Blackbirds (FF) 3.5 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5768833/...
32- Northanger Abbey (AB) JANUARY
33- Compromised!: A Pride & Prejudice Variation (reread, AB-YT)
34- his brother's keeper (Mrs.D) 3 http://web.archive.org/web/2012011909...
35- Fighting Fate: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (reread, KU) 5
36- A long road to happiness (Mrs.D) 3 http://web.archive.org/web/2011010910...
37- Clouds will intervene (Mrs.D) 3 http://web.archive.org/web/2011082810...
38- Open Your Eyes (reread, KU) 4
39- Follies and Nonsense: A Variation on Pride and Prejudice (reread, KU) 4
40- Elizabeth/Darcy, Stacy (DWG) 4 https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/stacy1.htm

41- The Gdparents (FF, WIP) 4
42- Darcy or Lizzy (D&L, WIP) 3.5
43- To Save Elizabeth (reread, PB)
44- A Repellent Prospect: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (reread, PB)
45- Once Upon a December: Holiday Tales of Pride & Prejudice (KU) 3.5
46- The Best Part of Love (reread, AB)
47- Of The Beholder: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (KU) 2.5
48- Mr Darcy’s Tender Heart: A Pride and Prejudice Novella Variation (KU) 3
49- Revelation rosings (AHA) 3 http://archiveofourown.org/works/4358...
50- Taken: A Pride & Prejudice Variation (reread, AB) 5

Anne Elliot 11-20 Books

11- Dangerous Magic (reread, AB) 5
12- The Duchess of Devonshire (reread, FF) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12276851/1/
13- Our lady of longbourn (reread, FF) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13151029/1/
14- Battle of roses -theabonimablequeen (AHA) 4 https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...
15- Words Unspoken: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (reread, KU) 4
16- This terrible love (AHA) 4 https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...
17- The matchbreaker (FF) 4
18- Miss Gardiner: A Variation on Pride and Prejudice (reread, KU) 4
19- Smoky Dreams: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (KU) 3 - Way wordy, with not a lot of real action or enough dialog. And I had this on my TBR pile for soo long, totes disappointed.
20- Quirks of fate (reread, FF) 4 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13099696/1/

Marianne Dashwood 6-10 Books

6- Her Sisterly Love: A Pride & Prejudice Variation (reread, AB) 5
7- Hearts and Consequences: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (KU) 3.5
8- Honour and Expedience (AHA) 4 - I had a really hard time getting into this one -not a Lydia fan and the topic isn't easy either. Also, I could not grasp what on earth possessed Col. F to make his decision. Until much later, when he reveals his demons and I saw that he and Lydia were so similar via their experiences. And when the story opened to add the other sisters it moved along faster. I don't think I could ever reread it though.
9- Love Unsought (reread, AB) 5
10- Interwoven (reread, WIP)

ONE-SHOTS:

The Power of a Sword: prhood: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12197466
The Propriety Advisor: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13439561/1/

Charlotte Heywood 1-5 Books

1- The Letter of the Law: A Pride & Prejudice Variation (reread, AB)
2- Admiral Thomas Bennet: A Pride & Prejudice Adjacent Story (KU)
3- To love again (FF) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14100791...
4- Field of Dreams: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (reread, AB)
5- The Dreams that make us (AO3) 5 https://archiveofourown.org/works/435... Utterly adorable. When D&L meet, grow together and fall in love, but they are a dream of their own minds. Or are they...)

Sophia- I love the artwork for this years group!

Hi! I'm Sam. I was born in PA (not too far from you Sheila). We moved to Jerusalem over 40 years ago and here we stayed.

I got hooked on JAFF a few years ago and then was so lucky to find this group!

Will probably go for my 400 goal again. With new books being published all the time, not to mention the FF, there is soooo much to read ;)
And the gems to reread as well.

Yay! looking forward to a reset for a whole new list.