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Someone Else Pick It For Me - October
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1. The Ghosts at Pemberley by Fenella Miller
2. Bespelling Jane Austen by Mary Balogh
3. Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons by Vera Nazarian
4. Murder Most Persuasive by Tracy Kiely
5. The Darcy Madness by SJ Nixon
6. Miss Austen's Vampire by Monica Knightley
7. The Highbury Murders: A Mystery Set in the Village of Jane Austen's Emma by Victoria Grossack
8. The Netherfield Affair: A Dark Darcy Mystery by Penelope Swan
9. A Touch of Night by Sarah Hoyt
10 . The Suspicion at Sanditon by Carrie Bebris
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After the Letter A Persuasion Continuation by Meg OsborneAfter the Letter: A Persuasion Continuation
Persuadable by Katherine Woodbury
Persuadable
Persuade Me (Darcy & Friends, #2) by Juliet Archer
Persuade Me
Trick or Sweet (Holidays With Jane, #3) (reread)
by Kimberly Truesdale (Goodreads Author), Rebecca M. Fleming (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Becton (Goodreads Author)
Trick or Sweet
Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged
(Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries #1)
by Carrie Bebris
Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged
By re-reading Cat Gardiner's Conscience series, I've managed to fill in the final gap in one of my 'alphabet' challenges. Guilty Conscience ended up being my 'G' choice. I've still got my list of author first names to complete, so this list comprises the remaining gaps in that one. I'm choosing titles to fit in with my self-imposed 'alphabet challenges' and have chosen from some of my 'missing' letters for titles and authors.
1. Heather C. Myers - Swimming in Rain
2. Isabelle Mayfair - Never So Bewitched By Any Woman: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Going to have to use a bit of licence with my "U", "X" and "Y" choices, as I don't have any published works by an author whose first name begins with those letters. so, here goes:
3. Darcy's Voyageby Kara Lo"U"ise
4. Find Wonder in All Things by Karen M. Co"X"
5. Pride & Prejudice & Assassinations by Leo Charles Ta"Y"lor
I'll probably be having a wander around some of the fan fiction sites as well, as some of my friends here have pointed me in the direction of authors who have names with unusual first letters.
I'm in! Starting in October I will have a space of my own to retreat into, and can think of no pleasanter way to baptize it than by reading an Austenesque novel.1. Jack Caldwell, Mr. Darcy Came to Dinner
2. Shannon Winslow, The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen
3. The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Kathleen Schine
4. The Poignant Sting: Homage to Jane Austen's Emma by Sherwood Smith
5. I Could Write a Book by Karen M. Cox
Abigail wrote: "I'm in! Starting in October I will have a space of my own to retreat into, and can think of no pleasanter way to baptize it than by reading an Austenesque novel.1. Jack Caldwell, [book:Mr. Darcy ..."
Glad to read about the space! I've read all 5 listed..a rare moment indeed. One was before GR...DNF. Really liked all the rest.
Good to know my odds of a happy read are at least 80 percent! Thanks.
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DNF: Did Not Finish
Always sad when that happens, right? :)
Sophia wrote: "Patricia wrote: "What's dnf mean??"DNF: Did Not Finish
Always sad when that happens, right? :)"
Sometimes! My non-Austen in Boston Austen book club read it and most people didn't care for it.
Abigail wrote: "Good to know my odds of a happy read are at least 80 percent! Thanks.":) Of course, your standards are much higher than mine...and the DNF book has an overall 2.9 rating...
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DNF: Did Not Finish
Always sad when that happens, right? :)"
Sometimes! My non-Austen in Boston Austen book club read it and most people didn't ..."
I have gotten better about DNF-ing books that are just not for me. If you weren't feeling it, I think you made the right call.
Sophia wrote: "Kirk wrote: "Sophia wrote: "Patricia wrote: "What's dnf mean??"DNF: Did Not Finish
Always sad when that happens, right? :)"
Sometimes! My non-Austen in Boston Austen book club read it and most p..."
Yes! And a little bookmark told me a certain favorite character of mine went in an "unexpected" direction....
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DNF: Did Not Finish
Always sad when that happens, right? :)"
Sometimes! My non-Austen in Boston Austen book club rea..."
Ah yes... tough when a favorite character gets tweaked in a way that doesn't work for you.
I'm going to go for this again only with a much shorter list. So glad you are doing this Sophia. Thanks. J. W. Garrett’s 2018 Someone Else Pick It For Me - October
1) The Cousins Series [3-Book Box-set] by Jennifer Joy
2) Another Darcy [4-books Bundle] by Jane Grix
3) Darcy and Elizabeth What-If? [Book 1-3] By Jennifer Lang
4) Elizabeth, Darcy and Me Series [3-Books] by Georgina Young-Ellis
5) Mercy’s Embrace [Books 1, 2, &3] Laura Hile
6) Imperative [Books 1&2] Linda Wells
Back to someone else pick it for me with:1/ Being Mrs Bennet by Alexa Adams
2/ Proof of love- A Pemberley tale by Brenda J. Webb
3/ Mr Darcy- A man of honor by Jaddue Brooks
4/ Son of a preacher man by Karen M. Cox
5/ Darcy's melody by Jennifer Redlarczyk
Have a good day all my friends
Okay, here goes my first attempt at this activity. I have had these books on my Kindle for some time now, and I have not gotten to them:1. Mr. Darcy's Dragon, Book 1 by Maria Grace
2. Longbourn's Dragon, Book 2 by Maria Grace
3. Darcy's Passions by Regina Jefferies
4. Darcy & Elizabeth by Linda Berdole
5. The Ruling Passions by Linda Berdole
6. Vampire Darcy's Desire by Regina Jefferies
7. Pulse and Prejudice by Collette Saucer
8. Mr. Darcy's Dogs by Barbara Silkstone
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Thanks, Sophia! This is from my old list. I have not even looked at the books on my new list :)!
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Happy Reading!!!!
Sophia > Abigail
Kirk > Tlotem
Anji > Joan
Patricia > JW
Abigail > Patricia
JW > Sophia
Tlotem > Anji
Joan > Kirk
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I drew your name. For your October reading pleasure (I hope, LOL), I am choosing: I Could Write a Book by Karen Cox.
Hello Kirk,I drew your name. I am choosing Persuade Me (Darcy & Friends, #2) by Juliet Archer. I have not heard of this author or this book. I look forward to reading what you have to say about your choice!
I do hope that I am doing this correctly. If not, I shall try again.
Joan
Thanks, Sophia! I do love the modern stories. I look forward to it!Patricia, for you I want to pick No Other Choice: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Leenie Brown. It's always fun to see the wallflower characters come into their own.
Joan wrote: "Hello Kirk,I drew your name. I am choosing Persuade Me (Darcy & Friends, #2) by Juliet Archer. I have not heard of this author or this book. I look forward to reading what you have to say about y..."
Yes, thanks!!!
Hi Tlotem!Son of a Preacher Man has some amazing reviews from many heavy hitters in this area. A 2nd selection of a Karen M Cox book... don't know if that has happened here before. Enjoy!!
Joan wrote: "Okay, here goes my first attempt at this activity. I have had these books on my Kindle for some time now, and I have not gotten to them:1. Mr. Darcy's Dragon, Book 1 by Maria Grace
2. Longbourn's ..."
Hi Joan. I simply have to choose the book at the top of your list! Maria Grace's dragon books are wonderful. I can heartily recommend the entire series, including the prequel.
Sophia... you did have a spooky list. Since it will be an October reading... how about your #1 The Ghosts at Pemberley. I have that one but haven't read it. I look forward to seeing how many stars you assign. Enjoy!!
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Let the thrills and chills begin. Thanks, Jeanne!
Once again I missed the notification for this. Only saw this by chance now. Oh well!! Maybe next time. Is it every second month that this is done?
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Yes! We'll do one for December. I'll put it up around mid-November. If you want, I can message you, Teresa.
Great Sophia. Thank you. Don't know what's going on lately. Missing a lot of stuff on GR.
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Teresa wrote: "Once again I missed the notification for this. Only saw this by chance now. Oh well!! Maybe next time. Is it every second month that this is done?"Feel free to put up a list if you want and I'll be glad to choose for you.
That's really nice of you Kirk. Here goes:1 Jane and Dorothy: A True Tale of Sense and Sensibility: The Lives of Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth
2 Jane & Me: My Austen Heritage
3 The Jane Austen Project
4 Jane the Authoress
5 Being Mrs. Bennet
Thanks again Kirk.
Glad to do it except the choice was not easy!! No good deed...j/k.Of the three I've read, they all have merit. I hope you can get to read #s 1-3 in the future. No info on #4. However, I choose #5 based on Wose's review and that there are only 5 reviews in total. And it's a Kindle Unlimited (might not effect you but effects me!). Happy reading!!!
Thanks Kirk. I actually won #5 just recently so I'm glad to be reading it. Sounds like a good read.
Anji wrote: "Joan wrote: "Okay, here goes my first attempt at this activity. I have had these books on my Kindle for some time now, and I have not gotten to them:1. Mr. Darcy's Dragon, Book 1 by Maria Grace
2...."
Anji, what is the prequel called? I am definitely going to start with the first book. I have a raging headache and a sinus infection, so maybe tomorrow I can start reading Mr. Darcy's Dragon. Thanks for the selection!
Joan
Joan wrote: "Hello Kirk,I drew your name. I am choosing Persuade Me (Darcy & Friends, #2) by Juliet Archer. I have not heard of this author or this book. I look forward to reading what you have to say about y..." Thanks again Joan!!
Alas, a mixed reaction to this one from me. Some interesting twists and turns. A bit of a strange ending for some of the minor characters. And worse of all...an Anne Elliot who is more than occasionally not so pleasant. Perhaps a little too quick to insult before being insulted (especially her father and siblings...not that they not deserving!). 3.0-3.25
Anji, what is the prequel called? I am definitely going to start with the first book. I have a raging headache and a sinus infection, so maybe tomorrow I can start reading Mr. Darcy's Dragon. Thanks for the selection! Joan, the prequel is called A Proper Introduction to Dragons. It's about Elizabeth growing up and learning about the dragons who live on the Longbourn estate. So, no Darcy, I'm afraid! Hope you feel better soon.
Jw you had couple good choices imperative and Elizabeth darcy and me. Is so hard to choose sobe I've never read them and want to know you're opinion on them.That being said I'm more curious about the Elizabeth darcy and Me series. 😀
Thanks Patricia... I am looking forward to reading them. It is three books in the series so it will be three different reviews. Thanks for your choice. This should make room on my book shelf for new and shiny. I am so weak.
Anji wrote: "By re-reading Cat Gardiner's Conscience series, I've managed to fill in the final gap in one of my 'alphabet' challenges. Guilty Conscience ended up being my 'G' choice. I've still got my list of a..."Hello Anji,
I found your challenge interesting.
I'm choosing Karen M Cox, she is one of my favorite author. I hope you will enjoy it.
Kirk wrote: "Hi Tlotem!Son of a Preacher Man has some amazing reviews from many heavy hitters in this area. A 2nd selection of a Karen M Cox book... don't know if that has happened here before. Enjoy!!"
Hi Kirk,
So happy with your choice. I'm looking forward to reading it.
Tlotem wrote: "Hello Anji,I found your challenge interesting.
I'm choosing Karen M Cox, she is one of my favorite author. I hope you will enjoy it. "
Thanks Tlotem. Been meaning to get around to that one for ages!
Thank you, Sophia, for recommending I Could Write a Book for my October read. I liked it well enough but didn't love it, I'm afraid. Doesn't help that I loathe the character of Emma and don't much enjoy southern culture. I gave it four stars for competent writing and because I believe people who have not read the original would find it an interesting story, but for my personal experience it was more of a three.
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Yay for one more down, but bummer it wasn't exactly bedazzling for you. Between you, me, and the lamppost, I'm not an Emma the character not the book fan either- but, yes, I do enjoy Karen's writing.
I think Emma perhaps hits too close to home for me--I was just such a smug, opinionated 21-year-old myself, and believed myself superior to others. So it's hard for me to forgive her! Though I finally came around to appreciating the artfulness of the book.
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Yeah, I might enjoy the book as a whole, but I never have been able to like her until she faces being confronted about it with aplomb and tries to fix it.
(and, that is no reflection on you who see some of Emma in you). The one I have in me and don't like it is Elizabeth Bennet's snap judgments.
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It was pretty good. I gave it a 4 star, but probably more a 3.5- still a decent one that I enjoyed. :) Thanks for picking it.
Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Challenge 2018
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Find Wonder in All Things (other topics)A Maiden's Honor: Elizabeth, Darcy, and Me: A Pride And Prejudice Variation (other topics)
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Elizabeth, Darcy, & Me: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (other topics)
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Heather C. Myers (other topics)Isabelle Mayfair (other topics)
Kara Louise (other topics)
Karen M. Cox (other topics)
Leo Charles Taylor (other topics)
Here's how it will work:
Sophia will match people up and leave a comment with a list of who will choose for whom.
When you see the person you are to pick for, then just look at their list in the above comments and leave a new comment with their name and the book you chose for them by September 30th.
You also need to watch and see what book your person chose from your list for you.
You have the rest of the month to read the book.
So if this sounds like something you would like to do, just comment below leaving your name and list of book choices for someone to pick your October book.